Chemical scarification improves seed germination of Trema lamarckiana (Cannabaceae), a potential tree species to restore South Florida endangered ecosystems

Seed Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 291-296

  Salazar, A ^a   Hodges, S R ^a   Maschinski, J ^a  

^a FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011846774     PISSN: 02510952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15258/sst.2015.43.2.09     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. Baskin, J. M. and Baskin, C.C. (2004). A classification system for seed dormancy. Seed Science Research, 14, 1-16.
2. Box, E.O., Crumpacker, D.W. and Hardin, E.D. (1999). Predicted effects of climatic change on distribution of ecologically important native tree and shrub species in Florida. Climatic Change, 41, 213-248.
3. Castellani, E.D. and Aguiar, I.B. (2001). Seed maturation and effect of temperature regime on Trema micrantha (L.) Blume seed germination. Seed Science and Technology, 29, 73-82.
4. Chen, S.Y., Lu, S.Y. and Chien, C.T. (2008). Germination and storage of Trema cannabina seeds. Seed Science and Technology, 36, 105-113. http://doi.Org/10.15258/sst.2008.36.l.ll.
5. EPAC. (2012). An integrated plan for the conservation of endangered plant species in the Florida Keys, Key West Botanical Garden, Endangered Plant Advisory Council.
6. Finch-Savage, W.E. and Leubner-Metzger, G. (2006). Seed dormancy and the control of germination. New Phytologist, 171, 501-523.
7. Fox, G.A. (2001). Failure-time Analysis-Studying times to events and rates at which events occur. In Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments, (eds. S.M. Scheiner and P. Gerevitch), pp. 235-266, Oxford University Press, New York.
8. Heeleman, S., Krug, C.B., Esler, K.J., Reisch, C. and Poschold, P. (2012). Pioneers and perches promising restoration methods for degraded renosterveld habitats. Restoration Ecology, 20, 18-23.
9. Krebs, C.J. (1999). Ecological Methodology, Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc. Menlo Park, California.
10. Ranal, M.A. and Santana, D.G. (2006). How and why to measure the germination process? Revista Brasileira de Botdnica, 29, 1-11.
11. Rodrigues, C. and Rodrigues, B.F. (2014). Enhancement of seed germination in Trema orientalis L.) Blume. Potential plant species in revegetation of wine wastelands. Journal of sustainable forestry, 33, 46-58.
12. Roncal, J., Maschinski, J., Schaffer, B., Gutierrez, M. and Walters, D. (2012). Testing appropriate habitat outside of historic range: The case of Amorpha herbacea var. crenulata (Fabaceae). Journal for Nature Conservation, 20, 109-116.
13. Ross, M.S., O'Brien, J.J., Ford, R.G., Zhang, K. and Morkil, A. (2009). Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low-island ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 1, 471-478.
14. Ross, M.S., O'Brien, J.J. and Sternberg, L.S.L. (1994). Sea-Level Rise and the Reduction in Pine Forests in the Florida Keys. Ecological Applications, 4, 144-156.
15. Vazquez-Yanez, C. (1977). Germination of a pioneer tree (Trema guineensis Ficahlo) from equatorial Africa. Turrialba, 27, 301-302.