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Principles of seed banks and the emergence of complexity from dormancy

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  • Jay T. Lennon

    (Indiana University, Department of Biology)

  • Frank den Hollander

    (Universiteit Leiden, Mathematical Institute)

  • Maite Wilke-Berenguer

    (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Mathematics)

  • Jochen Blath

    (Technische Universität Berlin, Institute of Mathematics)

Abstract

Across the tree of life, populations have evolved the capacity to contend with suboptimal conditions by engaging in dormancy, whereby individuals enter a reversible state of reduced metabolic activity. The resulting seed banks are complex, storing information and imparting memory that gives rise to multi-scale structures and networks spanning collections of cells to entire ecosystems. We outline the fundamental attributes and emergent phenomena associated with dormancy and seed banks, with the vision for a unifying and mathematically based framework that can address problems in the life sciences, ranging from global change to cancer biology.

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  • Jay T. Lennon & Frank den Hollander & Maite Wilke-Berenguer & Jochen Blath, 2021. "Principles of seed banks and the emergence of complexity from dormancy," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-16, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-24733-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-24733-1
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    1. den Hollander, Frank & Nandan, Shubhamoy, 2022. "Spatially inhomogeneous populations with seed-banks: II. Clustering regime," Stochastic Processes and their Applications, Elsevier, vol. 150(C), pages 116-146.
    2. Stefanie Imminger & Dimitri V. Meier & Arno Schintlmeister & Anton Legin & Jörg Schnecker & Andreas Richter & Osnat Gillor & Stephanie A. Eichorst & Dagmar Woebken, 2024. "Survival and rapid resuscitation permit limited productivity in desert microbial communities," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-17, December.

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