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Evaluating germinability of eight desert halophytes under long-term seed storage: Implications for conservation

Plant Diversity, 2019
Ex situ conservation in seed banks is a potential complementary conservation strategy for native plant species. It is well established that ex situ seed banking of native wild plants prolongs seed viability and thereby preserves genetic and species ...
Sanjay Gairola, Hatem A. Shabana, Tamer Mahmoud, Ali El-Keblawy, Andrea Santo   +4 more
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Environment sensing in spring-dispersed seeds of a winter annual Arabidopsis influences the regulation of dormancy to align germination potential with seasonal changes [PDF]

, 2014
Seed dormancy cycling plays a crucial role in the lifecycle timing of many plants. Little is known of how the seeds respond to the soil seed bank environment following dispersal in spring into the short-term seed bank before seedling emergence in autumn.
Clay, Heather A., Dent, Katherine, Finch-Savage, William E., Footitt, Steven   +3 more
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Large old trees need more conservation attention: A case of Tamarix aphylla in the arid deserts of the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2015
Large old trees are often recognized for the provision of variety of ecosystem services to humanity. This paper reports the existence of a large old Tamarix aphylla (L.) Karst. tree in the Hamriyah area of Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates.
Tamer Mahmoud, Sanjay Gairola, Ali El-Keblawy   +2 more
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Similarity between seed bank and herb layer in a natural deciduous temperate lowland forest

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 2011
Forest seed banks mostly studied in managed forests proved to be small, species poor and not reflecting aboveground species composition. Yet studies conducted in undisturbed communities indicate a different seed bank characteristic. Therefore we aimed at
Maciej Wódkiewicz, Anna Justyna Kwiatkowska-Falińska   +1 more
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Banana seed genetic resources for food security: Status, constraints, and future priorities

Food and Energy Security, 2022
Storing seed collections of crop wild relatives, wild plant taxa genetically related to crops, is an essential component in global food security. Seed banking protects genetic resources from degradation and extinction and provides material for use by ...
Simon Kallow, Arne Mertens, Steven B. Janssens, Filip Vandelook, John Dickie, Rony Swennen, Bart Panis   +6 more
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The effect of successional stage and salinity on the vertical distribution of seeds in salt-marsh soils [PDF]

, 2009
Seed bank density and similarity between seed bank and above-ground vegetation along depth were compared between two salt-marshes different in age. In addition, the effect of salinity on the variation in seed bank density and similarity between seed bank
Erfanzadeh, R., Hendrickx, F., Hoffmann, M., Maelfait, J.-P.   +3 more
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The Relationship between the Soil Seed Bank and Above-Ground Vegetation of a Coastal Barrier Island [PDF]

, 1995
The germinable soil seed bank is described from a coastal barrier island off the northwest coast of Florida, USA. Soil samples collected from seven vegetation types, recently deposited dredge spoil and unvegetated areas in autumn 1990 and spring 1991 ...
Anderberg, Anon., Anon., Bertiller, Boorman, Braak, Cousens, Daubenmire, David J. Gibson, Davy, Dolan, Donelan, Ehrenfeld, Gibson, Gibson, Gibson, Gibson, Gibson, Goodall, Grootjans, Gross, Hill, Keddy, Kellman, Leck, Levassor, Livingston, Looney, Looney, Ludwig, Mack, Matlack, Maun, Milberg, Nakashizuka, Oosting, Palik, Partridge, Paul B. Looney, Peart, Pemadasa, Pierce, Pierce, Plansiek, Ranwell, Rico-Gray, Roach, Roberts, Rothrock, Schat, Stalter, Stone, Stone, Sykes, Thompson, Thompson, Thompson, Ungar, Valk, Warr, Watkinson, Whipple, Work, Work, Zhang, Zoladeski   +65 more
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The Relative Contributions of Seed Bank, Seed Rain, and Understory Vegetation Dynamics to the Reorganization of Tsuga Canadensis Forests After Loss due to Logging or Simulated Attack by Adelges tsugae [PDF]

, 2013
Profound changes are occurring in forests as native insects, nonnative insects, or pathogens irrupt on foundation tree species; comprehensive models of vegetation responses are needed to predict future forest composition.
Barker-Plotkin, Audrey A., Ellison, Aaron M., Farnsworth, Elizabeth Jean   +2 more
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Seed rain and seed bank of a draw-down zone and their similarities to vegetation under the regulated water-level fluctuation in Xiangxi River

Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 2020
Construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir converted areas of the original terrestrial ecosystem along the shores into a draw-down zone with a fluctuating water-level at an elevation ranging between 145 and 175 m. The water-level fluctuation is regulated
Fangqing Chen, Miao Zhang, Yang Wu, Yongwen Huang   +3 more
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Study the species richness and similarity of plant cover and soil seed bank in arid areas of Atriplex plantation (Case Study: Shahriar) [PDF]

پژوهش‌های آبخیزداری, 2017
Plant cover may be the most important factor in conserving the soil from water and wind erosion. Wise management of plant cover needs accurate and sufficient information from vegetation and soil seed bank capacity. Evaluation of changes in vegetation and
Ahmad Sadeghipour, Pariya Kamali, Nadiya Kazemi   +2 more
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