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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2010, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 227-234.

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Review of research on seed banks of desert regions

YANG Lei, WANG Yan-rong, YU Jin-de   

  1. College of Pastoral and Agricultural Science and Technology,Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730020, China
  • Received:2009-03-31 Online:2010-02-25 Published:2010-04-20

Abstract: The desert ecosystem is the most fragile ecosystem in the world. In recent years, research on conservation and restoration of desert ecosystems has attracted widespread attention. As the seed source, soil seed banks play a vital role in the restoration of vegetation. This paper reviews research on the soil seed banks of desert regions worldwide in the past 20 years and covers the basic features of soil seed banks, their spatial-temporal patterns, the relationship with above-ground vegetation, research methods and the factors influencing soil seed banks. Some suggestions have been made for future work.

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