Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata invasion alters decomposition rates in coastal areas of south-eastern Australia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 198, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 387-399

  Lindsay, Elizabeth A ^a,b   French, Kris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bitou bush; Leaf litter decomposition; Leaf quality; Microclimate; Weed invasion

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES; LEAF LITTER DECOMPOSITION; ORGANIC MATTERS; WEED INVASION;

BIODIVERSITY; DECOMPOSITION; DISINTEGRATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC MINERALS; SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

FORESTRY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; LEAF LITTER; WEED;

CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; ORGANIC MATTER; WEED CONTROL;

ACACIA; ACACIA LONGIFOLIA; BANKSIA; BANKSIA INTEGRIFOLIA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPTOSPERMUM; LEPTOSPERMUM LAEVIGATUM;

EID: 3543118414     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2004.05.032     Document Type: Article

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