Organismes de recherche. FROG - French Researchers in Organic Geochemistry. Le blog d'un prof de fac. J.g. pausas' blog » fire history. Serotiny is the delayed seed release for more than a year by retaining the seeds in a woody structure [1].
This implies an accumulation of a canopy seed bank. Serotiny confer fitness benefits in environments with frequent crown-fires, as the heat opens the cones and seeds are dispersed in the post-fire bed which is rich in resource and the competition and predation are low. It is typical of many Proteaceae and some conifers, like some pine species [1, 2; figure below]. Viadeo. LinkedIn.
Ecomeo. Biologeek. AFES - Accueil. (2) Réseau Matières Organiques.