Seasonal intrusion of litterfall from non-native pine plantations into surrounding native woodland: Implications for management of an invasive plantation species

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 277, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-37

  Baker, Andrew C ^a   Murray, Brad R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Buffer zone; Eucalypt woodland; Litterfall; Non native species; Plantations; Radiata pine

Indexed keywords

BUFFER ZONES; EUCALYPT WOODLAND; LITTERFALLS; NON-NATIVE SPECIES; PLANTATIONS; RADIATA PINE;

BIODIVERSITY; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

BUFFER ZONE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND MANAGEMENT; LITTERFALL; MICROCLIMATE; MONOCULTURE; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SUCCESSION; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

INVERTEBRATA; PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 84860796828     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.04.009     Document Type: Article

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