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A Possible Ecological Relation Between Soil Disturbance, Light‐Flash, and Seed Germination
Author(s) -
Sauer Jonathan,
Struik Gwendolyn
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934942
Subject(s) - germination , dormancy , ecology , disturbance (geology) , seed dormancy , habitat , adaptation (eye) , biology , environmental science , botany , paleontology , neuroscience
A connection is suggested between two well—known but hitherto unrelated phenomena: germination under field conditions of certain seeds following soil disturbance and germination in laboratory experiments of certain seeds following brief exposures to light. A light—flash mechanism for breaking dormancy is proposed as a possible adaptation aiding pioneer plants in exploitation of disturbed habitats.