Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed Persistence of ...

We investigated the effects of seed position in litter and amount of litter covering the seed on seedling emergence and seed persistence of three common ...

The present study clearly demonstrates that litter plays a key role in regulating seed germination, seedling emergence and seed persistence.

Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi ...

A previous meta-analysis (from 1999) reported that litter had an overall negative effect on seed germination and seedling establishment in ...

Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed Persistence of ...

Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed Persistence of Three Common Species on the Loess Plateau in Northwestern China · Rui Zhang, Xiaowen Hu, +2 ...

Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed Persistence of ...

Baskin, Seasonal changes in germination responses of buried seeds of the weedy summer annual grass Setaria glauca., Weed Res., № 36, с. · Boeken, The effect of ...

(PDF) Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed

Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed Persistence of Three Common Species on the Loess Plateau in Northwestern China · Species-Specific Effects of ...

Effect of litter on cumulative seedling emergence (mean% ± SE) of ...

... Most studies have focused on how leaf litter, especially litter depth, affects seed germination and seedling growth because the seedling stage is the most ...

Meta-Analysis of Effects of Forest Litter on Seedling Establishment

When we examined the effect of litter amount by litter type, we found that for broadleaf litter, a thin layer (<250 g m−2) decreased seedling ...

Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural ... - BES Journals

Large seeds showed a more positive response to litter presence with respect to seedling emergence and survival, but not concerning biomass. 6. Synthesis. Under ...

(PDF) Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi ...

A previous meta-analysis (from 1999) reported that litter had an overall negative effect on seed germination and seedling establishment in ...

Seedling recruitment in deciduous forest herbs: the effects of litter ...

An additional experiment was used to investigate effects of seed availability and seed predation on germination of one selected species, Anemone nemorosa.

Seedling emergence, growth, and allocation of Oriental bittersweet

To determine how litter affects seedling establishment and growth, we measured seedling emergence and biomass allocation in a greenhouse experiment. Seeds were ...

Effects of bryophytes and grass litter on seedling emergence vary by ...

This interaction between seed size, seed position and cover type may be ecologically and evolutionarily relevant because it may lead to changes in species ...

Mechanisms Underlying the Suppression of Forb Seedling ... - jstor

Effect of grass litter on mean (? 1 SE) seed germination in experiments 1 (a) and 2 (b) and mean (? 1 SE) seedling emergence in experiments 3 ( ...

Influence of Litter and Weather on Seedling Recruitment in a Mixed ...

Litter strongly impeded seedling emergence of small‐seeded species. The negative effect of litter on seedling recruitment of large‐seeded species and the ...

Am. Midi. Nat. 158:472-477 Effects of Leaf Litter on Establishment ...

Alliaria petiolata forms a persistent seed bank, and seeds are known to be ... Seedling emergence, growth, and allocation of Oriental bittersweet ...

Effects of Litter on Seedling Emergence and Seed Persistence of ...

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Effects of litter on seedling establishment - OUCI

Donath TW, Eckstein RL (2010) Effects of bryophytes and grass litter on seedling emergence vary by vertical seed position and seed size. Plant Ecol 207:257–268

Effects of leaf litter depth on the emergence and seedling growth of ...

For Betula lenta. (seed mass ⫽ 0.7 mg), emergence on bare soil was greater than 50%, approximately 12% in shallow litter, and no emergence in deep litter.

Grass and oak litter exert different effects on seedling emergence of ...

Litter can have important consequences on recruitment of plant species through modification of biological, physical, and chemical features of microenvironment.