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Effects of Long-Term Aerial Pollution on Soil Seed Banks in Drained Pine Mires in Southern Finland

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The effects of pollution on thecomposition of soil seed banks in four drained pinemires located along a pollution gradient in southernFinland were studied using the emergence method. Thespecies composition of the seed bank was compared withthe above ground vegetation. Dominant species in theseed banks were Calluna vulgaris, Betulaspp. and Ledum palustre. Seeds seemed to beviable despite a heavy pollution load. Especially inthe vicinity of the pollution source, seed bank andabove ground vegetation were weakly correlated.

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  1. Department of Forest Ecology, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Mia Huopalainen

  2. Department of Forest Ecology, University of Helsinki, Finland

    Eeva-Stiina Tuittila, Jukka Laine & Harri Vasander

  3. Vantaa Research Centre, Finnish Forest Research Institute, Vantaa, Finland

    Ilkka Vanha-Majamaa & Hannu Nousiainen

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Huopalainen, M., Tuittila, ES., Vanha-Majamaa, I. et al. Effects of Long-Term Aerial Pollution on Soil Seed Banks in Drained Pine Mires in Southern Finland. Water, Air, & Soil Pollution 125, 69–79 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005276201740

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