Exotic earthworms of great lakes forests: A search for indicator plant species in maple forests

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1059-1066

  Corio, Kathryn ^a   Wolf, Amy ^a   Draney, Michael ^a   Fewless, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer saccharum; Earthworm invasion; Indicator species; Invasive species; Northern hardwood forest

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM; EARTHWORM INVASION; INDICATOR SPECIES; INVASIVE SPECIES; NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST;

BIOMASS; HARDWOODS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; EARTHWORM; FOREST FLOOR; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATIONAL PARK; REGENERATION; UNDERSTORY;

ACER SACCHARUM; BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; INSECTS;

CHEQUAMEGON-NICOLET NATIONAL FOREST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; ALLIUM TRICOCCUM; APORRECTODEA; CAREX ADELOSTOMA; CAREX DEWEYANA; CAREX PENSYLVANICA; DICENTRA CUCULLARIA; DRYOPTERIS; DRYOPTERIS INTERMEDIA; GALEOPSIS TETRAHIT; LUMBRICUS; MENTHA; OCTOLASION; OSMORHIZA CLAYTONII;

EID: 68949151821     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.05.013     Document Type: Article

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