Reduced soil respiration beneath invasive Rhododendron ponticum persists after cutting and is related to substrate quality rather than microbial community

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Reduced soil respiration beneath invasive Rhododendron ponticum persists after cutting and is related to substrate quality rather than microbial community. / Jones, G; Scullion, J; Allison, G et al.
In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Vol. 138, 107577, 30.11.2019.

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Jones, G, Scullion, J, Allison, G, Stott, H , Johnson, D , Owen, R , Williams, G & Gwynn-Jones, D 2019, 'Reduced soil respiration beneath invasive Rhododendron ponticum persists after cutting and is related to substrate quality rather than microbial community', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 138, 107577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107577

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Jones, G., Scullion, J., Allison, G., Stott, H., Johnson, D., Owen, R., Williams, G., & Gwynn-Jones, D. (2019). Reduced soil respiration beneath invasive Rhododendron ponticum persists after cutting and is related to substrate quality rather than microbial community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 138, Article 107577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107577

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Jones G, Scullion J, Allison G, Stott H , Johnson D , Owen R et al. Reduced soil respiration beneath invasive Rhododendron ponticum persists after cutting and is related to substrate quality rather than microbial community. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2019 Nov 30;138:107577. Epub 2019 Aug 29. doi: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2019.107577

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Jones, G ; Scullion, J ; Allison, G et al. / Reduced soil respiration beneath invasive Rhododendron ponticum persists after cutting and is related to substrate quality rather than microbial community. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2019 ; Vol. 138.

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abstract = "Invasive plants depositing recalcitrant, polyphenol-rich leaf litter may alter decomposition dynamics, leading to an accumulation of soil organic matter. Removing invasives is critical in restoring native habitats, but our understanding of its impacts upon soil processes remains limited. Here, we test the hypothesis that clearing of Rhododendron ponticum leads to increased soil respiration, at a site within Snowdonia National Park, Wales, UK. Soil samples were collected, and soil respiration was monitored over 32 weeks on plots cleared of R. ponticum, plots infested with R. ponticum which were left uncleared, and uninvaded plots of native vegetation. Soil respiration was significantly higher in native vegetation plots, relative to uncleared plots. Clearing R. ponticum led to a short-term (",

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