Abstract Different environments (initial forest, mature forest, Pinus and Eucalyptus stands) found in Seasonal Semideciduous Forest fragments affect the density of viable seeds, as well as the floristic similarity, diversity, and richness of tree species in soil seed banks. This hypothesis was tested in the current study. Soil seed bank samples were collected in the aforementioned environments during rainy and dry seasons, and taken to a shade house, where they remained under favorable seed germination conditions. Tree seedling emergence was measured, and sample species were identified every 15 days, for six months, in each sampling period. In total, 97 individuals m−2 and 23 species emerged in all environments and periods. The highest density of viable seeds of tree species in the soil seed bank was found in the initial forest stretch, mature forest stretch and abandoned Eucalyptus stand. Only the Pinus stand seed bank in the dry season had different floristic and lower viable seed density than the mature forest seed bank. Thus, all environments, except the abandoned Pinus stand, can preserved Seasonal Semideciduous Forest fragments.
Soil seed banks in different environments: initial forest, mature forest, Pinus and Eucalyptus abandoned stands
Aurino Miranda Neto,S. V. Martins,Kelly de Almeida Silva
Published 2021 in Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
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2021
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Plant Biosystems - An International Journal Dealing with all Aspects of Plant Biology
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2021-01-02
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Geography, Environmental Science
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