Soil seed banks and ecological restoration : above and below ground effects of environment, management and intraspecific variation

The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of how the response of communities (above and below ground) to environment degradation are reflected in seed banks and, how this knowledge can be used to suggest improved application of ecological restoration processes. Two study areas wer...

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Main Author: Mercado, Sofía Isabel Basto
Published: University of Sheffield 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.574481