Impact of the invasive tree black locust on soil properties of Mediterranean stone pine-holm oak forests

Plant and Soil

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 473-486

  De Marco, Anna ^a   Arena, Carmen ^a   Giordano, Maria ^a   Virzo De Santo, Amalia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

C and N stocks; Exotic N2 fixing tree; Litter, organic layer and mineral soil; Water soluble C and N

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST SOIL; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; LEGUME; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MIXED FOREST; NITROGEN FIXATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL NITROGEN; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL PROFILE; VULNERABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ILEX; PINUS CEMBROIDES; PINUS PINEA; QUERCUS ILEX; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA;

EID: 84886288730     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-013-1753-6     Document Type: Article

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