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John Bryant takes a closer look at some of this month's Original Articles

J. A. Bryant, Professor

University of Exeter, UK
E-mail j.a.bryant@exeter.ac.uk

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Dyeing to escape


Figure 1
As I glance out of my window at the rain being driven by 100-kph winds it is difficult to imagine ecosystems where fire is an essential factor. In such ecosystems, one of the effects of fire is the breakage of seed dormancy of many fire-dependent species. This phenomenon is discussed by Briggs and Morris, University of Western Sydney, Australia (pp. 623–632). Our knowledge of the mechanisms by which fire breaks seed dormancy is very ‘patchy’. For some species, for example, it is clear that smoke alters a seed-coat barrier so that a germination inhibitor may escape, but for many other species no obvious mechanism has been described. One such is Grevillea linearifolia, a native of eastern Australia. Dormancy is imposed by the seed coat; . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Monkeyflowers, bees – but no birds

To boldly grow

In the cold light of day


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