Soil ecosystem function under native and exotic plant assemblages as alternative states of successional grasslands

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 4-12

  Spirito, Florencia ^a   Yahdjian, Laura ^a   Tognetti, Pedro M ^a   Chaneton, Enrique J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Invasion; Litter quality; Nutrient cycling; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASS; GRASSLAND; LEAF LITTER; NATIVE SPECIES; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLD FIELD; PLANT COMMUNITY; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM QUADRIFARIUM; POACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84891556888     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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