Seed banks of managed and degraded grasslands in the Krkonose Mts., Czech Republic

Abstract

Grassland seed banks are traditionally considered a source of new species in degraded communities. However, many recent studies have shown that the potential of the seed bank to restore many communities is rather limited.

Two principal reasons for these

Keywords

• degradation
• diversity
• management
• mountain grasslands
• reestablishment
• seed bank
• spatial heterogeneity
• species richness
• chalk grassland
• seminatural grassland
• national-park
• soil
• meadows
• vegetation
• restoration
• recruitment
• dynamics