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Effect of Lonicera maackii on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen in Southwestern Ohio Forests

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Sarah E. Kolbe ,
Amy Townsend-Small ,
Arnold I. Miller ,
Theresa M. Culley  and
Guy N. Cameron
Sarah E. Kolbe
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221
Amy Townsend-Small
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221
Arnold I. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221
Theresa M. Culley
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221
Guy N. Cameron*
Affiliation:
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH 45221
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: g.cameron@uc.edu
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Abstract

Introduced plants threaten biodiversity and ecosystem processes, including carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) cycles, but little is known about the threshold at which such effects occur. We examined the impact of the invasive shrub Amur honeysuckle on soil organic carbon (SOC) and N density at study sites that varied in invasion history. In plots with and without honeysuckle, we measured honeysuckle abundance and size (basal area) and extracted soil cores. SOC and N densities were highest at the site with the longest invasion history and highest invasion intensity (i.e., greatest abundance and basal area of honeysuckle). Basal area of honeysuckle positively affected SOC and N densities likely because of increased litter decomposition and altered microbial communities. Because honeysuckle increases forest net primary productivity (NPP) and SOC, it also may play a role in C sequestration. Our results demonstrate the need to consider the influence of invasion history and intensity when evaluating the potential impact of invasive species.

Keywords

Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackii (Rupr.) Herder LOMA6Amur honeysuckledeciduous forestinvasion historyinvasion intensityinvasive plantssoil nutrients
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Research Article
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 2015 , pp. 375 - 384
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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