The study was conducted to investigate the population structure and regeneration status of
South Nandi forest and document uses of trees using 35 nested-plots of size 600 m 2 (30 m× …

Soil seed banks offer plants the possibility to disperse through time. This has implications for
population and community dynamics, as recognised by ecological and evolutionary theory …

Some research indicates that soil seed banks can promote species coexistence through
storage effects. However, the seed bank mechanism that maintains plant assembly and its …

The ability of seeds to regenerate from soil seed banks has long been recognized as a key
survival strategy for plants establishing new niches in highly variable climates of alpine …

Although long‐term agricultural activity frequently decreases biodiversity, it remains unclear
whether such biodiversity losses are readily reversible. There is no doubt that the important …

Species-based approaches to the analysis of changes in successional community
assemblages are limited in the ability to reflect long-term evolutionary and functional trait …

Background and aims Soil seed banks are an important source of seedling recruits in
grassland ecosystems, particularly following large-scale disturbance. Nonetheless, the …

Questions Is there a shift from positive to negative biotic interaction effects on seedling
recruitment along two different stress gradients, temperature and precipitation (the stress …

Various plant successional gradients on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau are created by
overgrazing of rangelands and by abandonment of cultivated land. A key point for …

Questions Small‐scale disturbances have been linked to the maintenance of plant diversity
by promoting the coexistence of competitive and subdominant species. Many proposed …