The ecophysiology of seed persistence: A mechanistic view of the journey to germination or demise

Biological Reviews

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-59

  Long, Rowena L ^a   Gorecki, Marta J ^a   Renton, Michael ^a,b   Scott, John K ^a,b   Colville, Louise ^c   Goggin, Danica E ^a   Commander, Lucy E ^a,d   Westcott, David A ^b   Cherry, Hillary ^e   Finch Savage, William E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^d KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDEN   (Australia)

^e OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Post dispersal; Pre dispersal; Predation; Seed ageing; Seed decay; Seed defence; Seed dispersal; Seed dormancy; Seed longevity; Seed persistence

Indexed keywords

SOIL;

CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GENETICS; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; SOIL;

ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; PLANTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

EID: 85028242573     PISSN: 14647931     EISSN: 1469185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/brv.12095     Document Type: Article

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