ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2021
Natural disturbances and masting: from mechanisms to fitness consequences.
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- European beech reproduction is not reduced by drought, including the 2003, 2018, and 2022 extremes.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Thresholds for spring freeze: measuring risk to improve predictions in a warming world.The New phytologist · 2025Review
- Masting ontogeny: the largest masting benefits accrue to the largest trees.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Evolution of masting in plants is linked to investment in low tissue mortality.Nature communications · 2023Article
- Understanding mast seeding for conservation and land management.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
- The ecology and evolution of synchronized reproduction in long-lived plants.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Review
- Fire history and weather interact to determine extent and synchrony of mast-seeding in rhizomatous scrub oaks of Florida.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
The timing of seed production and release is highly relevant for successful plant reproduction. Ecological disturbances, if synchronized with reproductive effort, can increase the chances of seeds and seedlings to germinate and establish. This can be especially true under variable and synchronous seed production (masting). Several observational studies have reported worldwide evidence for co-occurrence of disturbances and seed bumper crops in forests. Here, we review the evidence for interaction between disturbances and masting in global plant communities; we highlight feedbacks between these two ecological processes and posit an evolutionary pathway leading to the selection of traits that allow trees to synchronize seed crops with disturbances. Finally, we highlight relevant questions to be tested on the functional and evolutionary relationship between disturbances and masting. This article is part of the theme issue 'The ecology and evolution of synchronized seed production in plants'.
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