Effects of water level regulation on the seed germination and production of annual plant Xanthium sibiricum in the water-level-fluctuating-zone of Three Gorges Reservoir

Abstract Vegetation effectively slows down the deterioration rate of the ecosystem in the water-level fluctuation zone (WLFZ). In this study, we investigated the impact of impoundment on the germination of seeds from Xanthium sibiricum fruits with various degrees of maturity and produced by X. sibir...

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Main Authors: Jianhui Liu, Feng Lin, Shaohua Shi, Qiaoli Ayi, Songping Liu, Bo Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04599-4