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A continental-scale study of seed lifespan in experimental storage examining seed, plant, and environmental traits associated with longevity

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A framework for the practical science necessary to restore sustainable, resilient, and biodiverse ecosystems

scientific article published in 2016

A global review of seed enhancement technology use to inform improved applications in restoration

scientific article published on 16 July 2021

A new type of specialized morphophysiological dormancy and seed storage behaviour in Hydatellaceae, an early-divergent angiosperm family

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A research agenda for seed‐trait functional ecology

scientific article published on 25 October 2018

Biodiversity responses to vegetation structure in a fragmented landscape: ant communities in a peri-urban coastal dune system

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Biogenic ethylene promotes seedling emergence from the sediment seed bank in an ephemeral tropical rock pool habitat

Bio‐priming seeds with cyanobacteria: effects on native plant growth and soil properties

scientific article published on 16 September 2019

Buoyancy, salt tolerance and germination of coastal seeds: implications for oceanic hydrochorous dispersal

Burning vegetation produces cyanohydrins that liberate cyanide and stimulate seed germination

scientific article published on 21 June 2011

Climate and soil factors influencing seedling recruitment of plant species used for dryland restoration

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Climate-Dependent Heat-Triggered Opening Mechanism of Banksia Seed Pods

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Cyanobacteria inoculation enhances carbon sequestration in soil substrates used in dryland restoration

scientific article published on 04 May 2018

Defining the role of fire in alleviating seed dormancy in a rare Mediterranean endemic subshrub.

scientific article published on 29 July 2017

Detecting karrikinolide responses in seeds of the Poaceae

scientific article published in 2011

Dispersal potential of Scaevola crassifolia (Goodeniaceae) is influenced by intraspecific variation in fruit morphology along a latitudinal environmental gradient

scientific article published in 2014

Do Abrasion- or Temperature-Based Techniques More Effectively Relieve Physical Dormancy in Seeds of Cold Desert Perennials?

scientific article published on 29 March 2018

Dormancy release in Australian fire ephemeral seeds during burial increases germination response to smoke water or heat

Ecophysiology of seed dormancy in the Australian endemic species Acanthocarpus preissii (Dasypogonaceae).

scientific article published on 28 September 2006

Engineering restoration for the future

scientific article published on 27 November 2020

Environmental Factors Driving Seed Hydration Status of Soil Seed Banks and the Implications for Post-fire Recruitment

scientific article published on 01 January 2021

Ex situ Conservation and Cryopreservation of Orchid Germplasm

scientific article published in 2014

Experimental seed sowing reveals seedling recruitment vulnerability to unseasonal fire

scientific article published on 13 July 2021

Factoring restoration practitioner perceptions into future design of mechanical direct seeders for native seeds

scientific article published in 2019

Fire Seasonality Effect on Post-Fire Wind Dispersal: Response to Keith, Dunker, and Driscoll

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

Fire Seasonality Mechanisms Are Fundamental for Understanding Broader Fire Regime Effects

scientific article published on 08 September 2020

Flash flaming effectively removes appendages and improves the seed coating potential of grass florets

scientific article published on 21 May 2016

Full spectrum X-ray mapping reveals differential localization of salt in germinating seeds of differing salt tolerance

scientific article published in 2013

Genetic diversity is a significant but not the only consideration for effective ex situ plant conservation: Response to Hoban and Schlarbaum

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Germinability of seeds stored in capsules on plants of two myrtaceous shrubs: differences among age cohorts and between species

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Influence of Polymer Seed Coatings, Soil Raking, and Time of Sowing on Seedling Performance in Post-Mining Restoration

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Inorganic soil amendments alter seedling performance of native plant species in post-mining arid zone rehabilitation

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

Invited Review: Seed traits inform the germination niche for biodiverse ecological restoration

scientific article published in 2022

Karrikin and cyanohydrin smoke signals provide clues to new endogenous plant signaling compounds

scientific article published on 23 November 2012

Karrikins: A new family of plant growth regulators in smoke

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Measuring metabolic rates of small terrestrial organisms by fluorescence-based closed-system respirometry

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Mechanisms of Fire Seasonality Effects on Plant Populations

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Monitoring of plant phenology and seed production identifies two distinct seed collection seasons in the Australian arid zone

scientific article published on 08 January 2017

Morphophysiological dormancy in the basal angiosperm order Nymphaeales

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Optimizing physiological dormancy break of understudied cold desert perennials to improve seed-based restoration

scientific article published on 06 August 2019

Overcoming physical seed dormancy in priority native species for use in arid-zone restoration programs

scientific article published on 29 July 2016

Overcoming physiological dormancy in seeds of<i>Triodia</i>(Poaceae) to improve restoration in the arid zone

scientific article published on 22 April 2016

Preparation of 2H-furo[2,3-c]pyran-2-one derivatives and evaluation of their germination-promoting activity

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Prior hydration of Brassica tournefortii seeds reduces the stimulatory effect of karrikinolide on germination and increases seed sensitivity to abscisic acid

scientific article published on 25 March 2010

Protecting Offspring Against Fire: Lessons From Seed Pods

scientific article published on 12 March 2019

Restoration Seed Banks--A Matter of Scale

scientific article published in Science

Seed Coating: Science or Marketing Spin?

scientific article published on 12 December 2016

Seed Dormancy Interacts with Fire Seasonality Mechanisms

scientific article published on 26 October 2020

Seed dormancy and persistent sediment seed banks of ephemeral freshwater rock pools in the Australian monsoon tropics

scientific article published on 7 February 2015

Seed dormancy regulates germination response to smoke and temperature in a rhizomatous evergreen perennial

scientific article published on 04 July 2018

Seed ecology informs restoration approaches for threatened species in water-limited environments: a case study on the short-range Banded Ironstone endemic Ricinocarpos brevis (Euphorbiaceae)

scientific article published on 21 December 2017

Seed germination and dormancy traits of forbs and shrubs important for restoration of North American dryland ecosystems

scientific article published on 22 September 2018

Seed germination of the carnivorous plantByblis gigantea(Byblidaceae) is cued by warm stratification and karrikinolide

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Seed germination traits of desert perennials

scientific article published on 25 July 2017

Seed moisture content as a primary trait regulating the lethal temperature thresholds of seeds

scientific article published on 12 November 2018

Seed production areas for the global restoration challenge.

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Seed storage behaviour of tropical members of the aquatic basal angiosperm genus L. (Nymphaeaceae)

scientific article published on 10 May 2019

Seed traits determine species' responses to fire under varying soil heating scenarios

scientific article published on 02 July 2020

Seeds of Brassicaceae weeds have an inherent or inducible response to the germination stimulant karrikinolide.

scientific article published on 05 August 2011

Setting the scene for dryland recovery: an overview and key findings from a workshop targeting seed-based restoration

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Soil physicochemical and microbiological indicators of short, medium and long term post-fire recovery in semi-arid ecosystems

scientific article published in 2016

Soil quality indicators to assess functionality of restored soils in degraded semiarid ecosystems

scientific article published on 17 May 2016

Soil respiration dynamics in fire affected semi-arid ecosystems: Effects of vegetation type and environmental factors

scientific article published on 26 February 2016

Sympatric species of Hibbertia (Dilleniaceae) vary in dormancy break and germination requirements: implications for classifying morphophysiological dormancy in Mediterranean biomes.

scientific article published on 23 February 2012

Temperature-induced self-sealing capability of follicles

The changing window of conditions that promotes germination of two fire ephemerals, Actinotus leucocephalus (Apiaceae) and Tersonia cyathiflora (Gyrostemonaceae).

scientific article published on 30 September 2005

Variable seed bed microsite conditions and light influence germination in Australian winter annuals

scientific article published on 09 January 2022

Variation in nutrient-acquisition patterns by mycorrhizal fungi of rare and common orchids explains diversification in a global biodiversity hotspot

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Vegetation patterns and hydro-geological drivers of freshwater rock pool communities in the monsoon-tropical Kimberley region, Western Australia

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