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Plants may resprout by means of [[lignotuber]]s at the base or [[epicormic buds]]. |
Plants may resprout by means of [[lignotuber]]s at the base or [[epicormic buds]]. |
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Resprouters characterize [[chaparral]], which has evolved to experience periodic fires. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Resprouters are plant species that are able to survive fire by the activation of dormant vegetative buds to produce regrowth.[1]
Plants may resprout by means of lignotubers at the base or epicormic buds.
Resprouters characterize chaparral, which has evolved to experience periodic fires.
References
- ^ Knox, Kirsten J. E.; Briggs, Morrison, David A. (2005). "Effects of inter-fire intervals on the reproductive output of resprouters and obligate seeders in the Proteaceae". Austral Ecology. 3 (2): 407–413.
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