Changes in the species and functional trait composition of the seed bank during semi‐natural grassland assembly: seed bank disassembly or ecological palimpsest?

QUESTION: Unlike above‐ground plant community assembly, the processes that govern assembly of the soil seed bank following severe habitat disturbance are poorly understood. Two hypotheses have been put forward in this context: (1) the ‘ecological palimpsest hypothesis’ assumes a gradual accumulation...

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