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

Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi-natural grasslands: a meta-analysis. Alejandro Loydi, Corresponding Author.

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

While natural grasslands occur in regions where climatic or soil conditions, or a combination of both, prevent tree growth, semi-natural grasslands are main-.

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5. Litter may have a positive effect on seedling recruitment in dry grasslands or under water-limited conditions, or in the presence of low to ...

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

1. Plant litter is a key component in terrestrial ecosystems. It plays a major role in nutrient cycles and community organization. Land use and climate ...

Effects of plant litter on seedling establishment in semi-natural ...

This study examines the impact of plant litter on seedling establishment in a semi-natural grassland. In a field experiment, seeds of six forbs were sown in ...

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

Litter derived from the standing vegetation can act as a seed trap and thus prevent seed germination. Non-germinated seeds in the soil are the ...

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

An overall neutral effect of litter presence on seedlings emergence and survival and a positive effect on seedling biomass is found and whereas for field ...

Meta-Analysis of Effects of Forest Litter on Seedling Establishment

The results showed that litter cover had an overall negative effect on seedling emergence and survival, a neutral effect on root, leaf, total biomass, and a ...

Effects of litter on establishment of grassland plant species

Furthermore, we analyzed the species' light requirement for germination and its relation to seed size, successional status and establishment beneath litter.

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

Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi-natural grasslands: a meta-analysis. Author(s): Alejandro Loydi, R. Lutz Eckstein, Annette Otte ...

Facilitative and Inhibitory Effect of Litter on Seedling Emergence and ...

Litter can promote the seed germination and seedling growth by keeping soil temperature and moisture with ground cover and increase soil ...

Physical and Chemical Effects of Litter on Plant Establishment ... - jstor

positive as well as negative effects on the activity of the soil biota (Blum and Shafer 1988; Wardle et al. 1998). In semi-natural grasslands, ...

Physical and chemical effects of litter on plant establishment in semi ...

Anthriscus sylvestris was the only species with a strong positive response to litter. We found no consistent relation between seed size and response to plant ...

Effects of Litter and Seed Position on Seedling Establishment of ...

dahurica seeds is scarce, such as germination and seedling establishment patterns under natural conditions (eg. ... semi-natural grasslands. Plant Ecology, 196, ...

Physical and chemical effects of litter on plant establishment in semi ...

Large amounts of undecomposed litter might inhibit the establishment of seedling and restrict the productivity of vegetation (Hovstad & Ohlson, 2008; Loydi et ...

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 ...

Litter as a filter for germination in semi-arid Stipa tenacissima steppes

Litter of all species but Rhamnus lycioides reduced germination when seeds were under the litter. Litter extracts had no effect on germination. The effect of ...

Distribution and effects of tree leaf litter on vegetation composition ...

Xiong and Nilsson (1999) found a strong negative effect of tree litter on seed germination and establishment, but also at the community level ...

THE EFFECTS OF LEAF LITTER ON GERMINATION IN ... - BioOne

Leaf litter accumulation may negatively impact seedling germination by altering key ecosystem properties, such as light availability and soil moisture.

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

Loydi, Effects of litter on seedling establishment in natural and semi-natural grasslands: a meta-analysis., J. Ecol., № 101, с. 454 https://doi.org/10.1111 ...