Effects of exotic invasive trees on nitrogen cycling: A case study in Central Spain

Biological Invasions

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1973-1986

  Castro Diez P ^a,b   Gonzalez Munoz N ^a   Alonso, A ^b   Gallardo, A ^c   Poorter, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exotic trees; Litter decomposition; Mineralization rate; Nitrogen availability; Nitrogen cycle

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; ION EXCHANGE; LITTER; MINERALIZATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SENESCENCE; SOIL NITROGEN; TREE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR;

EID: 70349507950     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-008-9374-3     Document Type: Article

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