Dry meadow seedbank composition, Saddle, 1989 - 2023.

To evaluate the composition of the seed bank in the dry meadow of the saddle at Niwot Ridge, we collected soil samples from eight plots and performed seed bank grow-outs in the greenhouse. Sample collection and grow-outs were conducted twice, once in 1989 (Humphries 1993) and once in 2023. We also collected data on aboveground species composition at each plot in 2024. References Humphries, H. C. 1993. An individual-based approach to alpine plant distributions (Ph.D. Thesis). Colorado State University, Ann Arbor, United States.