Post‐fire regeneration strategies in a frequently burned Cerrado community

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 32; no. 1
• Main Authors: Zupo, Talita, Daibes, Luis Felipe, Pausas, Juli G., Fidelis, Alessandra, Collins, Beverly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Brazil; Buds; cerrado; Forbs; Germination; Grasses; heat; heat shocks; Heat tolerance; Heat treatment; Heat treatments; Natural disturbance; Neotropical savanna; Plant populations; post‐fire resprouting; post‐fire seeding; Propagules; Regeneration; Savannahs; Seeds; Shrubs; Species; Species classification; thermosensitivity; Underground structures; viability; Brazil

Aim Fire is a natural disturbance in many ecosystems throughout the world where plant populations can persist by the resprouting of individuals and/or by recruiting from seeds. We evaluated the post‐fire regeneration response for 41 coexisting species, including grasses, forbs, and shrubs, from an o...