Fire and summer temperatures interact to shape seed dormancy thresholds.
Maya ZomerBruno MoreiraJuli G PausasPublished in: Annals of botany (2022)
Our results suggest that fire drives maximum dormancy release for successful post-fire germination, while summer temperatures determine lower heat thresholds for ensuring inter-fire seed bank persistence. Significant among-population variation of thresholds also suggests that post-fire seeder species have some potential to modify their dormancy release requirements in response to changing climate.