Effects of an invasive plant species, celastrus orbiculatus, on soil composition and processes

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 219-231

  Leicht Young, Stacey A ^a,b   O'Donnell, Hillary ^a   Latimer, Andrew M ^a,c   Silander Jr , John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LIGHT EFFECT; LITTER; MAGNESIUM; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHORUS; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TYPE; TOLERANCE; VINE;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CELASTRUS; CELASTRUS ORBICULATUS;

EID: 65349151227     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031-161.2.219     Document Type: Article

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