Soil biota in an ungrazed grassland: Response to annual grass (Bromus tectorum) invasion

Ecological Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1261-1275

  Belnap, J ^a   Phillips, S L ^a  

^a Forest/Rangeland Ecosystem Sci Ctr   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Biological soil crust; Bromus tectorum, Hilaria and Stipa; Desert soils; Exotic plant invasion; Fungi; Grasslands, semi arid; Microinvertebrates; Nematodes; Nutrient cycling; Protozoa; Soil food web structure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; FOOD WEB; GRASSLAND; SOIL BIOTA;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

BROMUS TECTORUM; HILARIA; STIPA;

EID: 0034799423     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[1261:SBIAUG]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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