We examined the following hypotheses:(i) seeds of dry forest trees have high pre-and post-
germination mortality by desiccation due to the time between seed dispersal and …

Seasonal tropical forests show rhythms in reproductive activities due to water stress during
dry seasons. If both seed dispersal and seed germination occur in the best environmental …

Seed germination is determined by the environmental conditions typical of a habitat and
also by the geographical origin of the source species pool. During the Quaternary, Brazilian …

So far data in the literature indicate that (1) the relative proportion of tropical species with
dormant versus non-dormant seeds tends to increase with a decrease in temperature and …

Seed dispersal links the reproductive cycle of adult plants with the establishment of their
offspring and is widely recognized as a process that has a profound effect on the structure of …

Drylands are predicted to become more arid and saline due to increasing global
temperature and drought. Although species from the Caatinga, a Brazilian tropical dry forest …

Questions Species co‐existence may be achieved by limited dispersal due to the reduced
chance of inter‐specific competition. But the timing of seed release also provides clues for …

In disturbed sites, some groups of seeds might be excluded from the seed rain due to their
dispersal modes or seed size, and some groups might be successful as a result of …

Seed fall in a Brazilian subtropical lower montane, moist forest was measured over a year
using 120 traps that had a total collecting surface of 174 m2. Twenty-two thousand seeds …

Seed dormancy is considered to be an adaptive strategy in seasonal and/or unpredictable
environments because it prevents germination during climatically favorable periods that are …