Seedling size affects the strategy of dune seedlings responding to rainfall variation
Our study demonstrates that seedling size may strongly affect the responses of seedlings to rainfall variation. As a result, populations that recruit seedlings with different sizes may better spread mortality risk under variable rainfall conditions. Therefore, our results suggest that species with flexible germination time may be highly suitable for desert vegetation restoration under climate change.
Authors
- Yukun Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2251-5625)
- Shou‐Li Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8536-8194)
- Katriona Shea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-8248)
- Samuel J. L. Gascoigne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2984-1810)
- Xiao‐Lu Shen‐Tu
- Qing Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-8408)
- Li-Chen Tang
- Dandan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2100-4145)
Institutions
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Ministry of Agriculture (EE)
- Science Oxford (GB)
- Lanzhou University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Botany
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf017
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Seedling growth and survival studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities