Aridity level, rainfall pattern and soil features as key factors in germination strategies in salt-affected plant communities

Estrelles, Elena; Biondi, Edoardo; Galié, Marco; Mainardi, F.; Hurtado, Amparo; Soriano, Pilar

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.02.005

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“…This result suggests that seeds matured at high temperatures may germinate more readily under low water availability compared to cold-matured seeds, since they have a lower baseline . This type of opportunistic germination strategy has been observed in seeds from arid habitats with unpredictable rain events and has been described as an adaptive strategy in habitats where moisture is the primary limiting factor for germination (Estrelles, 2015). The direction of this response also supports the hypothesis that  b declines as dormancy is lost (Batlla et al 2015, Bair et al 2006.…”

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Maternal temperature effects on dormancy influence germination responses to water availability in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Zapata-Garcia

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Environmental and Experimental Botany

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With climate change, germination cuing to water availability is expected to be especially important for seedling survival. Here, we examined germination responses to low water potential and tested whether dormancy status mediates these responses. We considered both genetically based dormancy (genotypes with allelic variation in dormancy genes) as well as dormancy imposed by the environment (low seed-maturation temperature or short duration of dry afterripening). We examined a) germination capacity at low water

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 87%

Maternal temperature effects on dormancy influence germination responses to water availability in Arabidopsis thaliana

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Burghardt

Zapata-Garcia

et al. 2016

Environmental and Experimental Botany

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“…1999) as compared to El Hondo (Fig. 3).These ecological data are of great help in order to spatialize species and communities in the Mediterranean region and to plan how to reinforce them or recreate their environments where they have been destroyed (Estrelles & al. 2015).…”

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“…The first grows in the sub-Mediterranean variant of the Temperate macrobioclimate, with a mean annual temperature of 13.7 C° and a mean annual rainfall of 584.2 mm in the Mesotemperate upper dry (Andreucci & al. 2000) and the second in the Mediterranean xeric-oceanic climate (Thermo-Mediterranean semiarid), with a mean annual temperature of 18 C° and an average annual precipitation of 286 mm (Estrelles & al. 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

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New insight on Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean syntaxa included in the Vegetation Prodrome of Italy

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online. The Italian Vegetation Prodrome (IVP), implemented on behalf of the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea (also known as MATTM) on the basis of two agreements entrusted to the Italian Botanical Society, has been drawn up to the lower level of suballiance. In the current paper, the syntaxonomical choices adopted in the description and the typification of the new syntaxa are explained through eight main conceptual issues. Among these, there are several Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean syntaxa, which contribute to improve knowledge of the phytocoenosis biodiversity of these biogeographic areas. Indeed, these Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean territories are the most important European areas in terms of flora, vegetation and habitats. In the past, the syntaxa of these bioclimatic and phytogeographic areas were mainly included in classes widespread over Europe and in hierarchical levels that are, in our opinion, inappropriate for describing their floristic and phytocoenotic richness. Therefore, we decided, in some cases, to raise their hierarchical level in order to promote a better and more appropriate syntaxonomical classification. The definition of such syntaxa is the result of a research carried out on various aspects of the flora, ecology and dynamic features of the plant communities; they have often considered large geographical territories, wider than Italy and, sometimes, even Europe. The case study of some syntaxa belonging to the classes Euphorbio paraliae-Ammophiletea australis, Sarcocornietea fruticosae, Festuco valesiacae-Brometea erecti, Trifolio medii-Geranietea sanguinei, Rhamno catharticae-Prunetea spinosae are shown.

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“…Wind-pollinated. Seeds have no dispersal structures and germinate in the wet season (Pujol et al 2001, Estrelles et al 2015.…”

Section: Biology: Plant Growth Form: Perennial (Nanophanerophyte)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Global and Regional IUCN Red List Assessments: 4

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Gennai

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Aridity level, rainfall pattern and soil features as key factors in germination strategies in salt-affected plant communities

Cited by 35 publications

References 38 publications

Maternal temperature effects on dormancy influence germination responses to water availability in Arabidopsis thaliana

Maternal temperature effects on dormancy influence germination responses to water availability in Arabidopsis thaliana

New insight on Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean syntaxa included in the Vegetation Prodrome of Italy

Global and Regional IUCN Red List Assessments: 4

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