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Changes in hardwood forest understory plant communities in response to European earthworm invasions
Author(s): C. M. Hale, L. E. Frelich and P. B. Reich
Month: Jul
Year: 2006
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecology
Volume: 87
Issue: 7
Pages: 1637-1649
Article Topic(s): Invasive species,Disturbance
Research Setting(s): Forest
Species Referenced: Arisaema triphyllum (Jack in the pulpit),
Abstract
Evaluates the effects of the invasion of European earthworms in earthworm-free northern hardwood forests. At the leading edge of the invasion, increasing earthworm biomass was associated with decreasing diversity and abundance of herbaceous plants.Suggested Citation
C. M. Hale, L. E. Frelich and P. B. Reich. "Changes in hardwood forest understory plant communities in response to European earthworm invasions." Ecology 87.7 (2006): 1637-1649.Go back