Effects of different grassland utilization methods on the germinable soil seed bank of the Hulunbuir meadow steppe [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Seed banks are crucial regenerative resources for aboveground vegetation. The pattern of their changes holds immense significance in understanding alterations in the belowground seed bank.
Ruirui Yan +12 more
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Facilitation by Haloxylon persicum Shrubs Enhances Density and Richness of Soil Seed Bank of Annual Plants in a Hyper-Arid Ecosystem [PDF]
Plants, 2023 The soil seed bank is an essential functional component of plant communities. In arid ecosystems, the island-like distribution of shrubs influences the spatial distribution of the soil seed bank.
Nasr H. Gomaa +2 more
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Diversity of soil seed bank and influencing factors in the nascent wetland of the Yellow River Delta [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 Soil seed bank is the growth and reproduction source of vegetation community, playing an important role in vegetation establishment, succession and renewal, biodiversity maintenance.
Tao Zhu +7 more
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The Similarity between Species Composition of Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank of Grasslands in Inner Mongolia, China: Implications for the Asymmetric Response to Precipitation [PDF]
Plants, 2021 The asymmetric response of productivity to precipitation was recently proposed as an early warning signal for the shifts in temperate grassland function in China.
Yanyan Lv +8 more
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Vertical distribution of soil seed bank and the ecological importance of deeply buried seeds in alkaline grasslands [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Soil seed banks play a central role in vegetation dynamics and may be an important source of ecological restoration. However, the vast majority of seed bank studies examined only the uppermost soil layers (0–10 cm); hence, our knowledge on the
Ágnes Tóth +12 more
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Seed rain and soil seed bank in Chinese fir plantations and an adjacent natural forest in southern China: Implications for the regeneration of native species [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The natural regeneration of native broadleaved species underneath forest monoculture plantations is important to recover ecosystem functions and to mitigate adverse environmental effects.
Bo Liu +8 more
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Response of the germinable soil seed bank of temperate Leymus chinensis meadows to mowing regimes [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceMowing is a primary practice in temperate L. chinensis meadows, which are severely degraded due to frequent mowing, overgrazing, and other factors, necessitating restoration and sustainable management.
Zhitao Zhang +8 more
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Effects of 10-year management regimes on the soil seed bank in saline-alkaline grassland. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 BackgroundManagement regimes for vegetation restoration of degraded grasslands can significantly affect the process of ecological succession. However, few studies have focused on variation in the soil seed bank during vegetation restoration under ...
Hongyuan Ma +3 more
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Seeds of change: characterizing the soil seed bank of a migrating salt marsh. [PDF]
Ann Bot, 2020 AbstractBackground and AimsThe capacity for dispersal to promote or hinder species’ responses to global change remains a major question in ecology. One ecosystem experiencing rapid change is the tidal marsh, which is migrating inland in response to accelerated sea level rise.
Kottler EJ, Gedan K.
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi negatively affect soil seed bank viability. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2016 AbstractSeed banks represent a reservoir of propagules important for understanding plant population dynamics. Seed viability in soil depends on soil abiotic conditions, seed species, and soil biota. Compared to the vast amount of data on plant growth effects, next to nothing is known about how arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) could influence ...
Maighal M, Salem M, Kohler J, Rillig MC.
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