The invasive shrub European buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica, L.) alters soil properties in Midwestern U.S. woodlands

Applied Soil Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 142-148

  Heneghan, Liam ^a   Fatemi, Farrah ^a   Umek, Lauren ^a   Grady, Kevin ^a   Fagen, Kristen ^a   Workman, Margaret ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem management; Invasion biology; Invasive species; Nitrogen cycling; Rhamnus cathartica

Indexed keywords

RHAMNACEAE; RHAMNUS; RHAMNUS CATHARTICA;

EID: 33645883534     PISSN: 09291393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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