Influence of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) on decomposition and nutrient availability in riparian forests

Invasive Plant Science and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 437-447

  Mitchell, Jennifer D ^a   Lockaby, B Graeme ^b   Brantley, Eve F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon; Chinese privet; decomposition; floodplain forest; Invasive plants; nitrogen

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455173920     PISSN: 19397291     EISSN: 1939747X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1614/IPSM-D-11-00020.1     Document Type: Article

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