Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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The Impact of Invasive Earthworms on Soil Respiration and Soil Carbon within Temperate Hardwood Forests

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Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Jennings, Bradley Wayne, Thesis advisor (ths): Watmough, Shaun A, Degree committee member (dgc): Beresford, David V, Degree committee member (dgc): Lafleur, Peter M, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Improving current understanding of the factors that control soil carbon (C) dynamics in forest ecosystems remains an important topic of research as it plays an integral role in the fertility of forest soils and the global carbon cycle. Invasive earthworms have the potential to alter soil C dynamics, though mechanisms and effects remain poorly understood. To investigate potential effects… more
Full Text: THE IMPACT OF INVASIVE EARTHWORMS ON SOIL RESPIRATION AND SOIL CARBON WITHIN TEMPERATE HARDWOOD FORESTS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty …