PART OF A HIGHLIGHT ON TRAITS WITH ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS Climate warming could shift the timing of seed germination in alpine plants
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Andrea Mondoni1,*, Graziano Rossi2, Simone Orsenigo2 and Robin J. Probert3 Museo delle Scienze, Via Calepina 14, CP393 – 38122, Trento, Italy, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e dell’Ambiente, University of Pavia, Via S. Epifanio 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy and Seed Conservation Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, West Sussex RH17 6TN, UK * For correspondence. E-mail [email protected]
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Climate warming could shift the timing of seed germination in alpine plants.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Despite the considerable number of studies on the impacts of climate change on alpine plants, there have been few attempts to investigate its effect on regeneration. Recruitment from seeds is a key event in the life-history of plants, affecting their spread and evolution and seasonal changes in climate will inevitably affect recruitment success. Here, an investigation was ma...
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