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- Title
The need for mechanistic explanations in (seed) ecology.
- Authors
Pausas, Juli G.; Lamont, Byron B.; Keeley, Jon E.; Bond, William J.
- Abstract
The article discusses the need for mechanistic explanations in seed ecology and highlights the limitations of broad-scale correlative studies that ignore mechanisms. The authors specifically focus on seed dormancy and argue that the current understanding of seed dormancy as an adaptive response to climate seasonality is flawed. They propose that fire regime, rather than climate seasonality, is a more plausible mechanism for selecting prolonged seed dormancy. The article also mentions similar issues in other areas of ecology, such as species diversity and trait ecology, and emphasizes the importance of a mechanistic understanding and hypothesis-driven research.
- Subjects
WILDFIRES; BIOSPHERE; RAIN forests; NATURAL history; SEED dormancy; GLOBAL warming; SCIENTIFIC method
- Publication
New Phytologist, 2024, Vol 242, Issue 6, p2394
- ISSN
0028-646X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/nph.19751