@article{LI:310101,
      recid = {310101},
      author = {LI, Yanjiao and CAI, Pengsen and TONG, Weishuang and GAO,  Huashan and ZHAO, Yan and WANG, Limin},
      title = {Characteristics of Soil Seed Banks of Typical Plant  Communities in Hilly Area of Funiu Mountain },
      journal = {Asian Agricultural Research},
      address = {2020-11-20},
      number = {1812-2021-643},
      month = {Nov},
      year = {2020},
      abstract = {[Objectives] The purpose was to investigate the  characteristics of soil seed bank of typical plant  communities in hilly area of Funiu Mountain. [Methods] The  seed density, number of species and species composition of  the soil seed bank of typical plant communities such as  Themeda japonica, Imperata cylindrica, Vitex negundo,  Quercus acutissima, Robinia pseudoacacia, Platycladus  orientalis and Populus canadensis in the surface, top 0-5  and top 5-10 cm soil were studied. [Results] The seed  reserves of plant communities at different succession  stages were (220.00±95.39) – (2 650.00±1 064.52) seeds/m2.  A total of 48 species were counted in the seed bank,  belonging to 45 genera in 22 families. Total 27 species  were identified in the above-ground vegetation, belonging  to 25 genera in 14 families. In the shallow soil where the  seeds gathered, the seed densities of Imperata cylindrica  and Themeda japonica were relatively low. The reserves of  plant communities with different naturalness degrees were  (403.33±64.29) – (2 110.00±356.79) seeds/m2. A total of 67  species were counted in the seed bank, belonging to 64  genera in 37 families. A total of 45 species were  identified in the above-ground vegetation, belonging to 43  genera in 28 families. In the soil layers of 0-5 and 5-10  cm, the seed density of natural secondary Q. acutissima was  higher than those of planted P. canadensis, P. orientalis  and R. pseudoacacia. In each soil layer, the species number  of natural secondary Q. acutissima forest was slightly  smaller than those of planted P. canadensis, P. orientalis  and R. pseudoacacia forests. [Conclusions] The seeds in the  soil seed bank may not completely come from existing  above-ground vegetation. Manual assistance is required for  vegetation restoration or reconstruction relying on soil  seed bank, to ensure the direction of community  succession.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/310101},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.310101},
}