Rapid and High Seed Germination and Large Soil Seed Bank of Senecio aquaticus in Managed Grassland

Table 1

Means (±SE; 𝑛=9) of germinable seeds of Senecio aquaticus, forbs, and grasses m⁻² in the soil at three grasslands with established populations of S. aquaticus located in the centre of the geographical distribution of the species in Switzerland.

Site	S. aquaticus		Forbs	Grasses
Soil depth	0–10 cm	20–30 cm^‡	0–10 cm	0–10 cm
Kriens I	361 (±115.0)	0	12486 (±2242.7)	46639 (±5746.6)
Kriens II	1875 (±387.0)	42 (±41.7)	2597 (±441.3)	29653 (±4287.6)
Rothenthurm	1181 (±257.8)	0	5056 (±951.1)	15972 (±5048.5)

^‡𝑛=3 for soil depth 20–30 cm.