Seed bank composition of open and overgrown calcareous grassland soils-a case study from Southern Belgium

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 364-371

  Bossuyt, B ^a   Butaye, J ^b   Honnay, O ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Festuco Brometea; Grassland recreation; Seed bank; Seed longevity; Succession; Traditional management

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; SOILS; VEGETATION;

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; FESTUCO-BROMETEA; GRASSLAND RECREATION; GRASSLAND SOILS; GRASSLAND SPECIES; SEED LONGEVITY; SEEDBANKS; SOIL SEED BANK; SUCCESSION; TRADITIONAL MANAGEMENT;

SEED;

CALCAREOUS GRASSLAND; SEED BANK; SUCCESSION;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHRONOSEQUENCE; CONIFER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; FOREST; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; NONHUMAN; PLANTATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL SEED BANK; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33645928740     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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