The effect of fire on seed germination of campo rupestre species in the South American Cerrado

• Published in: Plant ecology Vol. 222; no. 1; pp. 45 - 55
• Main Authors: Fernandes, Alessandra Furtado, Oki, Yumi, Fernandes, Geraldo Wilson, Moreira, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Science + Business Media 01.01.2021; Springer Netherlands; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Applied Ecology; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; cerrado; Community & Population Ecology; Dormancy; Ecology; Environmental conditions; Germination; germplasm regeneration; Grasslands; Heat; Life Sciences; Neotropics; Plant Ecology; plant establishment; Regeneration; seed dispersal; Seed germination; Seedlings; Seeds; Smoke; Species; Terrestial Ecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; Vegetation; Heat; Fire ecology; Post-fire seedling recruitment; ); Smoke; Germination rate (t; Rupestrian grassland

Fire is an important disturbance in terrestrial ecosystems and plays a key role in the germination process and seedling establishment of many species. In grassland ecosystems, seeds normally tolerate heat-shocks associated with low intensity fires but are negatively affected by higher heat doses. Ad...