Contribution of Seed Banks to Freshwater Wetland Vegetation Recovery

Topics:
Petroleum and Gas
Tags:
Bank,
Financial Services,
Louisiana Tech University,
Recovery
Source:
Louisiana Tech University

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Overview: Recovery of freshwater wetlands after oil spills depends on removal or degradation of the oil and regeneration of the plant community. To quantify the importance of seed banks to reestablishment of vegetation, soil cores (N = 210) were extracted from a freshwater wetland near Dulac, LA and exposed to sweet or sour crude oil, diesel fuel, or tap water. This paper concludes that restoration via seed banks offers an economical alternative to planting nursery stock or sowing commercially available seeds.

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Format: PDF | Size: 139KB | Date: Jul 2002 | Pages: 17


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