Decaying woodrat (Neotoma spp.) middens increase soil resources and accelerate decomposition of contemporary litter
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2019.104007
Abstract: Abstract Ecosystem engineers can have broad-reaching impacts when they alter biogeochemical pools and processes, thus affecting resource availability. In the Chihuahuan Desert, woodrats (Neotoma spp.) build stick nests on the soil surface within Yucca baccata… read more here.
Keywords: decomposition; soil; biogeochemical pools; nitrogen ... See more keywords