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Soil warming increases plant species richness but decreases germination from the alpine soil seed bank

Date

Authors

Hoyle, Gemma

Venn, Susanna

Steadman, Kathryn

Good, Roger

McAuliffe, Edward J

Williams, Emlyn

Nicotra, Adrienne

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

Global warming is occurring more rapidly above the treeline than at lower elevations and alpine areas are predicted to experience above average warming in the future. Temperature is a primary factor in stimulating seed germination and regulating changes i

Keywords

Keywords: gibberellic acid; gibberellin; alpine environment; biodiversity; climate change; germination; global warming; plant; seed bank; seed dormancy; soil temperature; species richness; altitude; article; Australia; biodiversity; climate change; drug effect; eco Alpine; Australia; Biodiversity; Climate change; Dormancy; Global warming; Soil seed bank

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/60907

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Global Change Biology

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1111/gcb.12135

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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