The role of Pteridium arachnoideum(Kaulf) on the seed bank of the endangered Brazilian Cerrado

Abstract The native bracken (Pteridium arachnoideum) often occurs in mono-specific stands in the Brazilian Cerrado, and this dominance can impact on both the above-ground vegetation and soil seed bank. This study investigated how invasion by this species over a 20-year period changed the seed bank a...

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Main Authors: R. O. Xavier, J. G. Alday, R. H. Marrs, D. M. S. Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-69842016000100256&lng=en&tlng=en