A review of stemflow generation dynamics and stemflow‐environment interactions in forests and shrublands

DF Levia, S Germer - Reviews of Geophysics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Many geoscientists now recognize stemflow as an important phenomenon which can exert
considerable effects on the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of wooded ecosystems …

Biological weathering and the long‐term carbon cycle: integrating mycorrhizal evolution and function into the current paradigm

LL Taylor, JR Leake, J Quirk, K Hardy, SA Banwart… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The dramatic decline in atmospheric CO2 evidenced by proxy data during the Devonian
(416.0–359.2 Ma) and the gradual decline from the Cretaceous (145.5–65.5 Ma) onwards …

Tropical tree growth is correlated with soil phosphorus, potassium, and calcium, though not for legumes

TW Baribault, RK Kobe, AO Finley - Ecological Monographs, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Tropical forest productivity is widely assumed to be limited by soil phosphorus (P), but
biogeochemical processes that deplete P also could deplete base cations, suggesting …

Factors influencing humus forms and forest litter properties in the mid-mountains under temperate climate of southwestern Poland

B Labaz, B Galka, A Bogacz, J Waroszewski, C Kabala - Geoderma, 2014 - Elsevier
The conversion of spruce monocultures towards mixed and deciduous tree stands has been
undertaken in central European countries, including south-western Poland. There is …

Neighborhood models of the effects of invasive tree species on ecosystem processes

L Gómez-Aparicio, CD Canham - Ecological Monographs, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Changes in the composition of a community due to the invasion by exotic plant species can
lead to modification of ecosystem function that, in turn, produces feedbacks that drive further …

Nutrient stress predisposes and contributes to sugar maple dieback across its northern range: a review

TL Bal, AJ Storer, MF Jurgensen… - … Journal of Forest …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Over the last 60 years, multiple studies have attributed sugar maple (Acer saccharum
Marsh.) dieback and decline to nutrient status, interaction and tree stress. Site differences in …

Influence of calcium, potassium, and magnesium on Cornus florida L. density and resistance to dogwood anthracnose

EJ Holzmueller, S Jose, MA Jenkins - Plant and Soil, 2007 - Springer
Dogwood anthracnose, a major disease of Cornus florida L., has caused heavy mortality of
C. florida in eastern United States forests. Disease severity and rate of infection have been …

Comparing PLFA and amino sugars for microbial analysis in an Upper Michigan old growth forest

C Liang, R Fu**uma, TC Balser - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2008 - Elsevier
Phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis and amino sugars analysis were compared with
respect to their capacity to reliably indicate microbial biomass and gross community …

Influences of calcium availability and tree species on Ca isotope fractionation in soil and vegetation

BD Page, TD Bullen, MJ Mitchell - Biogeochemistry, 2008 - Springer
The calcium (Ca) isotope system is potentially of great use for understanding
biogeochemical processes at multiple scales in forest ecosystems, yet remains largely …

Soil calcium, nitrogen, and water are correlated with aboveground net primary production in northern hardwood forests

TW Baribault, RK Kobe, DE Rothstein - Forest Ecology and Management, 2010 - Elsevier
Multiple soil resources could limit aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in temperate
forests, but most studies have focused on nitrogen (N) availability. We tested a suite of …