Seed Banks And Soil Loss In Grazed Arid Grasslands- Some Preliminary Results
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Publisher
The Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
1996
Body
We investigated herbage dynamics, soil mobility and soil seed banks along a gradient of grazing in arid calcareous grasslands. Grazing-induced soil loss appeared to precede major compositional change in vegetation in these grasslands. Despite greater soil mobility closer to a watering point, particularly at the closest-in of five sites, herbage recovery after rain was indistinguishable amongst the three nearest sites. We have no evidence as yet of a grazing-induced gradient in the soil seed bank.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
Additional Information
September 24-27, 1996
Port Augusta, South Australia
ISSN 1323-6660
Conference Name
The Australian Rangeland Society 9th Biennial Conference
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Keywords
grasslands
Seed banks (genetics)
soil
investment
Central Australia
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