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Seed-Germination Patterns in Fire-Prone Mediterranean-Climate Regions

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Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia

Part of the book series: Ecological Studies ((ECOLSTUD,volume 108))

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Wildfires are a known feature of mediterranean ecosystems and most plant communities are resilient to such perturbations; many species have evolved adaptations to periodic fires (Keeley 1986). Resilience to a perturbation such as wildfire does not, however, imply that resilient species have evolved traits adapted to such disturbance. In all mediterranean ecosystems many woody and herbaceous species recover after wildfires by resprouting from below-ground vegetative structures, but resprouting is a widespread trait in plants and is probably a preadaptation to surviving fires (Wells 1969).

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Keeley, J.E. (1995). Seed-Germination Patterns in Fire-Prone Mediterranean-Climate Regions. In: Arroyo, M.T.K., Zedler, P.H., Fox, M.D. (eds) Ecology and Biogeography of Mediterranean Ecosystems in Chile, California, and Australia. Ecological Studies, vol 108. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2490-7_10

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