L Sanou, D Zida, P Savadogo, A Thiombiano - Journal of plant research, 2018 - Springer
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 …
D Zida, L Sanou, S Diawara, P Savadogo… - Acta Oecologica, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
K Dimobe, U Gessner, K Ouédraogo… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …
C Douh, K Daïnou, JJ Loumeto… - Forest Ecology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
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 …
EA Padonou, BA Akakpo, B Tchigossou… - iForest-Biogeosciences …, 2022 - sisef.it
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 …