In the Loess Plateau region, soil erosion is a serious problem. Vegetation restoration is an
effective approach to control soil erosion and improve ecosystems. The soil seed bank …

The ability of short-lived tree species such as birch, alder, willow, poplar and rowan to form
even a short-term soil seed bank is discussed controversially in the literature. Soil seed …

Despite the crucial role of the seed bank in forest conservation and dynamics, the effects of
forest edge microclimate and climate warming on germination responses from the forest …

Aim The amount of forest edges is increasing globally due to forest fragmentation and land‐
use changes. However, edge effects on the soil seed bank of temperate forests are still …

Question Seed banks often serve as reservoirs of taxonomic and genetic diversity that buffer
plant populations and influence post‐disturbance vegetation trajectories; yet evaluating their …

Despite the importance of soil seed banks in diversity maintenance, our understanding of
plant response to changes in resource availability is largely limited to above-ground …

Despite a good understanding on how dispersal in space structures plant communities in
fragmented landscapes, we know little about dispersal in time. Empirical evidence on …

The soil seed bank (SSB) in forests is a key indicator of their resilience after disturbances.
Despite the growing interest in describing patterns of SSB and understanding potential …

Question Below‐ground processes are key determinants of above‐ground plant population
and community dynamics. Still, our understanding of how environmental drivers shape plant …

Résumé Les forêts françaises ont doublé de surface depuis le début du XIXe siècle. Elles
sont donc composées au moins pour moitié d'anciennes terres cultivées, de pâtures et de …