Eucalyptus camaldulensis invasion in riparian zones reveals few significant effects on soil physico-chemical properties

River Research and Applications

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 590-601

  Tererai, F ^a,b   Gaertner, M ^a   Jacobs, S M ^a   Richardson, D M ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Invasive plants; Mediterranean climate; Soil available N; Soil cations; Soil N content; Tree invasions

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INVASIVE SPECIES; ION EXCHANGE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RIPARIAN ZONE; SOIL NUTRIENT; SOIL PROPERTY; TOPSOIL;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 84930798374     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: 15351467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.2762     Document Type: Article

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