Can the seed bank be used for ecological restoration? An overview of seed bank characteristics in European communities

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 875-884

  Bossuyt, Beatrijs ^a   Honnay, Olivier ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Seed bank methodology; Seed longevity; Seed persistence; Similarity index; Succession.

Indexed keywords

FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; HEATHLAND; MARSH; MONOCOTYLEDON; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEED BANK; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION; WOODY PLANT;

JUNCUS;

EID: 58149246324     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18462     Document Type: Article

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