%0 Journal Article %1 ISI:000252899300004 %A Donath, W. Tobias %A Eckstein, Lutz R. %D 2008 %J JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY %K Galium Poa Rumex Viola deciduous_forests facilitation floodplains germination inhibition wet_meadows %N 2 %P 272-280 %T Grass and oak litter exert different effects on seedling emergence of herbaceous perennials from grasslands and woodlands %V 96 %X 1. The effects of litter on seedling emergence (e.g. during succession from grassland to woodland) may not only depend on litter amount and environmental conditions but may also be related to litter types. We tested the effect of litter types, litter cover and soil moisture on the emergence of four congeneric pairs of grassland and woodland species. 2. We carried out a controlled pot experiment (Experiment I) using litter and species from two habitats (grassland vs. woodland), three levels of litter cover (low, medium, high) and two levels of water-addition (leading to constantly humid or intermittently dry substrate). Amounts of litter were adjusted to result in the same relative light reduction for both litter types. Consequently, we applied 2 g, 4 g and 8 g of grassland litter and 0.5 g, 1 g and 2 g of woodland (oak) litter per pot. 3. To separate the shade effect of litter from its mechanical plus chemical effects we exposed additional pots with seeds of the same species to deep sh

@article{ISI:000252899300004, abstract = {1. The effects of litter on seedling emergence (e.g. during succession from grassland to woodland) may not only depend on litter amount and environmental conditions but may also be related to litter types. We tested the effect of litter types, litter cover and soil moisture on the emergence of four congeneric pairs of grassland and woodland species. 2. We carried out a controlled pot experiment (Experiment I) using litter and species from two habitats (grassland vs. woodland), three levels of litter cover (low, medium, high) and two levels of water-addition (leading to constantly humid or intermittently dry substrate). Amounts of litter were adjusted to result in the same relative light reduction for both litter types. Consequently, we applied 2 g, 4 g and 8 g of grassland litter and 0.5 g, 1 g and 2 g of woodland (oak) litter per pot. 3. To separate the shade effect of litter from its mechanical plus chemical effects we exposed additional pots with seeds of the same species to deep sh}, added-at = {2008-10-20T16:41:44.000+0200}, author = {Donath, W. Tobias and Eckstein, Lutz R.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2fd8156c838161cbc81f9cf83a5317d84/landscapeecol}, interhash = {d6efc363f1aee7b1ee2343a0481ccd11}, intrahash = {fd8156c838161cbc81f9cf83a5317d84}, issn = {0022-0477}, journal = {JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY}, keywords = {Galium Poa Rumex Viola deciduous_forests facilitation floodplains germination inhibition wet_meadows}, number = 2, pages = {272-280}, timestamp = {2008-10-20T16:41:44.000+0200}, title = {Grass and oak litter exert different effects on seedling emergence of herbaceous perennials from grasslands and woodlands}, volume = 96, year = 2008 }