Long-term changes in size and composition of seed bank during succession: From meadow to forest

Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae

Volumn 67, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 301-311

  Falińska, Krystyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Abandoned meadow; Seedlings emergence; Soil seed banks; Species composition; Succession

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042878020     PISSN: 00016977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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