Invasive trees show only weak potential to impact nutrient dynamics in phosphorus-poor tropical forests in the Seychelles

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 359-366

  Kueffer, C ^a   Klingler, G ^a   Zirfass, K ^a   Schumacher, E ^a   Edwards, P J ^a   Gusewell S ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ecosystem impact; Litter decomposition; Litter traits; Nutrient cycling; Oceanic island

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF AREA; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT; NUTRIENT CYCLING; SHRUB; SOIL FERTILITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; SEYCHELLES;

CINNAMOMUM; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; FALCATARIA MOLUCCANA; NORTHEA;

EID: 40949095382     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01373.x     Document Type: Article

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