Impact of Lonicera maackii on decomposition rates of native leaf litter in a southwestern Ohio woodland

Ohio Journal of Science

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 43-47

  Blair, Brent C ^a   Stowasser, Annette ^a  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT TYPE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEAF LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SHRUB; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WOODLAND;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

LONICERA; LONICERA MAACKII;

EID: 79955380473     PISSN: 00300950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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