Structure and composition of the seed bank in monospecific and tree species-rich temperate broad-leaved forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 695-702

  Schmidt, Inga ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^a   Mölder, Andreas ^b   Schmidt, Wolfgang ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diaspores; Ecosystem engineer; Litter; Stand age

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; FORESTRY; SEED; SOILS; VEGETATION;

BED-ROCKS; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DECOMPOSING LITTERS; DIASPORES; GERMINATING SEEDS; IN TREES; INTENSIVE RESEARCHES; LAYER COMPOSITIONS; LEAF LITTERS; LITTER; LITTER LAYERS; LITTER QUALITIES; SEED BANKS; SOIL CHEMISTRIES; SOIL CORES; SOIL DEPTHS; SPECIES COMPOSITIONS; SPECIES DIVERSITIES; STAND AGE; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES DIVERSITIES;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

BEDROCK; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GERMINATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SEED BANK; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ACIDS; AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST LITTER; FORESTRY; PLANTS; SEEDS;

ACER; CARPINUS; FAGUS; FRAXINUS; MALVACEAE; TILIA;

EID: 56649107997     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.09.052     Document Type: Article

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