Impacts of the exotic, nitrogen-fixing black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) on nitrogen-cycling in a pine-oak ecosystem

Plant Ecology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 97-107

  Rice, Steven K ^a   Westerman, Bryant ^a   Federici, Robert ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystems management; Invasive species; Nitrification; Nitrogen fixation; Pine oak barrens

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL NUTRIENT;

PINUS CARIBAEA; PINUS RIGIDA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILICIFOLIA; QUERCUS PRINOIDES; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 7244250164     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:VEGE.0000046049.21900.5a     Document Type: Article

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