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Open AccessThe early impact of mixed canopies with Norway spruce, European beech and silver fir on a new forest floor
The character of pure or mixed forest canopies and their litterfalls contribute to different forest-floor properties. These organic layers and also subjacent topsoil were studied at three study sites covered b...
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Festuca apennina × F. pratensis triploid hybrids exceed their parents in adaptation to broad-environmental conditions
Occurrence of Festuca apennina De Not. (4 × Fape), F. pratensis Huds. (2 × Fp) and the triploid, sterile hybrid F. apennina × F. pratensis (3 × Fape × Fp) was studied in 12 regions of the Swiss Alps. In total, 19...
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Frequent occurrence of triploid hybrids Festuca pratensis × F. apennina in the Swiss Alps
The occurrence of triploid hybrids in nature is scarce due to the so-called triploid block representing formation of nonviable progeny after mating diploid with tetraploid. Here we describe frequent presence o...