Regional extent of an ecosystem engineer: Earthworm invasion in northern hardwood forests

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1666-1677

  Holdsworth, Andrew R ^a,b   Frelich, Lee E ^a   Reich, Peter B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Earthworm invasion; Ecosystem change; Exotic species invasion extent; Forest floor; Lumbricidae; Northern hardwood forests; Regional survey; Roadless areas

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BOREAL FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; EARTHWORM; FOREST FLOOR; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIONAL PARK; REFUGIUM; STAND STRUCTURE;

CHEQUAMEGON NATIONAL FOREST; CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST; MINNESOTA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; APORRECTODEA; DENDROBAENA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

ANIMAL; ANNELID WORM; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GREAT LAKES REGION; MINNESOTA; OLIGOCHAETA; TREES; WISCONSIN;

EID: 38449087508     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/05-2003.1     Document Type: Article

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