Impacts of Falcataria moluccana invasion on decomposition in Hawaiian lowland wet forests: The importance of stand-level controls

Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 977-991

  Hughes, R Flint ^a   Uowolo, Amanda ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albizia; Ecosystem processes; Invasive species; Lava flows; Mass loss; Metrosideros polymorpha; Nitrogen; Nutrient availability; Phosphorus; Primary succession

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN FIXATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NITROGEN; TREE;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ALBIZIA; FALCATARIA; FALCATARIA MOLUCCANA; METROSIDEROS; METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

EID: 33750224857     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-005-0083-9     Document Type: Article

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