A review on the research methods of soil seed bank
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2006.06.43
Key Words: soil seed bank  research methods  germination method
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BAI Wen-juan Institute of Soil and Water Conserv ation Northwest A&F University,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100,ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of W ater Resources,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100,ChinaGraduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100039,China 
JIAO Ju-ying .Institute of Soil and Water Conserv ation Northwest A&F University,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100,ChinaInstitute of Soil and Water Conservation Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of W ater Resources,Yangling,Shaanxi 712100,China 
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Abstract:
      Soil seed bank includes all live seeds existed both in litter and in soil,which is simply classified into transient soil seed bank with seeds germinated within a year of initial dispersal,and persistent soil seed bank with seeds remained in soil more than one year.The soil seed bank,as the potential for regeneration,plays an important role in the natural restoration of vegetation.This paper reviewed its research methods,including sampling methods,sampling time and identification of seedling.It suggests that long-term anchor observation is adopted for the dynamics of soil seed bank and seedling specimen bank should be founded to identify seedling correctly.