Seed banks present in soils provide information on past/existing standing vegetation and the
probable future vegetation of the area. We reviewed 187 articles related to seed banks that …

The floristic composition and species diversity of the germinable soil seed bank were
studied in three different habitats (desert salinized land, desert wadi, and reclaimed land) in …

Disturbance and environmental heterogeneity are factors that affect forest ecosystems under
different climates. Although fire is an important disturbance agent in deciduous oak forests of …

Soil seed banks serve as reservoirs of seeds for subsequent regeneration of plants. Soil
seed banks were investigated along the Thamalakane Riparian Woodlands (hereafter …

Nosso objetivo foi revisar o papel ecológico das trilhas e inserir essa temática nos projetos
de restauração ecológica. Para uma compreensão abrangente desse papel ecológico …

Parrotia persica CA Meyer (Persian ironwood) is a deciduous tree of the family
Hamamelidaceae, native to northern Iran and endemic to the Alborz Mountains. The study …

Background and aims Soil seed bank plays a significant role in the natural recovery and the
succession of forest. A large number of natural secondary forests are distributed in the …

To assess the role of soil seed banks in restoring degraded grasslands in the alpine region
of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP), we studied the similarity of species composition …

Shrub communities often modify understory soil and vegetation characteristics. However, the
effect of individual shrubs on the soil seed bank (y6SSB) could be variable in grasslands …

Background Bush clearing of encroached rangelands is crucial for restoration of herbaceous
cover and diversity. Regeneration after bush clearing depends largely on the soil seed bank …