Seed bank development after the restoration of alluvial grassland via transfer of seed-containing plant material

Biological Conservation

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 404-413

  Schmiede, Ralf ^a   Donath, Tobias W ^a   Otte, Annette ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diaspore; Flood meadows; Flood plain; Hay transfer; Rhine

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DIASPORE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FLOODPLAIN; GRASSLAND; MEADOW; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED BANK; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL DEPTH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; RHINE RIVER;

EID: 58149216322     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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