Seed dormancy varies greatly between species, clades, communities, and regions. We
propose that fireprone ecosystems create ideal conditions for the selection of seed …

Many internal (inherent) and environmental (imposed) factors control seed dormancy and
germination that we divide into three basic dormancy‐release pathways: Maternal structures …

The interaction effects between climate and fire regime in controlling the type of vegetation
and species composition is well established among the Earth's biomes. Climate and the …

Fire seasonality (the time of year of fire occurrence) has important implications for a wide
range of demographic processes in plants, including seedling recruitment. However, the …

Abstract Background and Aims The prevailing view from the areocladogenesis of molecular
phylogenies is that the iconic South African Cape Proteaceae (subfamily Proteoideae) …

We note the continuing widespread use of regressions of mathematically dependent
(derived or confounded) variables [eg comparisons of standardized ratios: X/Y versus Z/Y, or …

Fire stimulates the germination of most seeds in fire-prone vegetation. Fruits of
Leucadendron (Proteaceae) are winged achenes or nutlets that correlate with their …

Fire stimulates germination of most seeds in fire-prone vegetation. Fruits of Leucadendron
(Proteaceae) are winged achenes or nutlets that correlate with their requirements for smoke …

Seed viability is routinely measured on seeds that fail to germinate at the end of an
experiment. Together with the number of germinants, this is used to estimate viability of the …

INTRODUCTION fire severity (via its effect on soil heating) are expected to significantly
influence postfire emergence patterns in these species and others with physiological …