Foundation species loss affects vegetation structure more than ecosystemfunction in a northeastern USA forest

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  Orwig, David A ^a   Plotkin, Audrey A Barker ^a   Davidson, Eric A ^b   Lux, Heidi ^a   Savage, Kathleen E ^b   Ellison, Aaron M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adelges tsugae; Eastern hemlock; Forest dynamics; Hemlock woolly adelgid; Logging; Nutrient cycling; Primary productivity; Soil respiration; Tsuga canadensis

Indexed keywords

CARBON;

ADELGES TSUGAE; ARTICLE; CANOPY; CONIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST SOIL; INSECT; LITTER FALL; LOGGING; NITROGEN CYCLING; NONHUMAN; PRIMARY PRODUCTION (BIOMASS); SOIL RESPIRATION; SPECIES COMPOSITION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TSUGA CANADENSIS; WOOD DEBRIS;

EID: 84877153537     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.41     Document Type: Article

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