Exotic earthworm invasion increases soil carbon and nitrogen in an old-growth forest in southern Quebec

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 845-854

  Wironen, M ^a   Moore, T R ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; EXTRACTION; MINERALS; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS;

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; CHEMICAL EXTRACTION; EARTHWORMS; SOIL CARBON;

SOILS;

ABUNDANCE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON; EARTHWORM; FOREST; LITTER; NITROGEN; SOIL;

CARBON; EXTRACTION; MINERALS; NITROGEN; SOIL;

CANADA; MONT SAINT-HILAIRE; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

ACER; FAGUS;

EID: 33746078067     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-016     Document Type: Article

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