Root carbon flow from an invasive plant to belowground foodwebs

Plant and Soil

Volumn 359, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 233-244

  Bradford, Mark A ^a   Strickland, Michael S ^a   DeVore, Jayna L ^b   Maerz, John C ^b  

^a Yale School of the Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Detrital foodweb; Exotic species; Microstegium vimineum; Rhizodeposition; Soil foodweb; Soil organisms

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; FOOD WEB; FOREST FLOOR; GRASS; INVASIVE SPECIES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ROOT; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SPIDER; UNDERSTORY;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; LYCOSIDAE; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM;

EID: 84866501359     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1210-y     Document Type: Article

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