Effects of grazing on soil seed bank dynamics: An approach with functional groups

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 375-386

  Sternberg, Marcelo ^a   Gutman, Mario ^b   Perevolotsky, Avi ^b   Kigel, Jaime ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cattle; Dormancy; Germination; Management; Mediterranean; Persistence; Rangeland; Regeneration strategy

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GRAZING; RANGELAND; SEED BANK;

(NORTHWEST); ISRAEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0042140325     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02163.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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