Seeing right through it: X-ray analyses of <i>Uniola paniculata</i> L. spikelets reveal seed production patterns across a wide spatial distribution.

ABSTRACT: Coastal dunes represent globally important ecosystems heavily impacted by human activities and requiring nature-based restoration solutions. Plants with dune building and stabilizing traits typically represent the dominant vegetation. Such species can have ranges extending >1000 km albeit in fragmented populations. Seeds of dominant species are in high demand for establishing dune restoration planting material, but supply may be limited given variable in planta seed production across their range. The broad geographic occurrence of such species presents opportunities to question the influence of various abiotic and biotic gradients on seed production while providing answers that can inform seed-based restoration efforts. We modelled seed production of Uniola paniculata over a

SUBMITTER: Perez HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12285731 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature