Invasion by a perennial herb increases decomposition rate and alters nutrient availability in warm temperate lowland forest remnants

Biological Invasions

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-81

  Standish, Rachel J ^a,b   Williams, Peter A ^b   Robertson, Alastair W ^a   Scott, Neal A ^c,d   Hedderley, Duncan I ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic species; Forest floor; Litter decomposition; Litterfall; Soil fertility; Soil nutrients; Weed impacts

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FOREST FLOOR; HERB; LITTER; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; SOIL NUTRIENT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

TRADESCANTIA; TRADESCANTIA FLUMINENSIS;

EID: 0842265774     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BINV.0000010127.06695.f4     Document Type: Article

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