@article{fdi:010085967,
  title = {{P}opulation age structures, persistence and flowering cues in {C}erberiopsis candelabra ({A}pocynaceae), a long-lived monocarpic rain-forest tree in {N}ew {C}aledonia},
  author = {{R}ead, {J}. and {S}anson, {G}. {D}. and {B}urd, {M}. and {A}llen, {K}. and {H}ua, {Q}. and {K}err, {S}. and {I}snard, {S}andrine and {M}c{C}oy, {S}. and {C}arrasco, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}erberiopsis candelabra {V}ieill. is a long-lived, monocarpic (= semelparous) and mass-flowering rain-forest tree, endemic to {N}ew {C}aledonia. {P}opulation size structures suggest establishment has been episodic, followed by a recruitment gap that might signal population decline. {H}ere, we use age structures based on tree rings to better assess population dynamics and persistence, and investigate influences of tree size, age and growth rate on flowering. {A}ge structures of populations surveyed in 2007-2008 were unimodal, with establishment over c. 15-81 y, followed by a recruitment gap of c. 23-79 y. {S}eedling mortality was generally high. {H}igh densities of flowering trees or large-scale exogenous disturbances may be necessary for in-situ regeneration. {T}here was no evidence of a simple flowering threshold: flowering in 2017 occurred across a wide range of tree size, age and growth rate. {I}nstead, evidence suggested that size and age at flowering may vary among plants depending on their growth trajectory. {E}nvironmental triggers of flowering were not identified by dating tree establishment, but the last three mass-flowering events occurred in years of tropical cyclones. {R}egeneration and persistence might be facilitated if largescale disturbances trigger flowering, improving reproductive efficiency by synchronising flowering and linking reproduction with environmental conditions that enhance seedling recruitment.},
  keywords = {{F}lowering cues ; mass flowering ; masting ; monocarpy ; monodominance ; population dynamics ; rain forest ; regeneration ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {T}ropical {E}cology},
  volume = {37},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {263--275},
  ISSN = {0266-4674},
  year = {2021},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0266467421000389},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085967},
}