Seed bank (henceforth referred to as SB) refers to viable seed which is present on or in soil
and associated with litter/humus. Under different land use/land cover systems and climatic …

Grazing removes a plant's aboveground vegetative and reproductive tissues and can modify
the soil seed bank, potentially impacting the restoration of preferred species. Knowledge …

The soil seed bank (SSB) is an important source of resilience for plant communities
subjected to disturbances. This study aimed to identify characteristics of the SSB, its …

Abstract Burkina Faso's W National Park (WNPB) is one of the country's biodiversity
hotspots. Despite this Park's protection, illegal human activities threaten its vegetation, and …

The quality and quantity of soil seed bank composition can play a key role in secondary
succession restoration efforts such as those involved in this study, which concerned the …

This study evaluates the characteristics of soil seed bank in two types of central African
rainforests: Celtis forest on clay soils and Manilkara forest on sandy soils. In each study site …

A number of methods are used to assess the soil seed banks of a range of plant species in
various habitats around the world, with approaches that differ between countries and …

Endozoochory is a substantial vector for seed dispersal and plays an important role in
vegetation dynamics, mainly in colonisation processes through seed input to the vegetation …

Our understanding of how environmental heterogeneity shapes plant community dynamics
is largely based on above-ground diversity despite the importance of seed banks as …

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