Habitat specialization through germination cueing: A comparative study of herbs from forests and open habitats

Annals of Botany

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 283-292

  Ten Brink, Dirk Jan ^a   Hendriksma, Harmen Pieter ^b   Bruun, Hans Henrik ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beta niche; Dicotyledons; Dormancy; Forest herbs; Germination cueing; Habitat specialization; Monocotyledons; Phylogenetically independent contrasts (PICs); Plant functional traits; Regeneration niche; Shade

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARK; DORMANCY; FOREST; GERMINATION; HABITAT; HERB; LIFE CYCLE; LIGHT; NICHE; REGENERATION; SEED; SPECIALIZATION; STRATIFICATION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DARKNESS; DENMARK; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDLING; TEMPERATURE; TIME; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANGIOSPERMS; BIOMASS; DARKNESS; DENMARK; ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; LIGHT; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS; SEED DORMANCY; SEEDLING; SEEDS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TREES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84877590017     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcs253     Document Type: Article

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