Presence of shrubs influences the spatial pattern of soil seed banks in desert herbaceous vegetation

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 537-548

  Li, Feng Rui ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Herbaceous layer; Mobile sandy habitat; Secondary seed dispersal; Seed bank density; Seed bank species richness; Woody species

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DESERT; HERB; SEED BANK; SHRUB; VEGETATION; WIND DIRECTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HORQIN DESERT;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA HALODENDRON;

EID: 59649129857     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3170/2008-8-18404     Document Type: Article

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