seedling_establishment_conditions

Label: Seedling establishment conditions
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030217
Type: categorical
Definition: The environmental conditions [ENVO:01000203] under which a taxon [NCIT:C40098] displays seed [PO:0009010] germination [GO:0009845] and seedling establishment [EnvThes:20410], with trait values reflecting successional changes to the vegetation community.;The environmental conditions under which a taxon's seedlings can establish, with trait values reflecting successional changes to the vegetation community.
Additional comments: The selection of trait values does not distinguish between the ability to establish in intermediate age versus mature vegetation, as this level of detail is rarely provided in datasets.

Allowed values:

value	description
establish_anytime	Seedlings can establish immediately following a disturbance and in later years as vegetation ages, right thru to mature and over-mature vegetation
establish_intermediate_to_mature_vegetation	Seedlings require some environmental characteristics not found in vegetation straight after fires to establish, for they cannot establish within the first season or two after fire but can establish in older vegetation (including mature to over-mature vegetation).
establish_post_disturbance	Seedling establishment occurs following disturbances that increase light levels at the ground surface, but the type of disturbance is not documented.
establish_post_fire	Seedling establishment occurs following fire.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030217) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 1,716 records. This includes: