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Germination Niche

Germination Niche is an ecological construct that specifies the range of environmental conditions required for the initiation of seed germination, distinguishing it from broader plant life stages by focusing exclusively on the abiotic and biotic factors governing the transition from seed to seedling emergence.

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7.2K

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456

Authors

217

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2017–2026

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Publications

148

Germination, Postgermination Adaptation, and Species Ecological Ranges

Kathleen Donohue, Rafael Rubio de Casas, Liana T. Burghardt et al. · Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics · 2010 · 938 citations

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A research agenda for seed‐trait functional ecology

Arne Saatkamp, Anne Cochrane, Lucy Commander et al. · New Phytologist · 2018 · 393 citations · Full text

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GERMINATION ECOLOGY OF NEOTROPICAL PIONEERS: INTERACTING EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND SEED SIZE

T. Pearson, David F. R. P. Burslem, Chris Mullins et al. · Ecology · 2002 · 310 citations

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Strategies of seed dispersal and germination in plants inhabiting deserts

Yitzchak Gutterman · The Botanical Review · 1994 · 298 citations

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Generalized provisional seed zones for native plants

Andrew D. Bower, J. Bradley St. Clair, Vicky J. Erickson · Ecological Applications · 2014 · 231 citations · Full text

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Authors

456

  1. CC
    Carol C. Baskin

    University of Kentucky, United States

    7 publications · 139 citations

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  2. HW
    Hugh W. Pritchard

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 190 citations

    6

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  3. EF
    Eduardo Fernández‐Pascual

    Universidad de Oviedo, Spain

    5 publications · 114 citations

    6

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  4. JM
    Jerry M. Baskin

    University of Kentucky, United States

    6 publications · 102 citations

    6

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  5. SR
    Shane R. Turner

    The University of Western Australia, Australia

    4 publications · 467 citations

    5

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1–5 of 456

Institutions

217

  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

    London, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    25 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    477 citations

  3. The University of Western Australia

    Perth, Australia

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, Spain

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    757 citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    6 h-index

    13 publications

    541 citations

  6. University of Regensburg

    Regensburg, Germany

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    732 citations

  7. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

    Belo Horizonte, Brazil

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    779 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Botany

    9 publications · 234 citations

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  2. Ecology

    6 publications · 588 citations

    6

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  3. Annals of Botany

    5 publications · 219 citations

    6

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  4. Plant Ecology

    6 publications · 290 citations

    6

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  5. Seed Science Research

    6 publications · 213 citations

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