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Sexual reproduction in SE Asian seagrasses: the absence of a seed bank in Thalassia hemprichii
Rollón, R.N.; Vermaat, J.E.; Nacorda, H.M.E. (2003). Sexual reproduction in SE Asian seagrasses: the absence of a seed bank in Thalassia hemprichii. Aquat. Bot. 75(2): 181-185. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3770(02)00171-7
In: Aquatic Botany. Elsevier Science: Tokyo; Oxford; New York; London; Amsterdam. ISSN 0304-3770; e-ISSN 1879-1522, more
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Keywords
    Germination
    Seed banks
    Seedlings
    Seeds
    Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871 [WoRMS]
    Philippines, Luzon [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    Thalassia hemprichii; seed burial; germination; seedling survival; ThePhilippines
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  • Rollón, R.N.
  • Vermaat, J.E., more
  • Nacorda, H.M.E.
Abstract
    We report the absence of a persistent seed bank in Thalassia hemprichii in NW Philippine seagrass beds. The survival of buried seeds was assessed experimentally since such a capacity is a prerequisite for the formation of seed bank. We found a rapid germination of non-dormant seeds and development into seedlings. Such seedlings could not survive under buried conditions (5 and 10 cm) for longer than a week.
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