Seed ecology of European mesic meadows.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

European mesic meadows are semi-natural open habitats of high biodiversity and an essential part of European landscapes. These species-rich communities can be a source of seed mixes for ecological restoration, urban greening and rewilding. However, limited knowledge of species germination traits is a bottleneck to the development of a competitive native seed industry. Here, we synthesize the seed ecology of mesic meadows.

Methods

We combined our own experimental data with data obtained from databases to create a combined dataset containing 2005 germination records of 90 plant species from 31 European countries. We performed a Bayesian meta-analysis of this dataset to test the seed germination response to environmental cues including scarification, stratif

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Pascual E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8796674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature