Local distribution of native and invasive earthworms and effects on a native salamander
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DOI: 10.1007/s10144-017-0578-1
Abstract: North America is home to both native and invasive earthworms acting as ecosystem engineers as they build burrows that can serve as habitat for other species or otherwise alter soil structure, affecting nutrient cycling and… read more here.
Keywords: invasive earthworms; native invasive; tyrtaeum; earthworm ... See more keywords
Invasive earthworms unlock arctic plant nitrogen limitation
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15568-3
Abstract: Arctic plant growth is predominantly nitrogen (N) limited. This limitation is generally attributed to slow soil microbial processes due to low temperatures. Here, we show that arctic plant-soil N cycling is also substantially constrained by… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen; invasive earthworms; arctic plant; limitation ... See more keywords