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| Title |
Epicormic Resprouting in Fire-Prone Ecosystems
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Trends in Plant Science, September 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.08.010 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Juli G. Pausas, Jon E. Keeley |
| Abstract |
Many plants resprout from basal buds after disturbance, and this is common in shrublands subjected to high-intensity fires. However, resprouting after fire from epicormic (stem) buds is globally far less common. Unlike basal resprouting, post-fire epicormic resprouting is a key plant adaptation for retention of the arborescent skeleton after fire, allowing rapid recovery of the forest or woodland and leading to greater ecosystem resilience under recurrent high-intensity fires. Here we review the biogeography of epicormic resprouting, the mechanisms of protection, the fire regimes where it occurs, and the evolutionary drivers that shaped this trait. We propose that epicormic resprouting is adaptive in ecosystems with high fire frequency and relatively high productivity, at moderate-high fire intensities. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 90 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21 | 23% |
| United States | 9 | 10% |
| France | 3 | 3% |
| Argentina | 2 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 2% |
| Portugal | 2 | 2% |
| Finland | 1 | 1% |
| Canada | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 8 | 9% |
| Unknown | 39 | 43% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 65 | 72% |
| Scientists | 19 | 21% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 3 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 143 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 143 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 31 | 22% |
| Researcher | 23 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 10 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 23 | 16% |
| Unknown | 29 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 47 | 33% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 45 | 31% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 2% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 40 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 70. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 April 2024.
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