Seed bank dynamics in abandoned meadows during a 20-year period in the Bialowieza National Park

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 461-475

  Falińska, Krystyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Seed bank pattern; Soil seed bank; Species composition; Succession

Indexed keywords

CIRSIETUM RIVULARIS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED BANK; SPECIES RICHNESS; SUCCESSION;

FLORISTICS; MEADOW; SEED BANK; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BIALOWIEZA NATIONAL PARK; POLAND;

EID: 0344417941     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.1999.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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