Selective Biotic Stressors' Action on Seed Germination: A Review

K Begum, N Hasan, M Shammi - Plant Science, 2024 - Elsevier
In the realm of plant biology and agriculture, seed germination serves as a fundamental
process with far-reaching implications for crop production and environmental health. This …

Environmental conditions differently shape leaf, seed and seedling trait composition between and within elevations of tropical montane forests

MK Barczyk, DC Acosta‐Rojas, C Iván Espinosa… - Oikos, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The composition of plant functional traits varies in response to environmental conditions due
to processes of community assembly and species sorting. However, there is a lack of …

The need for a strict delimitation of early tree life stages in vegetation ecology

R Arasa‐Gisbert, V Arroyo‐Rodríguez… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim For practical and theoretical purposes, ecological studies commonly classify trees into
five major life‐cycle stages: seed, seedling, sapling, juvenile and adult. Whereas the seed …

[HTML][HTML] Resurrecting a locally extinct species from Jordan: Pre-germination treatments affect seed dormancy, germination dynamics and seedling survival in Rosa …

MM Al-Gharaibeh, HA Bakhit, S Masadeh… - Global Ecology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change present significant threats to global plant
biodiversity. Small and isolated populations residing in threatened habitats at the edge of …

Among‐population variation in drought responses is consistent across life stages but not between native and non‐native ranges

DU Nagy, AE Thoma, M Al‐Gharaibeh… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how widespread species adapt to variation in abiotic conditions across their
ranges is fundamental to ecology. Insight may come from studying how among‐population …

[PDF][PDF] Performance in the recruitment life stage and its potential contribution to invasive success in the polyploid invader Centaurea stoebe

K Kožić, M Hartmann, RM Callaway, I Hensen… - …, 2024 - neobiota.pensoft.net
The recruitment life stage, including germination and early seedling establishment, is the
most vulnerable life stage of plants and has cascading effects on plant performance at later …

The impact of human disturbances on the regeneration layer of tropical rainforests

R Arasa-Gisbert, V Arroyo-Rodríguez… - Environmental …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The global biodiversity crisis is driven by a complex set of human-caused disturbances
across different spatial scales. Such disturbances not only cause species losses but also …