SEED GERMINATION OF CIRSIUM ARVENSE AND LEPIDIUM LATIFOLIUM: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MONTANE WETLANDS
Cirsium arvense and Lepidium latifolium are species that can aggressively invade wetland margins and potentially reduce biodiversity and alter ecosystem function. Although expansion of these species primarily occurs via rhizomatous growth, seeds are thought to be important in initial establishment....
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Veröffentlicht in: | Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.) N.C.), 2006-03, Vol.26 (1), p.69-78 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Cirsium arvense and Lepidium latifolium are species that can aggressively invade wetland margins and potentially reduce biodiversity and alter ecosystem function. Although expansion of these species primarily occurs via rhizomatous growth, seeds are thought to be important in initial establishment. We conducted this study to investigate differences in seed germination of C. arvense and L. latifolium in montane wetlands of Colorado and Wyoming, USA. We used germination chambers to simulate environmental conditions (photoperiod, day/night temperature) during three periods of the growing season at each site and evaluated seed germination in relation to three soil moisture levels and two soil depths. A combination of shallow ( |
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ISSN: | 0277-5212 1943-6246 |
DOI: | 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[69:SGOCAA]2.0.CO;2 |