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Seedbank-Vegetation Relationships in Restored and Degraded Annual California Grasslands: Implications for Restoration

Andrew P. Rayburn, Craig Schriefer, Aubrianne Zamora and Emilio A. Laca
Ecological Restoration, December 2016, 34 (4) 277-284; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/er.34.4.277
Andrew P. Rayburn
(corresponding author) Independent Consulting Ecologist, Golden, CO, 80401; .
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Craig Schriefer
Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 96616
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Aubrianne Zamora
Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 96616.
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Emilio A. Laca
Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 96616.
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