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- Jessen, Tyler; Wang, Yiwei; Wilmers, ChristopherC.
- Biological invasions 2018 v.20 no.3 pp. 607-618
- hardwood forests, etc ; Sciurus carolinensis; canopy; competitive exclusion; ecological invasion; habitat fragmentation; habitats; human development; indigenous species; invasive species; land use change; squirrels; trees; California; Show all 14 Subjects
- ... Changes in the composition of biological communities can be elicited by competitive exclusion, wherein a species is excluded from viable habitat by a superior competitor. Yet less is known about the role of environmental change in facilitating or mitigating exclusion in the context of invasive species. In these situations, decline in a native species can be due to the effects of habitat change, or ...
- Laushman, KatherineM.; Hotchkiss, SaraC.; Herrick, BradleyM.
- Biological invasions 2018 v.20 no.7 pp. 1671-1685
- hardwood forests, etc ; Amynthas agrestis; Lumbricus terrestris; arboreta; biogeochemical cycles; earthworms; ecological invasion; invasive species; mineral soils; mixing; monitoring; plant litter; seedlings; shrubs; species diversity; temperate forests; trees; understory; Wisconsin; Show all 19 Subjects
- ... Because Upper Midwest temperate forests lack native earthworms, the invasions of European and Asian earthworms can significantly alter soils and understory vegetation. Earthworms’ ability to increase leaf litter decay, alter nutrient cycling by mixing the organic layer with mineral soil, and decrease plant species richness leads to concern about the Asian ‘jumping earthworm’ (Amynthas agrestis and ...