A trait‐based approach to determining principles of plant biogeography

T Vasconcelos - American Journal of Botany, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Lineage‐specific traits determine how plants interact with their surrounding environment.
Unrelated species may evolve similar phenotypic characteristics to tolerate, persist in, and …

Dormancy and germination: making every seed count in restoration

OA Kildisheva, KW Dixon, FAO Silveira… - Restoration …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
From 50 to 90% of wild plant species worldwide produce seeds that are dormant upon
maturity, with specific dormancy traits driven by species' occurrence geography, growth form …

The seed germination spectrum of alpine plants: a global meta‐analysis

E Fernández‐Pascual, A Carta, A Mondoni… - New …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Assumptions about the germination ecology of alpine plants are presently based on
individual species and local studies. A current challenge is to synthesise, at the global level …

Variation in the seasonal germination niche across an elevational gradient: the role of germination cueing in current and future climates

JR Gremer, A Chiono, E Suglia… - American Journal of …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Premise The timing of germination has profound impacts on fitness, population dynamics,
and species ranges. Many plants have evolved responses to seasonal environmental cues …

Microclimatic variation regulates seed germination phenology in alpine plant communities

C Espinosa del Alba, E Fernández‐Pascual… - Journal of …, 2025‏ - Wiley Online Library
For most terrestrial plants, regeneration depends on the ability of seeds to germinate in the
most favourable climatic conditions. Understanding seed germination phenology is thus …

Ready for change: Seed traits contribute to the high adaptability of mudflat species to their unpredictable habitat

SS Phartyal, S Rosbakh, C Ritz… - Journal of Vegetation …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Question A better understanding of species distribution and establishment requires in‐depth
information on their seed ecology. We hypothesised that seed traits of mudflat species may …

Soil seed bank persistence across time and burial depth in calcareous grassland habitats

T Mašková, P Poschlod - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Seed persistence in the soil is crucial for population dynamics. Interspecific differences in
soil seed mortality could be a mechanism that may stimulate species coexistence in …

The seed germination niche limits the distribution of some plant species in calcareous or siliceous alpine bedrocks

M Tudela-Isanta, E Ladouceur, M Wijayasinghe… - Alpine Botany, 2018‏ - Springer
Functional plant traits are used in ecology to explain population dynamics in time and space.
However, because the germination niche is an essential stage in alpine plant life cycles and …

Mother-reliant or self-reliant: the germination strategy of seeds in a species-rich alpine meadow is associated with the existence of pericarps

XQ Li, HY Zhu, YD He, AC Ochola, L Qiong… - Annals of …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Some plants germinate their seeds enclosed by a pericarp,
whereas others lack the outer packaging. As a maternal tissue, the pericarp might impart …

The functional trait spectrum of European temperate grasslands

E Ladouceur, C Bonomi, H Bruelheide… - Journal of …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Questions What is the functional trait variation of European temperate grasslands and how
does this reflect global patterns of plant form and function? Do habitat specialists show trait …