Heat and smoke pre‐treatment of seeds to improve restoration of an endangered Mediterranean climate vegetation type

Invasive alien plants impact ecosystems, which often necessitates their removal. Where indigenous species recovery fails following removal alone, an active intervention involving reintroduction of seed of native species may be needed. This study investigated the potential for a combination of the fi...

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Published in:	Austral ecology Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 354 - 366
Main Authors:	Hall, Stuart A., Newton, Rosemary J., Holmes, Patricia M., Gaertner, Mirijam, Esler, Karen J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Richmond Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.05.2017
Subjects:	active restoration after-ripening Cape Flats Sand Fynbos dormancy dormancy breaking dry after‐ripening ecosystems endangered species Environmental impact Fynbos germination facilitation heat heat pulse Heat treatment High temperature Indigenous species introduced plants Invasive plants invasive species Low temperature Mediterranean climate pretreatment Reintroduction sand seed dormancy Seed germination seed morphology seed treatment Seeds smoke South Africa sowing temperature Vegetation South Africa
ISSN:	1442-9985, 1442-9993
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