Spatial distribution patterns of the soil seed bank of Stipagrostis pennata (Trin.) de Winter in the Gurbantonggut Desert of north-west China

Wang, S.M.; Zhang, X.; Li, Y.; Zhang, Lili; Xiong, You‐Cai; Wang, G.

doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.03.015

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“…Similar aggregated spatial characteristics of the soil seed bank was observed in arid regions (Wang et al 2005). This similarity may depend on strong winds, specific plant architecture and environmental factors.…”

Section: Soil Seed Bank Size In Antarctic Conditionssupporting

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Spatial structure of the soil seed bank of Poa annua L.—alien species in the Antarctica

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Poa annua L. (annual bluegrass) is the only non-native flowering plant species that has successfully established a breeding population in the maritime Antarctic and has been shown to maintain a soil seed bank. The characteristic of the spatial structure of the Antarctic population of this species is the formation of distinct dense clumps-tussocks. In the temperate zone the species is only loosely tufted. We focused on the characteristics of seed deposition associated with the tussocks and some aspects of the spatial heterogeneity of the soil seed bank of P. annua in the Antarctic. We wanted to assess the microspatial structure of the soil seed bank of annual bluegrass at Arctowski Station. Therefore we compared the number of seeds deposited underneath and in the vicinity of P. annua clumps. Our results indicate that P. annua in the Antarctic maintains a soil seed bank comparable to species typical for the polar tundra. The microspatial structure of P. annua soil seed bank in the Antarctic is highly associated with the presence of tussocks. Seeds are deposited underneath the tussock rather than in the vicinity of the clump. Our results also indicate that seeds are able to survive the Antarctic winter and readily germinate under optimal conditions.

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“…Seed deposition underneath the mother plant is not an unusual means of seed dispersal (Wang et al 2005), especially in the case of seeds without any specific adaptations aiding their dispersal. The following seedling development is usually limited by intraspecific competition.…”

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Spatial structure of the soil seed bank of Poa annua L.—alien species in the Antarctica

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“…Previous works have shown that there were significant differences of SSBs among various microhabitats in desert communities of southwest China (Li, 2008;Ma et al, 2006;Wang et al, 2005), the United States (Guo et al, 1998(Guo et al, , 1999, and in a semi-arid Mediterranean annual plant community of Israel (Osem et al, 2006;Yu et al, 2008). Furthermore, the spatial variability in SSB and the corresponding extant vegetation at a medium-scale (local habitat level such as an entire valley) was demonstrated by our results from the dry Minjiang River valley of southwest China.…”

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“…Previous studies have found that microhabitats, topography, elevations, soil surface status, site conditions with grazing, vegetation (e.g. shrubs) and spring rainfall have important roles in the spatialetemporal patterns of SSB at small-scales (Coulson et al, 2001;Li, 2008;Ma et al, 2006;Osem et al, 2006;Pugnaire and Lazaro, 2000;Schmidt et al, 2009;Wang et al, 2005). Whether a spatial pattern exists in an arid region and whether aridity has a key role in spatial patterns of SSB at a larger scale require investigation.…”

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Spatial patterns of the soil seed bank and extant vegetation across the dry Minjiang River valley in southwest China

Bao

2011

Journal of Arid Environments

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“…In dry forest areas of southern Spain (Caballero et al, 2003(Caballero et al, , 2005 and desert areas in China (Wang et al, 2005). The reduction in the number of seeds in the soil is related to death and emergence period of seedlings.…”

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Rainfall events, high CO2 concentration and germination seeds of Caatinga

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J. Env. Anal. Progr.

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A B S T R A C TIn semi-arid environments, the distribution of rainfall over time is decisive in emergence in a soil seed bank. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of rainfall events on the soil seed bank emergence of Caatinga species under high CO2 concentration. The experiment was carried out in an experimental area of Embrapa Semi-arid in a randomized complete block design, with subdivided plots. o C, at depths of 0.02 and 0.06 m, respectively. Seedling emergence started 56 days after sowing and four days after the first rains. After 154 days of the onset of the experiment, drip irrigation was performed. The greenhouse environment, regardless of the addition of CO2 or not, allowed higher emergence percentage of P. pyramidalis. The seeds of this species sowed on the soil surface only emerged when irrigation started. M. urundeuva seeds showed low germination even after irrigation.

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Spatial distribution patterns of the soil seed bank of Stipagrostis pennata (Trin.) de Winter in the Gurbantonggut Desert of north-west China

Cited by 21 publications

References 13 publications

Spatial structure of the soil seed bank of Poa annua L.—alien species in the Antarctica

Spatial structure of the soil seed bank of Poa annua L.—alien species in the Antarctica

Spatial patterns of the soil seed bank and extant vegetation across the dry Minjiang River valley in southwest China

Rainfall events, high CO2 concentration and germination seeds of Caatinga

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