To resist or to germinate? The effect of fire on legume seeds in Brazilian subtropical grasslands
Fire plays an important role in several grassland ecosystems in the world. Fire can trigger germination in several species, by breaking the physical dormancy of their seeds. Thus, we hypothesized that exposure to high temperatures during fire would break seed dormancy and enhance germination. We tes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Botânica do Brasil
2016-03-01
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| Series: | Acta Botânica Brasílica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062016000100147&lng=en&tlng=en |