Soil seed bank dynamics of two invasive alien plants in Nigeria: implications for ecosystem restoration.

ABSTRACT: The assessment of seed banks could provide useful hints towards ensuring restoration planning and invasive species management. In this study, the impacts of two invaders such as Hyptis suaveolens and Urena lobata on the soil seed banks were investigated. We also assessed the seed characteristics of the invaders at the invaded sites. This was achieved using 10 sites each for H. suaveolens- and U. lobata-invaded habitats and -non-invaded habitats making a total of 30 sites. We collected 200 soil samples from each habitat type. A seedling emergence method was used to determine the seed bank recruitment of both invasive plants. The diversity indices of the above-ground vegetation of sites invaded by the two plants were significantly lower than those of the non-invad

SUBMITTER: Akomolafe GF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10880880 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature