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Interspersed Denuded Zone (Idz): How Patchy Leaf Litter Dynamics In A Buckthorn-Invaded Urban Woodland Can Affect Microarthropod Species Richness, Angela Stenberg
Interspersed Denuded Zone (Idz): How Patchy Leaf Litter Dynamics In A Buckthorn-Invaded Urban Woodland Can Affect Microarthropod Species Richness, Angela Stenberg
DePaul Discoveries
Biodiversity loss may serve as a key diagnostic of the Anthropocene. An important driver of this loss is by means of invasive species. In this study of a forest preserve in Chicago, Illinois we examined Interspersed Denuded Zones (IDZs for short), which are areas of patchy leaf litter in invaded forests caused in this case by the rapid decomposition of litter from buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). We characterized the leaf litter mass in IDZs and enumerated litter-inhabiting microarthropod populations. We found that plots of high buckthorn density are associated with IDZs: there was significantly less leaf litter mass in …
The Role Of Yantak “Alhagi” Species In The Biological Diversity Of The Deserts Of Uzbekistan, Khudargan Mavlonov, Surayyo Kodirova
The Role Of Yantak “Alhagi” Species In The Biological Diversity Of The Deserts Of Uzbekistan, Khudargan Mavlonov, Surayyo Kodirova
Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal
This article provides information on the occurrence, importance, role of Alhagi species in biodiversity (phytocenosis), eco-biological features, allelopathy.