Title |
Unexpected earthworm effects on forest understory plants
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Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, December 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1472-6785-13-48 |
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Authors |
Andrea Dávalos, Victoria Nuzzo, Jordan Stark, Bernd Blossey |
Abstract |
Introduced earthworms are widespread in forests of North America creating significant negative impacts on forest understory communities. However, much of the reported evidence for negative earthworm effects comes from field investigations either comparing invaded and non-invaded forests or across invasion fronts. While important, such work is rarely able to capture the true effect of earthworms on individual plant species because most forests in North America simultaneously face multiple stressors which may confound earthworm impacts.We used a mesocosm experiment to isolate effects of the anecic introduced earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris L. on seedlings of 14 native plant species representing different life form groups (perennial herb, graminoid, and tree). |
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