Differences in nitrogen use strategies between native and exotic tree species: Predicting impacts on invaded ecosystems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 319-329

  Gonzalez Munoz N ^a   Castro Diez P ^a   Parker, I M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exotic trees; Litter production; Mean residence time; Nitrogen resorption; Nitrogen use strategy; riparian forests

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK;

SPAIN;

AILANTHUS; AILANTHUS ALTISSIMA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; POPULUS; POPULUS ALBA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; ULMUS; ULMUS MINOR; ULMUS PUMILA;

EID: 84872602815     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-012-1329-x     Document Type: Article

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