Environmental filtering drives the shape and breadth of the seed germination niche in coastal plant communities | Zendy

Eduardo FernándezPascual | Zendy; A. Pérez-Arcoiza | Zendy; José Alberto Prieto | Zendy; Tomás E. Díaz | Zendy

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Environmental filtering drives the shape and breadth of the seed germination niche in coastal plant communities

Author(s) -

Eduardo FernándezPascual,

A. Pérez-Arcoiza,

José Alberto Prieto,

Tomás E. Díaz

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

annals of botany

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.567

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 1095-8290

pISSN - 0305-7364

DOI - 10.1093/aob/mcx005

Subject(s) - germination , niche , biology , seedling , ecology , botany , ecological niche , plant community , phylogenetic tree , species richness , habitat , biochemistry , gene

A phylogenetic comparative analysis of the seed germination niche was conducted in coastal plant communities of western Europe. Two hypotheses were tested, that (1) the germination niche shape (i.e. the preference for a set of germination cues as opposed to another) would differ between beaches and cliffs to prevent seedling emergence in the less favourable season (winter and summer, respectively); and (2) the germination niche breadth (i.e. the amplitude of germination cues) would be narrower in the seawards communities, where environmental filtering is stronger.

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