Effectiveness of management strategies in Acacia dealbata Link invasion, native vegetation and soil microbial community responses

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 304, Issue , 2013, Pages 464-472

  Souza Alonso, Pablo ^a   Lorenzo, Paula ^b   Rubido Bará, Margarita ^a   González, Luís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Herbicide spraying; Invasive plant control; Plant richness; Plant species diversity; Soil basal respiration; Soil enzymatic activity

Indexed keywords

BASAL RESPIRATION; INVASIVE PLANT CONTROL; PLANT RICHNESS; PLANT SPECIES DIVERSITY; SOIL ENZYMATIC ACTIVITIES;

FORESTRY; MICROORGANISMS; PYRIDINE; SOILS; WEED CONTROL;

HERBICIDES;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NATIVE SPECIES; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SHRUB; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL RESPIRATION; TRICLOPYR; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BIODIVERSITY; ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY; HERBICIDES; MICROORGANISMS; PEST CONTROL; PYRIDINE; RESPIRATION; SPRAYING;

SPAIN;

EID: 84879536225     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.05.053     Document Type: Article

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