<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The reconnection of the inner area of the island Kühkopf/Northern Upper Rhine to the hydrological dynamic of the river was the beginning of a large scale restoration programme for turning back to the previous vegetation – floodplain meadows. From the various aspects of the restoration are presented the succession phases; species with their different type of dispersal are analysed as well. A special attention is given to the role of diaspores of the soil, which play an important role in the redevelopment of floodplain meadows. Species of the diaspore bank can recur after many years, if favourable conditions are available. These are related to floods, dryness and rooting up by wild boar with the development of micro-succession stages.</p></abstract>

The reconnection of the inner area of the island Kühkopf/Northern Upper Rhine to the hydrological dynamic of the river was the beginning of a large scale restoration programme for turning back to the previous vegetation – floodplain meadows. From the various aspects of the restoration are presented the succession phases; species with their different type of dispersal are analysed as well. A special attention is given to the role of diaspores of the soil, which play an important role in the redevelopment of floodplain meadows. Species of the diaspore bank can recur after many years, if favourable conditions are available. These are related to floods, dryness and rooting up by wild boar with the development of micro-succession stages.

The role of diaspore banks for the restoration of floodplain meadows. Results of a long term monitoring on the Northern Upper Rhine (Germany)

Karlsruhe Institute for Technology – University of Land Baden-Württemberg and Research Center of the Helmholtz Society

Institute for Geography and Geoecology, Department WWF-Institute for Floodplain Ecology

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The reconnection of the inner area of the island Kühkopf/Northern Upper Rhine to the hydrological dynamic of the river was the beginning of a large scale...

The role of diaspore banks for the restoration of floodplain meadows. Results of a long term monitoring on the Northern Upper Rhine (Germany)

Published Online: Jul 08, 2017

Page range: 19 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2017-0010

Keywords
diaspores in the soil, seed dispersal, seed longevity, succession stages of floodplain meadows

© 2017 Erika Schneider-Binder, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The role of diaspore banks for the restoration of floodplain meadows. Results of a long term monitoring on the Northern Upper Rhine (Germany)

Published Online: Jul 08, 2017

Page range: 19 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2017-0010

Keywordsdiaspores in the soil, seed dispersal, seed longevity, succession stages of floodplain meadows

© 2017 Erika Schneider-Binder, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
diaspores in the soil, seed dispersal, seed longevity, succession stages of floodplain meadows