Record‐breaking fire seasons in many regions across the globe raise important questions
about plant community responses to shifting fire regimes (ie, changing fire frequency …

Drought and heat stresses are important threat limitations to plant growth and sustainable
agriculture worldwide. Our objective is to provide a review of plant responses and …

Aim Seed traits related to recruitment have direct relevance for plant fitness and persistence.
Trait variation in time and among populations may increase species resilience and …

The strong mechanistic relationship between climatic factors and seed dormancy and
germination suggests that forecast climatic changes will significantly affect seed bank …

Variation in dormancy thresholds among species is rarely studied but may provide a basis to
better understand the mechanisms controlling population persistence. Incorporating …

Plant species with physical seed dormancy are common in mediterranean fire-prone
ecosystems. Because fire breaks seed dormancy and enhances the recruitment of many …

Contemporary climate change is exposing plant populations to novel combinations of
temperatures, drought stress,[CO 2] and other abiotic and biotic conditions. These changes …

Species with physically dormant (PY) seeds make up over 25% of plant species in a number
of ecologically important ecosystems around the globe, such as savannah and …

The effects of climate change on agricultural ecosystems are increasing, and droughts affect
many regions. Drought has substantial ecological, social, and economic consequences for …

Current climatic models predict increasing frequency and magnitude of extreme climatic
events (ECEs). Ecological studies recognize the importance of these extremes as drivers of …