Germination strategies of two dominant Carex species in a swamp alder forest: implications for restoration

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F17%3A73820" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/17:73820 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0045" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0045</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/biolog-2017-0045" target="_blank" >10.1515/biolog-2017-0045</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Germination strategies of two dominant Carex species in a swamp alder forest: implications for restoration

Original language description

Germination strategy is an essential mechanism that determines plant survival in previously established populations or newly colonised sites. Carex is a group of species that has shown difficulties to germinate experimentally and also many of them failed in order to use in restoration projects. Our aim was to determine whether Carex elata and C. elongata that dominate in vegetation of Central European swamps differ in their germination strategy. We conducted germination experiments with stratified and unstratified seeds of both species to determine: 1) if they are able to germinate fresh, 2) if they exhibit a cyclic dormancy pattern, and 3) if they will germinate from a seed bank. We demonstrate fresh seed germination and no evidence of cyclic dormancy in either species. Stratification did not enhance final germination but it did accelerate germination. Seed bank seeds of both species germinate sparsely. We demonstrate that these coexisting Carex species differ with respect to final germination. The

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Biologia

ISSN

0006-3088

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

72

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

SK - SLOVAKIA

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

370-377

UT code for WoS article

000402392500002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85020400998