Melilotus officinalis (yellow sweetclover) causes large changes in community and ecosystem processes in both the presence and absence of a cover crop

Biological Invasions

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-76

  Dickson, Timothy L ^a   Wilsey, Brian J ^a   Busby, Ryan R ^b   Gebhart, Dick L ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Community restoration; Ecological bridge species; Ecosystem functioning; Exotic legume; Invasive species; Nitrogen isotope (15N)

Indexed keywords

C4 PLANT; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; FORAGE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; MESOCOSM; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHYTOMASS; PRAIRIE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA; MELILOTUS OFFICINALIS; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; VERBASCUM; VERBASCUM THAPSUS;

EID: 72149107581     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-009-9430-7     Document Type: Article

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