Influence of leaf phenology and site nitrogen on invasive species establishment in temperate deciduous forest understories

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 296, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-8

  Dreiss, Lindsay M ^a   Volin, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy light transmission; Invasive species; Phenology; Robinia pseudoacacia; Soil nitrate

Indexed keywords

ACER SACCHARUM; BLACK LOCUST; CANOPY SPECIES; CANOPY TRANSMISSION; CANOPY TREES; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN SPECIES; FOREST STAND; FOREST UNDERSTORY; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; FRAXINUS; HUMAN DISTURBANCES; INVASIVE PLANTS; INVASIVE SPECIES; LANDSCAPE FRAGMENTATION; LEAF PHENOLOGY; NATIVE FORESTS; NITRATE LEVELS; NON-NATIVE SPECIES; PHENOLOGY; PINUS SPP; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; QUAKING ASPENS; QUERCUS SPP; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; ROBINIA PSEUDO-ACACIA; SOIL ANALYSIS; SUGAR MAPLE; TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST; TEMPERATE FORESTS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; UNDERSTORY LIGHT;

ECOSYSTEMS; LEAF SPRINGS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; NITRATES; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOILS; SUGARS;

FORESTRY;

ASH; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONIZATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVERGREEN TREE; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FIXATION; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; PHENOLOGY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STAND STRUCTURE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY;

ECOSYSTEMS; FOREST CANOPY; LEAVES; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHENOLOGY; ROBINIA; SOIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 84874508689     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.01.031     Document Type: Article

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