Non-indigenous bamboo along headwater streams of the Luquillo Mountains, Puerto Rico: Leaf fall, aquatic leaf decay and patterns of invasion

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 499-516

  O'Connor, Paul J ^a,d   Covich, Alan P ^a   Scatena, F N ^b   Loope, Lloyd L ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL FORESTRY   (Puerto Rico)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d National Park of American Samoa   (American Samoa)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Bambusa spp.; Biological invasion; Leaf decay; Leaf fall; Non indigenous; Puerto Rico; Riparian; Syzygium jambos; Tropical headwater streams

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LITTERFALL; RIPARIAN ZONE; STREAM;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0033857670     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400001541     Document Type: Article

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