Ecosystem and restoration consequences of invasive woody species removal in Hawaiian lowland wet forest

Ecosystems

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 503-515

  Ostertag, Rebecca ^a   Cordell, Susan ^b   Michaud, Jené ^a   Cole, T Colleen ^b   Schulten, Jodie R ^a   Publico, Keiko M ^a   Enoka, Jaime H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; Metrosideros polymorpha; Non native species; Nutrient cycling; Productivity; Resource availability

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITTERFALL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; REGENERATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOIL TEMPERATURE; WOODY PLANT;

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

METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA;

EID: 63149183124     PISSN: 14329840     EISSN: 14350629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10021-009-9239-3     Document Type: Article

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