Invasive insects impact forest carbon dynamics

Ken Clark; Nicholas Skowronski; John Hom

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01983.x

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Invasive insects impact forest carbon dynamics

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Authors:

Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, John Hom

Year:

2010

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01983.x

Source:

Global Change Biology. 16: 88-101.

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Abstract

Invasive insects can impact ecosystem functioning by altering carbon, nutrient, and hydrologic cycles. In this study, we used eddy covariance to measure net CO₂ exchange with the atmosphere (NEE), and biometric measurements to characterize net ecosystem productivity (NEP) in oak- and pine-dominated forests that were defoliated by Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Three years of data were used to compare C dynamics; 2005 with minimal defoliation, 2006 with partial defoliation of the canopy and understory in a mixed stand, and 2007 with complete defoliation of an oak-dominated stand, and partial defoliation of the mixed and pine-dominated stands.

Keywords

carbon cycle, ecosystem function, eddy covariance, invasive species, net carbon exchange, New Jersey Pine Barrens, Pitch Pine

Citation

Clark, Kenneth L.; Skowronski, Nicholas; Hom, John. 2010. Invasive insects impact forest corbon dynamics. Global Change Biology. 16(1): 88-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01983.x.