Germinable soil seed-bank of former grassland converted to coniferous plantation

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 739-751

  Maccherini, Simona ^a   De Dominicis, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coniferous plantations; Grassland; Italy; Restoration; Seed bank

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; GRASSLAND; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; VIABILITY;

CAMPANULA; CONIFEROPHYTA; SAXIFRAGA; SAXIFRAGA TRIDACTYLITES; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM; VERONICA; VERONICA AGRESTIS;

EID: 1642573190     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1703.2003.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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