Soil seed bank can complement restoration efforts in a coastal freshwater creek
Joanne E. Ling,
Megan Powell,
Li Wen
et al.
Abstract:Riparian vegetation is a keystone ecosystem element heavily impacted by livestock grazing. Historically, regeneration approaches of the riparian vegetation use either active (planting) and passive (natural regeneration) strategies. Objective frameworks based on an understanding of the soil seed bank are needed to help guide the approach adopted.This study compared the soil seed bank composition to the extant riparian vegetation to assess the potential for natural regeneration to supplement active plantings, fo… Show more
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