Testing the regeneration niche hypothesis with Gesneriaceae (tribe Sinningiae) in Brazil: Implications for the conservation of rare species

• Published in: Austral ecology Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 125 - 133
• Main Authors: RANIERI, BERNARDO DOURADO, PEZZINI, FLÁVIA FONSECA, GARCIA, QUEILA SOUZA, CHAUTEMS, ALAIN, FRANÇA, MARCEL GIOVANNI COSTA
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.02.2012; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Cerrado; Conservation; Endangered species; endemism; Environmental factors; Flowers & plants; Geographical distribution; Gesneriaceae; habitats; Hypothesis testing; microhabitat; Niches; Plant species; Rare species; rocky outcrop; Seed germination; seeds; Sinningia; temperature; threatened species; Wildlife conservation; Brazil

The germination requirements of sexually reproducing plants are regulated by environmental factors such as temperature. Those factors acting at the germination phase are part of the regeneration niche, which is fundamental in the processes that contribute to habitat suitability and geographic distri...