SEED BANKS IN A SUBTROPICAL RAIN FOREST

Rochadi Abdulhadi
10.55981/reinwardtia.1992.598
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Abstract

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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55981/reinwardtia.1992.598
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