Lesoli, MSDube, SMonde, N2010-09-092010-09-092010-07Lesoli, MS, Dube, S and Monde, N. 2010. Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to rangeland degradation in communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. 45th Annual Congress of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa. 19-23 July 2010, Kimberley, Northern Cape, pp 1http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4340Poster Presentation: 45th Annual Congress of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa, Kimberley, Northern Cape,19-23 July 2010A soil seed bank is defined as seeds at or beneath the soil surface that are capable of germinating. Soil seed banks are important in ecosystems where grasses account for a large part of the vegetation. This has implications on the future vegetation recruitment of the new set of plants when germination conditions are suitable. The study consisted of two experimental units which were selected based on the grazing management history. The first unit was Phandulwazi Agricultural High School. The grazing management at this site was relatively controlled with the use of rotational grazing. Another experimental unit was Amakuze Tribal Authority (ATA).enSoil seed banksGrassesGrassland vegetationGrazing managementConference PresentationLesoli, M., Dube, S., & Monde, N. (2010). Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to rangeland degradation in communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Grassland Society of South Africa. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4340Lesoli, MS, S Dube, and N Monde. "Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to rangeland degradation in communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa." (2010): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4340Lesoli M, Dube S, Monde N, Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to rangeland degradation in communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa; Grassland Society of South Africa; 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4340 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Lesoli, MS AU - Dube, S AU - Monde, N AB - A soil seed bank is defined as seeds at or beneath the soil surface that are capable of germinating. Soil seed banks are important in ecosystems where grasses account for a large part of the vegetation. This has implications on the future vegetation recruitment of the new set of plants when germination conditions are suitable. The study consisted of two experimental units which were selected based on the grazing management history. The first unit was Phandulwazi Agricultural High School. The grazing management at this site was relatively controlled with the use of rotational grazing. Another experimental unit was Amakuze Tribal Authority (ATA). DA - 2010-07 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Soil seed banks KW - Grasses KW - Grassland vegetation KW - Grazing management LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2010 T1 - Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to rangeland degradation in communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa TI - Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to rangeland degradation in communal areas of the Eastern Cape, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/4340 ER -