Katalin Szél‐Tóth

The 'false transience' hypothesis: Do we need to reconsider the seed persistence classifications of soil seed bank studies?

The paper tests the 'false transience' hypothesis, finding that 8% of species classified as transient can germinate after over 10 years of storage, suggesting methodological limitations may misclassify seeds as transient.

High-intensity sheep grazing impoverishes soil seed banks in sand grasslands

This study finds that high-intensity sheep grazing reduces soil seed bank density and diversity more than cattle grazing in sand grasslands, highlighting the need to avoid high-intensity sheep grazing in conservation management.