Local topography affects seed bank successional patterns in alluvial meadows

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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2015.10.007" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2015.10.007</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2015.10.007" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.flora.2015.10.007</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Local topography affects seed bank successional patterns in alluvial meadows
Original language description
Seed banks may play a crucial role in the maintenance of community diversity, but their role on semi-natural grasslands, one of the most species rich habitats in Europe, is usually unexplored in population and community studies. We aim to clarify how local factors and topography influence seed bank successional patterns on semi-natural alluvial meadows. All meadows were situated in the Eagle (Orlické) Mountains in the Czech Republic and were divided according to fallow time. Paired plots, represented low and high topography, were established on each meadow. We recorded plant species occurrence in vegetation and in the seed bank to ascertain how seed abundance, diversity and the similarity between seed bank and vegetation were influenced by topography and management. Seed abundance significantly changed, whereas seed diversity remained stable after meadow abandonment. Seed abundance was high in the low topography plots probably due to higher aboveground biomass which promoted seed accum
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EF - Botany
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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