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The behaviour of seeds in soil. 3. The influence of seed morphology and the behaviour of seedlings on the establishment of plants from surface-lying seeds.

J. C. Sheldon
- 01 Mar 1974 - 
- Vol. 62, Iss: 1, pp 47-66
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This article is published in Journal of Ecology.The article was published on 1974-03-01. It has received 193 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Germination.

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The maintenance of species-richness in plant communities: the importance of the regeneration niche

TL;DR: It is shown that when an individual dies, it may or may not be replaced by an individual of the same species, which is all‐important to the argument presented.
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The ecology of seeds

TL;DR: This work has shown clear trends in the dispersal and regeneration of seeds in disturbed areas, and these trends are likely to continue into the next decade.
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A comparative study of germination characteristics in a local flora

TL;DR: Under constant temperature conditions, the majority of grasses, legumes and composites germinated over a wide range of temperature, and the same feature was evident in species of ubiquitous or southern distribution in the British Isles.
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A Day in the Life of a Seed: Movements and Fates of Seeds and Their Implications for Natural and Managed Systems

TL;DR: A model that outlines the movements and fates of seeds after they leave the parent plant is developed, and the relative influences of abiotic and biotic factors are examined.
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Evolutionary bet-hedging in the real world: empirical evidence and challenges revealed by plants

TL;DR: The essential theory of bet-hedging is outlined, reiterating the important distinction between conservative and diversified bet- hedging strategies, and the central role that model-based approaches can play.