Regeneration processes of biological soil crusts, macro-cryptogams and vascular plant species after fine-scale disturbance in a temperate region: Recolonization or successional replacement?

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 205, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-60

  Langhans, Tanja Margrit ^a   Storm, Christian ^a   Schwabe, Angelika ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mechanical disturbance; Regeneration succession; Seed addition; Seed bank; Seed limitation; Soil nutrients

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DISTURBANCE; LICHEN; RECOLONIZATION; REGENERATION; REPLACEMENT; SANDY SOIL; SEED BANK; SOIL CRUST; SOIL NUTRIENT; SUCCESSION; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; VASCULAR PLANT;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; ERODIUM CICUTARIUM; KOELERIA; MYOSOTIS STRICTA; SAXIFRAGA TRIDACTYLITES; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 70350701079     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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