Earthworms, stand age, and species composition interact to influence particulate organic matter chemistry during forest succession

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 61-82

  Crow, Susan E ^a,b   Filley, Timothy R ^a   McCormick, Melissa ^c   Szlávecz, Katalin ^d   Stott, Diane E ^e   Gamblin, David ^a   Conyers, Grace ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL SOIL EROSION RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutin; Forest succession; Invasive earthworms; Lignin; Litter quality; Particulate organic matter; Soil organic matter; Suberin

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EARTHWORM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRACTIONATION; LIGNIN; LITTER; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; ROOT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; STAND STRUCTURE;

LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; LUMBRICIDAE; LUMBRICUS RUBELLUS; TULIPA;

EID: 60049094867     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-008-9260-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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