Claim · model-written summary
At 10 cm depth, M. torresiana germinated more in open than closed forest.
- Taxon
- M. torresiana
Macrothelypteris torresianae0 - Treatment
- opene0
- Outcome
- Spore germinatione0
- Direction
- highere0
- Qualifier
- 10 cm soil depthe0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“Spore germination of Cyathea divergens, M. torresiana, and Lophosoria quadripinnata deposited at 10 cm soil depth was higher in the open”
t0“Effect of Canopy Openness and Soil Depth on the Persistent Spore Bank of Cloud Forest Ferns”
Title
Effect of Canopy Openness and Soil Depth on the Persistent Spore Bank of Cloud Forest Ferns
Cristian O. Pinzón-Camacho; Oscar Briones; Karolina Riaño; et al. American Fern Journal 2025. doi:10.1640/0002-8444-115.3.206
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation All six fern species germinated at 33% to 77% after 15 months buried in soil.
- Intervention effect In situ storage yielded higher germination than refrigerated laboratory storage except in M. torresiana.
- Intervention effect At 10 cm depth, Cyathea divergens germinated more in open than closed forest.
- Intervention effect At 10 cm depth, Lophosoria quadripinnata germinated more in open than closed forest.
- Intervention effect At 10 cm depth, Cyathea bicrenata germinated more in closed forest.
- Intervention effect At 10 cm depth, Parablechnum schiedeanum germinated more in closed forest.
- Intervention effect Austroblechnum wardiae germination was unaffected by canopy openness.
- Intervention effect For three species, spores buried at 10 cm germinated more than surface spores.
- Observation The study found a persistent spore bank in tropical ferns.
