Serotiny, in botany, refers to a trait in some plant species where seeds are retained within cones or fruits for extended periods, often years, until a specific environmental cue triggers their release. This adaptation is particularly common in fire-prone ecosystems, with fire often being the primary trigger for seed dispersal.
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Confirmation
The purpose of a system is what it does (POSIWID) is a systems thinking heuristic coined by Stafford Beer, who observed that there is “no point in claiming that the purpose of a system is to do what it constantly fails to do.”
“According to the cybernetician, the purpose of a system is what it does. This is a basic dictum. It stands for bald fact, which makes a better starting point in seeking understanding than the familiar attributions of good intention, prejudices about expectations, moral judgment, or sheer ignorance of circumstances.”
