Soil seed bank in different vegetation types in the Loess Plateau region and its role in vegetation restoration

doi:10.1111/rec.13169

	Soil seed bank in different vegetation types in the Loess Plateau region and its role in vegetation restoration
	Wang, Ning 2; He, Xinyue 2; Zhao, Fuwang 2; Wang, Dongli 1; Jiao, Juying 3
刊名	RESTORATION ECOLOGY
	2020-06-01
卷号	28 页码:A5-A12
关键词	abandoned land native species regeneration seed size soil erosion vegetation recolonization
ISSN号	1061-2971
DOI	10.1111/rec.13169
通讯作者	Jiao, Juying(jyjiao@ms.iswc.ac.cn)
英文摘要	In the Loess Plateau region, soil erosion is a serious problem. Vegetation restoration is an effective approach to control soil erosion and improve ecosystems. The soil seed bank generally plays an important role in vegetation restoration after disturbance. Thus, we reviewed soil seed bank studies to reveal the soil seed bank characteristics and its role in vegetation restoration in three vegetation types (forest, forest-steppe, and steppe). We selected 38 seed bank studies and analyzed several seed bank characteristics, such as seed density, species composition, and the relationship between seed size and seed bank. We also assessed the role of the soil seed bank in vegetation restoration. The soil seed bank density ranged from 2,331 +/- 1,993 to 6,985 +/- 4,047 seeds/m(2) among the different vegetation types. In the soil seed bank, perennial herbs and grasses accounted for 51.5% of the total species. Native species that were dominant or common in the standing vegetation usually had relatively high seed bank densities. Moreover, species with smaller seeds generally had higher soil seed bank densities. The present study indicates that the soil seed bank plays a significant role in spontaneous vegetation restoration, especially during the early successional stages in abandoned slope farmlands and grazing-excluded grasslands. However, species with large seeds or transient soil seed banks should be reintroduced through seeding to accelerate target species restoration. More studies on soil seed banks need to be conducted to comprehensively reveal their characteristics.
WOS关键词	SPECIALIST PLANTS ; SIZE ; PERSISTENCE ; GRASSLANDS ; SUCCESSION ; SHAPE ; LANDSCAPE ; DIVERSITY ; EROSION ; CHINA
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	WILEY
WOS记录号	WOS:000538918300002
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/162218]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Jiao, Juying
作者单位	1.Liaoning Syst Univ, Coll Environm Sci & Engn, Fuxing 123000, Liaoning, Peoples R China 2.Shaanxi Normal Univ, Sch Geog & Tourism, Xian 710119, Shaanxi, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci & Minist Water Resources, Inst Soil & Water Conservat, State Key Lab Soil Eros & Dryland Farming Loess P, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang, Ning,He, Xinyue,Zhao, Fuwang,et al. Soil seed bank in different vegetation types in the Loess Plateau region and its role in vegetation restoration[J]. RESTORATION ECOLOGY,2020,28:A5-A12.
APA	Wang, Ning,He, Xinyue,Zhao, Fuwang,Wang, Dongli,&Jiao, Juying.(2020).Soil seed bank in different vegetation types in the Loess Plateau region and its role in vegetation restoration.RESTORATION ECOLOGY,28,A5-A12.
MLA	Wang, Ning,et al."Soil seed bank in different vegetation types in the Loess Plateau region and its role in vegetation restoration".RESTORATION ECOLOGY 28(2020):A5-A12.