Rodent-mediated plant community competition: what happens to the seeds after entering the adjacent stands?

Forest Ecosystems

Table 2 Seed densities and abundances in pine forests and oak forests during 2015 and 2016

Forest	Species	Seed category	2015		2016
Forest	Species	Seed category	Seed amount	Seed density (m⁻²)	Seed mount	Seed density (m⁻²)
Pine forests	Pinus armandii	Sound	337	22.47 ± 9.19	29	1.93 ± 0.61
	P. tabuliformis	Sound	275	18.33 ± 2.35	17	1.13 ± 0.69
		Total	612	40.80 ± 9.02	46	3.07 ± 0.88
Oak forests	Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata	Sound	498	33.20 ± 4.07	66	4.40 ± 0.50
	Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata	Cupule	567	37.80 ± 5.34	293	19.53 ± 1.43
		Total	1065	71.00 ± 9.18	359	23.93 ± 1.58