Effects of grazing on soil seed bank dynamics: An approach with functional groups

By M. Sternberg, M. Gutman, A. Perevolotsky, J. Kigel. 2003

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Impact of abundance weighting on the response of seed traits to climate and land use (2008, result): “This agrees with some experimental findings (Reader 1993; Eriksson & Eriksson 1997; Kahmen et al. 2002; Sternberg et al. 2003).”
Recovery of plant species composition and ecosystem function after cessation of grazing in a Mediterranean grassland (2010, background): “2004 and references therein), probably due to the greater ability of these species to maintain a viable seed bank for regeneration (Aboling et al. 2008; Sternberg et al. 2003).”
Plant survival in relation to seed size along environmental gradients: a long‐term study from semi‐arid and Mediterranean annual plant communities (2010, background): “In Mediterranean and arid environments, legumes commonly possess high dormancy and build up long-lasting seed banks, whereas grasses show very low dormancy and forbs often act intermediately (Young et al. 1981; Jain 1982; Gulmon 1992; Kigel 1995; Sternberg et al. 2003; Petrů & Tielbörger 2008).”
Influence of Grazing on Soil Seed Banks Determines the Restoration Potential of Aboveground Vegetation in a Semi‐arid Savanna of Ethiopia (2012, background): “Annuals are more abundant in soil seed bank than perennials owing to their high reproductive output (Sternberg et al. 2003, Scott et al. 2010) and because perennial grasses often propagate vegetatively (O'Connor 1994, 1996).”