Soil Seed Bank Persistence Across Time and Burial Depth in Calcareous Grassland Habitats.

ABSTRACT: Seed persistence in the soil is crucial for population dynamics. Interspecific differences in soil seed mortality could be a mechanism that may stimulate species coexistence in herbaceous plant communities. Therefore, understanding the levels and causes of seed persistence is vital for understanding community composition and population dynamics. In this study, we evaluated the burial depth as a significant predictor of the temporal dynamics of soil seed persistence. We suppose that species differ in this temporal dynamics of soil seed persistence according to burial depth. Furthermore, we expected that burial depth would affect soil seed persistence differently concerning the species-specific type of dormancy, light, and fluctuating temperature requirements for germination. Seeds of 28 her

SUBMITTER: Maskova T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8854790 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature