Germination traits explain soil seed persistence across species: The case of Mediterranean annual plants in cereal fields

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 415-426

  Saatkamp, Arne ^a,c   Affre, Laurence ^a   Dutoit, Thierry ^b   Poschlod, Peter ^c  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apiaceae; Asteraceae; Campanulaceae; delayed germination; Diurnally fluctuating temperatures; dormancy; gap detection; light requirement; Papaveraceae; soil seed bank; T50

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANNUAL PLANT; CEREAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA SET; DICOTYLEDON; DORMANCY; GERMINATION; LAND USE CHANGE; LIGHT EFFECT; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRANCE; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEED DORMANCY; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WEED;

ANGIOSPERMS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FRANCE; GERMINATION; PLANT WEEDS; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDS; SOIL; TEMPERATURE;

APIACEAE; ASTERACEAE; CAMPANULACEAE; PAPAVERACEAE;

EID: 79952122317     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq255     Document Type: Article

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