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Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community pp 127–141Cite as

Seed Dynamics

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Seeds of various plant species exist in forest soil (e.g., Nakagoshi 1985; Garwood 1989; Pickett and McDonnell 1989). Viable buried seeds are regarded as potential or initial plant communities, in contrast to plants growing on the ground (Nakagoshi 1985). Quick plant recruitment from a seed bank takes place even if the vegetation disappears as the result of disturbance.

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  1. Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake, Sakyo, Kyoto, 606-8502, Japan

    Tohru Nakashizuka (Professor) (Professor)

  2. Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), P.O. Box 16, Tsukuba Norin Kenkyu Danchi-nai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8687, Japan

    Yoosuke Matsumoto (Head of Global Forest Conservation Laboratory) (Head of Global Forest Conservation Laboratory)

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Iida, S., Masaki, T. (2002). Seed Dynamics. In: Nakashizuka, T., Matsumoto, Y. (eds) Diversity and Interaction in a Temperate Forest Community. Ecological Studies, vol 158. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-67879-3_11

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