Forest Ecosystems, 2023 Seedling stage has long been recognized as the bottleneck of forest regeneration, and the biotic and abiotic processes that dominate at seedling stage largely affect the dynamics of forest. Seedlings might be particularly vulnerable to climate stress, so
Haikun Liu +7 more
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Seedling survival simultaneously determined by conspecific, heterospecific, and phylogenetically related neighbors and habitat heterogeneity in a subtropical forest in Taiwan [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Density dependence and habitat heterogeneity have been recognized as important driving mechanisms that shape the patterns of seedling survival and promote species coexistence in species‐rich forests. In this study, we evaluated the relative importance of
Teng‐He Huang +3 more
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Intrinsic biotic factors and microsite conditions drive seedling survival in a species with masting reproduction [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Seedling recruitment following a masting event, where more fruits are produced in synchrony and intermittently compared with other species, plays a crucial role in determining species diversity and community structure.
Francesco Martini +2 more
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Phylogenetic indices and temporal and spatial scales shape the neighborhood effect on seedling survival in a mid‐mountain moist evergreen broad‐leaved forest, Gaoligong Mountains, Southwestern China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionDensity dependence and habitat filtering have been proposed to aid in understanding community assembly and species coexistence. Phylogenetic relatedness between neighbors was used as a proxy for assessing the degree of ecological similarity among species.
Liping Wang +6 more
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Seasonal Variation of the Effects of Phylogenetic Relatedness and Functional Similarity Among Heterospecific Neighbors and Habitat on Seedling Survival in a Subtropical Forest in Gaoligong Mountains, Southwest China [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionUnderstanding the mechanisms of species coexistence is a long‐standing goal in community ecology. The performance of woody seedlings across different ecological niches has been proposed as a key mechanism in community assembly.
Liping Wang +3 more
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Can environmental variation affect seedling survival of plants in northeastern Mexico? [PDF]
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2011 The effects of global warming increase the frequency and intensity of many climate events such as rainfall. We evaluated the effects of environmental conditions on early stage seedling survival of the native thorn scrub species Caesalpinia mexicana A.
García Jaime F.
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EFFECTS OF PRE-CHILLING AND STRATIFICATION PERIODS ON SEED GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF PISTACIA KHINJOK STOKS [PDF]
Mesopotamia Journal of Agriculture, 2013 This study was conducted in the forestry department nursery of Mosul University; to investigate the effects of stratification degrees & chilling on seed germination and seedlings growth of Pistacia khinjuk stock.
Jyad. A. AL Ashoo, Khalil. I. Aljomaely
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The success of tree recruitment in Mediterranean holm oak (Quercus ilex) forests is threatened by the increasing intensity, duration and frequency of drought periods.
Laura García de Jalón +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 To achieve global ambitions in large scale ecological restoration, there is a need for approaches that improve the efficiency of seed-based interventions, particularly in overcoming the bottleneck in the transition from germination to seedling ...
Simone Pedrini +2 more
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Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2023 IntroductionSurvival and growth of tree seedlings are key processes of regeneration in forest ecosystems. However, little is known about how climate warming modulates seedling performance either directly or in interaction with understory vegetation and ...
Maria-Theresa Jessen +10 more
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