Changing perspectives on the role of the soil seed bank in northern temperate deciduous forests and in tropical lowland rain forests: parallels and contrasts

2006 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
M JANKOWSKABLASZCZUK ◽  
P GRUBB
Keyword(s):  
Seed Bank ◽  
Soil Seed Bank ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
Tropical Lowland ◽  
Temperate Deciduous ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forests

Seed banking in ancient forest species: why total sampled area really matters

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Plue ◽  
Ken Thompson ◽  
Kris Verheyen ◽  
Martin Hermy
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Seed Bank ◽  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Forest Species ◽  
Sampling Methodology ◽  
Total Species Richness ◽  
Ancient Forest Species ◽  
Ancient Forest ◽  
Temperate Deciduous ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forests

AbstractThis study investigates how methodological aspects of seed-bank sampling affect seed-bank records in temperate deciduous forests. We focused explicitly on seed-bank records of ancient forest species, which are assumed to lack a persistent seed bank; a hypothesis suspected to be partly due to methodological shortcomings. Through a quantitative review of 31 seed-bank studies in temperate deciduous forests of central and north-west Europe, we quantified the role of sampling methodology in constraining total seed-bank records and seed-bank records of ancient forest species (γ-diversity, average species' retrieval frequency and average seed density). A major methodological trade-off was established between sampled plot area and the number of plots: at an increased number of plots, the area sampled per plot decreased significantly. The total surface area sampled in a study was the primary determinant of γ-diversity, both for overall species richness and for ancient forest species richness. A high retrieval frequency of ancient forest species indicated that few plots were intensively sampled. The parallel increase in total species richness and ancient forest species richness and the non-significance of their ratio in relation to methodological variables suggests that ancient forest species are not particularly rare in the seed bank compared to other species. These results imply that sampling methodology has a far-reaching impact on seed-bank records such as γ-diversity, the detection of ancient forest species and ultimately seed-bank composition. We formulate a set of guidelines to improve the quality of seed-bank studies in temperate deciduous forests.

RAPD Variation among Quercus Species Distributed in Temperate Deciduous Forests of the Hiruzen Mountains

1997 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Ho Lee ◽  
Hayato Hashizume ◽  
Atsushi Watanabe ◽  
Toshitake Fukata ◽  
Susumu Shiraishi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Quercus Species ◽  
Temperate Deciduous ◽  
Rapd Variation ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forests

Vegetation recovery on closed paths in temperate deciduous forests

2005 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Roovers ◽  
Beatrijs Bossuyt ◽  
Hubert Gulinck ◽  
Martin Hermy
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forests ◽  
Vegetation Recovery ◽  
Temperate Deciduous ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forests
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