Invasion by an exotic tree alters above and belowground ecosystem components

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1883-1894

  Martin, Melissa R ^a   Tipping, Philip W ^b   Sickman, James O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic; Invasion; Litterfall; Melaleuca quinquenervia; Microbial activity; Microbial biomass; Nutrient

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; GROWTH RATE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITTERFALL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; SOIL NUTRIENT; TREE;

MELALEUCA; MELALEUCA QUINQUENERVIA;

EID: 70349491238     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9366-3     Document Type: Article

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