Persistent soil seed banks along altitudinal gradients in the Qilian Mountains in China and their significance for conservation management

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2329-2340

  Liu, Chuanh ^a   Liu, Yan ^a   Yi, Ganjun ^a   Li, Wenlong ^b   Zhang, Guiping ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (China)

^b Agricultural Section of Shenwan Town in Zhongshan City   (China)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradients; Conservation; Seed density; Slopes; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

PICEA; PICEA CRASSIFOLIA; SALIX;

EID: 79958796314     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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