Seed Functional Traits Provide Support for Ecological Restoration and ex situ Conservation in the Threatened Amazon Ironstone Outcrop Flora

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 11; p. 599496
• Main Authors: Zanetti, Marcilio, Dayrell, Roberta L. C., Wardil, Mariana V., Damasceno, Alexandre, Fernandes, Tais, Castilho, Alexandre, Santos, Fernando M. G., Silveira, Fernando A. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.12.2020
• Subjects: Carajás; conservation; dormancy; functional traits; germination requirements; phylogeny; Plant Science; conservation; seed quality; Carajás; germination requirements; dormancy; functional traits; phylogeny

Cangas (ironstone outcrops) host a specialized flora, characterized by high degree of edaphic endemism and an apparent lack of natural history knowledge of its flora. Due to intense pressure from iron ore mining this ecosystem is under threat and in need of restoration. We studied seed functional tr...