Responses of Soil Seed Bank and Vegetation to the Increasing Intensity of Human Disturbance in a Semi-Arid Region of Northern China

Responses of Soil Seed Bank and Vegetation to the Increasing Intensity of Human Disturbance in a Semi-Arid Region of Northern China

To provide more insights into the responses of the soil seed bank and vegetation to human disturbance intensity, we selected four land use types, including: native grassland (no human disturbance), abandoned artificial grassland (light human disturbance), artificial grassland (moderate human disturb...

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Main Authors: Cui Li, Bo Xiao, Qinghai Wang, Ruilun Zheng, Juying Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-10-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
soil seed bank
disturbance intensity
species richness
seed density
vegetation restoration
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/10/1837

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