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Type: Fact Sheet / Brief / Bulletin
Author(s): California Fire Science Consortium
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Publication Date: 2018

Smoke cued germination occurs in an incredible diversity of plants in widely separated, fire-prone Mediterranean Climate Ecosystems around the world. This research suggests that convergent evolution might be the explaination. 

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Citation: California Fire Science Consortium. 2018. World plants converged on “smoke” cued germination. Research Brief for Resource Managers. Three Rivers, CA: California Fire Science Consortium. 2 p.

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California    International
Keywords:
  • CFSC - California Fire Science Consortium
  • fire-prone ecosystem
  • germination
  • Mediterranean climate
  • pyroendemic plants
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FRAMES Record Number: 56098