Buried seed populations in the subarctic forest east of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Botany
• Main Author: Johnson, E. A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1975
• Subjects: Plant Science; Northwest Territories; Great Slave Lake; Subarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b75-323; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/b75-323

Buried seeds were studied in the subarctic forest east of Great Slave Lake, N.W.T., where 62 surface samples were collected in upland vegetation of different ages and compositions. No seeds germinated from any of the samples after cold treatment and exposure to warm, moist environment. Seeds were pr...