This study aimed to evaluate the effect of forest roadside on plant diversity and composition
in the Hyrcanian temperate forest of northern Iran. To collect vegetation data, 116 …

Aim To assess how non‐native earthworm and non‐native plant invasions shape soil seed
bank composition in deciduous temperate forests. Location New York State, USA. Methods …

Background Little information is available about the effects of different species of shrubs on
the composition of the soil seed bank (SSB) and how the SSB could contribute to restoration …

Excessive herbivory can have transformative effects on forest understory vegetation,
converting diverse communities into depauperate ones, often with increased abundance of …

Questions: The existence of reservoirs from which dominant plants recruit after disturbances
is a key factor in ecosystem resilience. With this in mind, we ask the following qestion: where …

Soil seed bank (SSB) is an important component in the process of rehabilitating degraded
lands by forecasting the future vegetation cover of a given area. The present study was …

Little information is available about the effects of different species of shrubs on the
composition of the soil seed bank (SSB) in the semiarid regions. We determined the role of …

The faeces of large herbivores include viable seeds of many plant species. With dung
decomposition, some seeds migrate into the soil and influence seed bank build-up …

In the last few years, public awareness has been on the increase about short-and longterm
effects of forest roads construction on the environment. Therefore, forest road managers …

Detail study on soil seedbank composition and regeneration potential is needed for
Ethiopian forests. In present work, soil seedbank assessment of woody plant species was …