Anthropochory in xerothermic grasslands in the light of experimental data

Abstract

The degree and character of epianthropochory was analyzed on the basis of the number and affiliation to particular species of diaspores (Table 2, Fig. 2) catching on clothes and shoes of humans moving freely in the grassland (Fig. 1). It has been noted that diaspores of various species which fructified during the experiments (Table l, Table 2) may be carried on clothes. The extent of anthropochory depends on the structural relationships of the environment, especially on the exuberance of the vegetation (Fig. 2).