A continental-scale study of seed lifespan in experimental storage examining seed, plant, and environmental traits associated with longevity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1081-1104

  Merritt, David J ^a,b   Martyn, Amelia J ^c   Ainsley, Phillip ^d   Young, Renee E ^e   Seed, Leahwyn U ^c   Thorpe, Michael ^d   Hay, Fiona R ^f   Commander, Lucy E ^a,b   Shackelford, Nancy ^g   Offord, Catherine A ^c   Dixon, Kingsley W ^a,b   Probert, Robin J ^h  

^a KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c The Australian Botanic Garden   (Australia)

^d Seed Conservation Centre   (Australia)

^e Ecologia Environment   (Australia)

^f INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Philippines)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^h ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biodiversity conservation; Climate; Gene bank; Germination; Seed bank; Serotiny

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; FLORA; GERMINATION; LIFE TABLE; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT; RAINFALL; SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY; SEROTINY; SURVIVAL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AUSTRALIA;

SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 84897381810     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-014-0641-6     Document Type: Article

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