#seedecology — Public Fediverse posts

Is it a seed or a shadow? No, it's a mystery phytophagous wasp. Someone suggested it's Bruchophagus but we've not tried the keys yet so we'll see.
#SeedEcology #SeedPredation #entemology #ecology

I'm sorry to tell you again, but #fire increases the #germination of #Cistaceae #seeds in contrast to summer-type heat (which reduces germination!)
Paper: https://fireecology.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s42408-024-00251-5
Blog: https://jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2024/02/18/seed-dormancy-release-and-summer-temperatures/

Some people are uncomfortable with the prominent role of fire in plant reproduction & actively look for the role of climate ...

#SeedDormancy: https://fediscience.org/@jgpausas/109790744941645451

#FireEcology #SeedEcology #PlantEcology #PlantScience @ecology @plants @botany @wildfirescience @plantscience @nature

New lab paper out today in Journal of Ecology. This paper stems from an observation by technician Vincent Pan (now at MSU as a PhD student), during another study that heat reduced the attachment strength of mucilage and encouraged the lab to figure it out... more in the thread - #plantecology #seedmucilage #ecology #undergradresearch #seedecology https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2745.14044