Large and non-spherical seeds are less likely to form a persistent soil seed bank
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Large and non-spherical seeds are less likely to form a persistent soil seed bank. / Wang, Xuejing; Ge, Wenjing; Zhang, Mingting; Fernández-Pascual, Eduardo; Moles, Angela; Saatkamp, Arne; Rosbakh, Sergey; Bu, Haiyan; Panahi, Parisa; Ma, Miaojun.
In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Vol. 291, No. 2024, 20232764, 2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Large and non-spherical seeds are less likely to form a persistent soil seed bank
AU - Wang, Xuejing
AU - Ge, Wenjing
AU - Zhang, Mingting
AU - Fernández-Pascual, Eduardo
AU - Moles, Angela
AU - Saatkamp, Arne
AU - Rosbakh, Sergey
AU - Bu, Haiyan
AU - Panahi, Parisa
AU - Ma, Miaojun
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - There is some evidence that seed traits can affect the long-term persistence of seeds in the soil. However, findings on this topic have differed between systems. Here, we brought together a worldwide database of seed persistence data for 1474 species to test the generality of seed mass-shape-persistence relationships. We found a significant trend for low seed persistence to be associated with larger and less spherical seeds. However, the relationship varied across different clades, growth forms and species ecological preferences. Specifically, relationships of seed mass-shape-persistence were more pronounced in Poales than in other order clades. Herbaceous species that tend to be found in sites with low soil sand content and precipitation have stronger relationships between seed shape and persistence than in sites with higher soil sand content and precipitation. For the woody plants, the relationship between persistence and seed morphology was stronger in sites with high soil sand content and low precipitation than in sites with low soil sand content and higher precipitation. Improving the ability to predict the soil seed bank formation process, including burial and persistence, could benefit the utilization of seed morphology-persistence relationships in management strategies for vegetation restoration and controlling species invasion across diverse vegetation types and environments.
AB - There is some evidence that seed traits can affect the long-term persistence of seeds in the soil. However, findings on this topic have differed between systems. Here, we brought together a worldwide database of seed persistence data for 1474 species to test the generality of seed mass-shape-persistence relationships. We found a significant trend for low seed persistence to be associated with larger and less spherical seeds. However, the relationship varied across different clades, growth forms and species ecological preferences. Specifically, relationships of seed mass-shape-persistence were more pronounced in Poales than in other order clades. Herbaceous species that tend to be found in sites with low soil sand content and precipitation have stronger relationships between seed shape and persistence than in sites with higher soil sand content and precipitation. For the woody plants, the relationship between persistence and seed morphology was stronger in sites with high soil sand content and low precipitation than in sites with low soil sand content and higher precipitation. Improving the ability to predict the soil seed bank formation process, including burial and persistence, could benefit the utilization of seed morphology-persistence relationships in management strategies for vegetation restoration and controlling species invasion across diverse vegetation types and environments.
KW - burial mechanism
KW - growth type
KW - seed bank
KW - seed mass
KW - seed persistence
KW - seed shape
U2 - 10.1098/rspb.2023.2764
DO - 10.1098/rspb.2023.2764
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 38864324
AN - SCOPUS:85195888070
VL - 291
JO - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
JF - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
SN - 0962-8452
IS - 2024
M1 - 20232764
ER -
ID: 396090890