Rapid nutrient cycling in leaf litter from invasive plants in Hawai'i

Oecologia

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 612-619

  Allison, Steven D ^a   Vitousek, Peter M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Invasive species; Litter decomposition; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

DECOMPOSITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; NUTRIENT CYCLING; UNDERSTORY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECOSYSTEM; HAWAII; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS; SOIL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; WORLD;

FILICOPHYTA; HAWAIIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 11144307848     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1679-z     Document Type: Article

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