Problems with using mean germination time to calculate rate of seed germination

E Soltani, F Ghaderi-Far, CC Baskin… - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Seed scientists and other plant biologists are interested in the measurement of germination
because seeds from different individuals, populations, seed lots and treatments can differ in …

Climate shapes the seed germination niche of temperate flowering plants: a meta-analysis of European seed conservation data

A Carta, E Fernández-Pascual, M Gioria… - Annals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Interactions between ecological factors and seed
physiological responses during the establishment phase shape the distribution of plants …

The accumulation of species and recovery of species composition along a 70 year succession in a tropical secondary forest

S Abbas, JE Nichol, J Zhang, GA Fischer - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
The majority of global forests are secondary and are at different stages of succession.
Assessing the dynamics of species richness and similarity, and quantifying the importance of …

Wetland drying indirectly influences plant community and seed bank diversity through soil pH

M Ma, CC Baskin, K Yu, Z Ma, G Du - Ecological Indicators, 2017 - Elsevier
High altitude wetlands on the Tibetan Plateau have been shrinking due to anthropogenic
disturbances and global climate change. However, the few studies that have been …

Light controls alpine meadow community assembly during succession by affecting species recruitment from the seed bank

M Ma, CC Baskin, Y Zhao, H An - Ecological Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Some research indicates that soil seed banks can promote species coexistence through
storage effects. However, the seed bank mechanism that maintains plant assembly and its …