Impacts of the Replacement of Native Woodland with Exotic Pine Plantations on Leaf-Litter Invertebrate Assemblages: A Test of a Novel Framework

We present an empirical comparison of invertebrate community structure between areas of undisturbed native eucalypt woodland and areas that have been cleared and replaced with plantations of exotic radiata pine (Pinus radiata). Implementation of a novel conceptual framework revealed that both insect...

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Main Authors: Brad R. Murray, Andrew C. Baker, Tessa C. Robson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Ecology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/490395