A study of soil seed banks across one complete chronosequence of secondary succession in a karst landscape

Anthropogenic disturbance and distinctive geochemistry have resulted in rocky desertification in many karst regions of the world. Seed banks are crucial to vegetation regeneration in degraded karst ecosystems characterized by a discontinuous distribution of soil and seasonal drought stress. However,...

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Main Authors: Xiaole He, Li Yuan, Zhen Hong Wang, Zizong Zhou, Li Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2020-10-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/10226.pdf