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World Plants Converged on “Smoke” Cued Germination

2018 Research Brief

Description

Smoke cued germination occurs in an incredible diversity of plants in widely separated, fire-prone Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems around the world. This research suggests that convergent evolution might be the explaination. 

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Author

This brief was written by Jon Keeley, Marti Witter, and Liz van Mantgem, and produced by the CFSC.

Contact

For more information, contact: jon_keeley@usgs.gov, marti_witter@nps.gov, evanmantgem@usgs.gov 

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Keeley, J.E., and J.G. Pausas. 2017. Evolution of ‘smoke’ induced seed germination in pyroendemic plants. South African Journal of Botany 115:251-255.

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