There is controversy over whether cactus species form soil seed banks. Although it is commonly assumed that cacti do not form seed banks, very few studies have evaluated them. In this work, we analysed whether cactus species form soil seed banks, studying seed distribution, seed density and seed longevity in the Southern Central Andes. Soil samples were collected in two microhabitats (under nurse plants and in bare areas) at 12 selected sites. We determined seed presence–absence, density and distribution for 32 native cactus species. Seed longevity for six of these species was determined through a burial experiment. We recorded viable seeds for 62.5% of the 32 evaluated species, finding variation in seed density between microenvironments an...
center dot Background and Aims Broad surveys have detected inverse relationships between seed and ad...
"Global climatic change will be associated with an increase of droughts and heat waves, which can af...
ABSTRACT Cacti are particularly sensitive to habitat disturbance since they have slow growth and a l...
Understanding the effects of long-term seed storage on germination is important to elucidate both so...
The dynamics of plant populations are often limited by the early stages in their life cycles. Howeve...
Although our biological knowledge regarding cactus species is thorough in many areas, only in recent...
Woody plants can modify microclimate, nutrients, and seed availability in the soil. We studied the i...
Seed germination triggered by light exposure (positive photoblastism) has been determined in quantit...
Seed size is one of the most important traits in the regenerative phase of a plant´s life cycle; how...
While it is widely acknowledged that nurse-plants facilitate the establishment of seedlings in dryla...
"In the Mexican highlands there are several aridity gradients affecting Opuntia species composition ...
In this study, we evaluated the occurrence of vivipary in natural populations of 25 cactus species f...
Humid and shady forest, extensive grasslands, moist gorges full of ferns—the mountains of Córdoba do...
Seed fates were investigated for Arctomecon californica a Critically Endangered plant in the State ...
Abstract: Wright fishhook cactus is a small globose cactus endemic to an area of 280,000 ha in south...
center dot Background and Aims Broad surveys have detected inverse relationships between seed and ad...
"Global climatic change will be associated with an increase of droughts and heat waves, which can af...
ABSTRACT Cacti are particularly sensitive to habitat disturbance since they have slow growth and a l...
Understanding the effects of long-term seed storage on germination is important to elucidate both so...
The dynamics of plant populations are often limited by the early stages in their life cycles. Howeve...
Although our biological knowledge regarding cactus species is thorough in many areas, only in recent...
Woody plants can modify microclimate, nutrients, and seed availability in the soil. We studied the i...
Seed germination triggered by light exposure (positive photoblastism) has been determined in quantit...
Seed size is one of the most important traits in the regenerative phase of a plant´s life cycle; how...
While it is widely acknowledged that nurse-plants facilitate the establishment of seedlings in dryla...
"In the Mexican highlands there are several aridity gradients affecting Opuntia species composition ...
In this study, we evaluated the occurrence of vivipary in natural populations of 25 cactus species f...
Humid and shady forest, extensive grasslands, moist gorges full of ferns—the mountains of Córdoba do...
Seed fates were investigated for Arctomecon californica a Critically Endangered plant in the State ...
Abstract: Wright fishhook cactus is a small globose cactus endemic to an area of 280,000 ha in south...
center dot Background and Aims Broad surveys have detected inverse relationships between seed and ad...
"Global climatic change will be associated with an increase of droughts and heat waves, which can af...
ABSTRACT Cacti are particularly sensitive to habitat disturbance since they have slow growth and a l...