Seed size, shape and persistence in dry Mediterranean grass and scrublands

By Begoña Pee, J. Traba, C. Levassor, Ana M. Sánchez, F. M. Azcárate. Seed Science Research, 2003

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Structural, physiological and molecular aspects of heterogeneity in seeds: a review (2005, background): “Some plant communities of persistent seeds have smaller and more rounded seeds than communities of transient seeds (Thompson et al., 1993; Bekker et al., 1998; Hodkinson et al., 1998; Funes et al., 1999; Moles et al., 2000; Thompson et al., 2001; Peco et al., 2003).”
Soil seed banks in plant invasions: promoting species invasiveness and long-term impact on plant community dynamics. (2012, background): “The fact that small and compact seeds persist longer in the soil has been illustrated with data from Britain (Thompson et al. 1993, 1998), Europe (Bekker et al. 1998, Peco et al. 2003), temperate Argentina (Funes et al. 1999) and northern China (Zhao et al. 2011).”
The Ecology of Seeds: References (2005, background): “This seems to work well enough in the British (Thompson et al., 1993), European (Bekker et al., 1998a; Cerabolini et al., 2003; Peco et al., 2003), temperate south American (Funes et al., 1999) (Fig.”
Alpine species seed longevity in the soil in relation to seed size and shape – A 5-year burial experiment in the Central Alps (2010, background): “Species with heavy seeds were missing in our study but the range was similar to Peco et al. (2003), and partially to Funes et al. (1999).”