Litter quality, decomposition rates and saprotrophic mycoflora in Fallopia japonica (Houtt.) Ronse Decraene and in adjacent native grassland vegetation

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 29-35

  Mincheva, T ^a   Barni, E ^a   Varese, G C ^a   Brusa, G ^b   Cerabolini, B ^b   Siniscalco, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Ecosystem functioning; Litter decomposition; Plant invasion; Saprotrophic fungi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CARBON; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FUNGUS; GRASSLAND; LITTER; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; NATIVE SPECIES; NITROGEN; SAPROTROPHY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WEED;

FUNGI; POLYGONUM CUSPIDATUM;

EID: 84891662938     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2013.03.010     Document Type: Article

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