Soil biota can change after exotic plant invasion: Does this affect ecosystem processes?

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3007-3017

  Belnap, Jayne ^a,b   Phillips, Susan L ^a   Sherrod, Susan K ^c   Moldenke, Andy ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Desert grassland; Ecological legacy; Microarthropods; Nitrogen; Nutrient cycles; Phosphorus; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DECOMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SOIL BIOTA; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BROMUS; BROMUS TECTORUM; FUNGI; HILARIA; NEMATODA; PLEURAPHIS JAMESII; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 27944494755     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-0333     Document Type: Article

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