- Tytuł:
- Similarity between seed bank and herb layer in a natural deciduous temperate lowland forest
- Autorzy:
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Wodkiewicz, M
Kwiatkowska-Falinska, A.J. - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/56649.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2010
- Wydawca:
- Polskie Towarzystwo Botaniczne
- Tematy:
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similarity
seed bank
herb layer
lowland forest
Bialowieza Forest
primeval forest
oak-hornbeam forest
seed extracting
soil seed bank
species dominance
species similarity - Opis:
- Forest seed banks mostly studied in managed forests proved to be small, species poor and not reflecting aboveground species composition. Yet studies conducted in undisturbed communities indicate a different seed bank characteristic. Therefore we aimed at describing soil seed bank in an undisturbed forest in a remnant of European lowland temperate forests, the Białowieża Forest. We compared similarity between the herb layer and seed bank, similarity of seed bank between different patches, and dominance structure of species in the herb layer and in the seed bank of two related oak-hornbeam communities. We report relatively high values of Sorensen species similarity index between herb layer and seed bank of both patches. This suggests higher species similarity of the herb layer and soil seed bank in natural, unmanaged forests represented by both plots than in fragmented communities influenced by man. Although there was a set of core seed bank species present at both plots, yielding high Sorensen species similarity index values, considerable differences between plots in seed bank size and dominance structure of species were found, indicating spatial variability of studied seed bank generated by edaphic conditions. Dominance structure of species in the herb layer was not reflected in the underlying seed bank. This stresses, that natural forest regeneration cannot rely only on the seed bank, although some forest species are capable of forming soil seed banks. While forest seed banks may not reflect vegetation composition of past successional stages, they may inform on history and land use of a specific plot.
- Źródło:
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Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae; 2010, 79, 2; 157-166
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2083-9480 - Pojawia się w:
- Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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