Do soil microbes and abrasion by soil particles influence persistence and loss of physical dormancy in seeds of tropical pioneers?

Do soil microbes and abrasion by soil particles influence persistence and loss of physical dormancy in seeds of tropical pioneers?

Germination from the soil seed bank (SSB) is an important determinant of species composition in tropical forest gaps, with seed persistence in the SSB allowing trees to recruit even decades after dispersal. The capacity to form a persistent SSB is often associated with physical dormancy, where seed...

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Main Authors: Paul-Camilo eZalamea, Carolina eSarmiento, A. Elizabeth eArnold, Adam eDavis, James W. eDalling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
Subjects:
pioneer plants
Barro Colorado Island
germination cue
physical dormancy
seed dormancy loss
seed persistence
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00799/full

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