Low availability of functional seed trait data from the tropics could negatively affect global macroecological studies, predictive models and plant conservation

AM Visscher, F Vandelook… - Annals of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Plant seeds have many traits that influence ecological functions, ex situ
conservation, restoration success and their sustainable use. Several seed traits are known …

Seeding the Pantanal: orchestrating research to overcome restoration barriers in the world's largest tropical wetland

DSA Gonçalves, PC Oliveira… - Restoration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Knowledge on seed ecology is foundational for effective seed‐based restoration including
seedling production, direct seed sowing, topsoil transplant, and natural regeneration …

SeedArc, a global archive of primary seed germination data

E Fernández-Pascual, A Carta, S Rosbakh, L Guja… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Biology is elucidating global patterns and processes at a rapid pace, as international
initiatives mobilize an ever-expanding amount of data on the environment (Karger et al …

[HTML][HTML] Seed banking is more applicable to the preservation of tropical montane flora than previously assumed: A review and cloud forest case study

GL Hoyle, KD Sommerville, GS Liyanage… - Global Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The science is clear–significant reductions in tropical montane (TM) habitats are projected to
occur by the end of this century. Urgent action is needed to build the resilience of TM flora …

Native grass sod and plug production as an alternative technique to restore neotropical rupestrian grassland after mining

MA Figueiredo, MCTB Messias, MGP Leite… - Restoration …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the importance of grasses in the structure and functioning of tropical grasslands,
there is still a lack of efficient and economically viable techniques to produce and introduce …

MedGermDB: A seed germination database for characteristic species of Mediterranean habitats

DM Cruz‐Tejada, E Fernández‐Pascual… - Applied Vegetation …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Seed germination is a crucial phase of plant responses in early life to current and future
environmental conditions. However, germination data are still scarce or disaggregated for …

Seed functional ecology in Brazilian rock outcrop vegetation: an integrative synthesis

CA Ordóñez-Parra, NF Medeiros, RLC Dayrell… - Annals of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims Rock outcrop vegetation is distributed worldwide and hosts a
diverse and unique flora that evolved under harsh environmental conditions. Unfortunately …

Overcoming major barriers in seed ecology research in developing countries

FAO Silveira, L Fuzessy, SS Phartyal… - Seed Science …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Scientists are becoming increasingly aware that disparities in opportunities for conducting
and publishing research among scientists living under different socio-economic contexts …

Non-parametric survival analysis in seed germination of forest species

GQ Mamani, ML Duarte, LS Almeida… - Journal of Seed …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
In statistical analyses of seed germination experiments, it is essential to ensure that the
assumptions of the chosen methods are not violated to obtain valid and reliable results …