Seed germination and seedling establishment patterns have been used to classify species
as shade tolerant or intolerant. The main objective of this research was to investigate, under …

Growth of seedlings of fifteen tropical tree species representative, at the adult stage, of
different successional positions, was studied under field conditions. Seedlings were grown …

Seed germination of eight tropical pioneer species (Cecropia hololeuca, C. pachystachya,
C. glazioui, Solanum gracillimum, S. granuloso-leprosum, S. tabacifolium, Croton …

Seed germination and seedling performance are affected by environmental factors and seed
traits. In this study we investigated the effects of seed size and light intensity on germinability …

In Amazon secondary forests are dominated by pioneer species that typically produce large
amounts of small and dormant seeds that are able to form a persistent soil seed bank. Seed …

The aim of this review is to comment on the available data about germination of seeds from
herb, shrub and tree species of the Cerrado after the publication of the review written by …

In spite of the growing importance of neotropical secondary forests as sources of timber and
environmental services, the baseline information needed to develop silvicultural options is …

Senna multijuga and Plathymenia reticulata are tropical tree species native to the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest and the Brazilian Cerrado, respectively. Seed-coat dormancy variation was …

Em florestas deciduais a dispersão de sementes ocorre principalmente na estação seca e a
germinação no início da estação chuvosa. O atraso das primeiras chuvas e a ocorrência de …

(Floração e chuva de sementes em mata secundária em São Paulo, SP). O florescimento e
a chuva de sementes foram estudados em trecho de mata secundária em São Paulo, SP …