Aim Seed traits related to recruitment have direct relevance for plant fitness and persistence.
Trait variation in time and among populations may increase species resilience and …

Integrating principles of ecological intensification into weed management strategies requires
an understanding of the many relationships among weeds, crops and other organisms of …

Restoration of tropical forest depended in large part on seed dispersal by fruit-eating
animals that transported seeds into planted forest patches. We tested effectiveness of …

To test a new hypothesis explaining Fabaceae success in tropical dry forests, we compared
seed germination of 34 species including legumes and non-legumes. Legume seeds …

Investigating how seed germination of multiple species in an ecosystem responds to
environmental conditions is crucial for understanding the mechanisms for community …

Species interactions have long been predicted to increase in intensity toward the tropics and
low elevations because of gradients in climate, productivity, or biodiversity. Despite their …

The enormous diversity of seed traits is an intriguing feature and critical for the
overwhelming success of higher plants. In particular, seed mass is generally regarded to be …

Abstract Background and Aims The size and composition of seed reserves may reflect the
ecological strategy and evolutionary history of a species and also temporal variation in …

Traits are important for understanding how plant communities assemble and function,
providing a common currency for studying ecological processes across species, locations …

Unassisted secondary succession in abandoned tropical pastures often results in species‐
poor forests of pioneer trees that persist for decades. We characterize recruitment rates of …