SEED BANKS IN A SUBTROPICAL RAIN FOREST

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Rochadi Abdulhadi

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The seasonal populations and vertical distribution of seed banks in a subtropical rain foirest were assesed. No seasonal variations were indicated in either the species composition or the size of seed bank over a year period. The number of seeds were 550 - 603 m square, and mostly composed of secondari species. This population decreased with increasing soil depths.

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Rochadi Abdulhadi. (2025). SEED BANKS IN A SUBTROPICAL RAIN FOREST. Reinwardtia, 11(1), 1–11. Retrieved from https://biologyjournal.brin.go.id/index.php/reinwardtia/article/view/258
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