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Table 2 Life form composition of the soil seed bank at different altitudes on riverbank

From: Effects of the seasonal flooding on riparian soil seed bank in the Three Gorges Reservoir Region: a case study in Shanmu River

Life form

150 m

155 m

160 m

165 m

170 m

175 m

180 m

A (%)

81.8

61.9

71.4

71.9

81.5

68.8

64.5

B (%)

18.2

28.6

21.4

18.8

14.8

18.8

25.8

C (%)

–

9.5

7.1

6.3

3.7

6.2

9.7

D (%)

–

–

 

3.1

–

6.2

–

  1. A, annual; B, perennial herbage; C, shrub or fluorescence; D, tree; -, no occurrence