Ecology of Soil Seed Banks examines the factors that influence seed bank dynamics and the variety of patterns found among different species. This book presents seed banks in a community context to explore the ecological implications of different patterns, and thus begin the development of a synthesis by comparing various communities. Organized into five parts, this book first examines the general processes that influence inputs or losses from the seed bank, including predation, dormancy/germination mechanisms, and their evolutionary importance. Then, this text examines seed banks in a community context. Only eight vegetation types are included, but the range in diversity of life form, length of growing season, and dominant environmental conditions allow comparisons of seed bank patterns. This book also explores the role of seed banks in vegetation management. This reference material will be a valuable reference material to population and community ecologists and managers. Evolutionary consequences of seed banks should be of interest to population and theoretical biologists.
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
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978-0-323-14865-8 (9780323148658)
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Contributors Preface ForewordSeed Banks in Ecological Perspective Part 1 Introduction 1. Seed Banks: General Concepts and Methodological Issues I. Overview II. Methodological Considerations III. Questions Related to Seed Banks 2. Some Aspects of the Natural History of Seed Banks I. Introduction II. Seed Banks III. Occurrences of Seed Banks IV. Physiology of Seed Banks V. Demography of Seed Banks VI. Seed Chemistry VII. Genetical Considerations VIII. Conclusions Part 2 Seed Bank Processes 3. Predation in the Dynamics of Seed Regeneration I. Introduction II. Effects of Seed Predation III. Emerging Generalizations IV. Recommendation: Path Analysis Plus Field Experiments V. Summary and Conclusions 4. Physiology of Dormancy and Germination in Relation to Seed Bank Ecology I. Introduction II. Types and States of Dormancy in Seeds III. Germination Ecology of Buried Seeds IV. General Patterns of Germination Responses in Seed Banks V. Summary and Conclusions 5. Modeling the Evolutionary Ecology of Seed Banks I. Why Model the Population Dynamic Consequences of Seed Banks? II. Issues Relevant to Understanding Seed Banks III. How Seed Banks Affect the Way Selection Operates on Other Traits IV. Density Dependence and Kin Selection V. Community Seed Bank Patterns VI. Summary and Conclusions Part 3 Seed Banks And Vegetation Type 6. The Role of Buried Viable Seeds in Arctic and Alpine Plant Communities I. Introduction II. Buried Seed Densities in Arctic and Alpine Soils III. Seed Bank Composition IV. Selection for Delayed Germination in Arctic and Alpine Environments V. Seed Bank Dynamics and Persistence VI. Summary and Conclusions 7. Seed Banks and Vegetation Processes in Coniferous Forests I. Introduction II. The Environmental Setting III. Seed Bank Studies IV. Seed Bank Dynamics V. Fire as an Agent of Disturbance VI. Summary and Conclusions 8. Seed Bank Dynamics in Temperate Deciduous Forest I. Introduction II. Tentative Generalizations about Seed Banks III. Seed Banks and Adaptation to Disturbance IV. Limitations of the Data Base and Opportunities for Future Research V. Summary and Conclusions 9. Tropical Soil Seed Banks: A Review I. Introduction II. Regeneration Strategies of Tropical Species III. Dynamics of Seeds in Soil IV. Tropical Soil Seed Bank Strategies V. Changes in Tropical Soil Seed Banks during Succession VI. Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity VII. Summary VIII. Appendix 10. Impacts of Seed Banks on Grassland Community Structure and Population Dynamics I. Introduction II. Seed Banks and Community Structure in Grasslands III. Seed Banks and Population Dynamics in Grasslands IV. Annuals with Seed Banks: Modeling the Implications of Age Structure V. Summary 11. Seed Banks in California Chaparral and Other Mediterranean Climate Shrublands I. Introduction II. Species Seed Bank Dynamics III. Seed Banks and Ecosystem Processes IV. Summary 12. Seed Banks and Vegetation Processes in Deserts I. Introduction II. Distribution and Dynamics of Desert Seed Banks III. Relation of Seed Banks to Vegetation Dynamics IV. Regional Comparisons of Desert Seed Banks V. Summary and Conclusions 13. Wetland Seed Banks I. Introduction II. Seed Bank Dynamics III.
