Response Patterns and Mechanisms of Seed Germination and Mortality of Common Plants in Subalpine Wet Meadows to In Situ Burial.

ABSTRACT: The effects of different storage conditions on seed germination and mortality may exhibit species-specific patterns. Burial serves as a natural seed storage mechanism, and its impact on seed germination and mortality holds critical implications for understanding the formation mechanisms of soil seed banks and the restoration of vegetation. Seed size is closely related to storage conditions, as it affects the ease with which seeds penetrate the soil, thereby potentially influencing their germination and mortality responses to those storage conditions. This study used 12 common plant species from a subalpine wet meadow. Employing in situ unheated storage as the control and in situ burial at a 15 cm depth (for seven months) as the experimental treatment, we aimed to explore the effects of bur

SUBMITTER: Yuan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12525858 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature