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Germination strategies under climate change scenarios along an aridity gradient |
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| Authors: | Alexander Zogas Evsey Kosman and Marcelo Sternberg |
| Institution: | 1. Porter School of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ;2.School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ;3.Institute for Cereal Crops Improvement, School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel;Corresponding author. E-mail: marcelos@tauex.tau.ac.il |
| Abstract: | Aims Climate change in the eastern Mediterranean region will have a strong impact on ecosystem functioning and plant community dynamics due to a reduction in annual rainfall and increased variability. We aim to understand the role of seed banks as potential buffers against climatic uncertainty determined by climate change. |
| Keywords: | climate change desert drought Mediterranean rainfall manipulations seed bank |
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