Grass invasion causes rapid increases in ecosystem carbon and nitrogen storage in a semiarid shrubland

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1351-1365

  Wolkovich, Elizabeth M ^a,b   Lipson, David A ^c   Virginia, Ross A ^a   Cottingham, Kathryn L ^b   Bolger, Douglas T ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Coastal sage scrub; Functional type; Fungi: bacteria ratio; Litter decomposition; Mediterranean; Photodegradation; Plant traits; Shrub habitat

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; GRASS; HABITAT USE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LITTER; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; PHOTODEGRADATION; SEMIARID REGION; SHRUBLAND; SOIL ECOSYSTEM;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; POACEAE;

EID: 77950209227     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02001.x     Document Type: Article

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