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Reserves of buried seeds in beaver ponds
Author(s): C. Le Page and P. A. Keddy
Month: Jun
Year: 1998
Journal: Wetlands
Volume: 18
Issue: 2
Pages: 242-248
Article Topic(s): Community level survey, Germination
Research Setting(s): Wetland
Species Referenced: Juncus effusus (Common rush),
Abstract
Documents the soil seed bank of beaver ponds and evaluates the age of the beaver pond on richness and abundance of the seed bank . Scirpus cyperinus and Juncus effusus were among the five most dominant species. The age of beaver ponds did not affect the abundance and richness of germinating seeds.Suggested Citation
C. Le Page and P. A. Keddy. "Reserves of buried seeds in beaver ponds." Wetlands 18.2 (1998): 242-248.Go back