Multitrophic effects of calcium availability on invasive alien plants, birds, and bird prey items

Vince D'Amico; Greg Shriver; Jake Bowman; Meg Ballard; Whitney Wiest; Liz Tymkiw; Melissa Miller

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Multitrophic effects of calcium availability on invasive alien plants, birds, and bird prey items

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Authors:

Vince D'Amico, Greg Shriver, Jake Bowman, Meg Ballard, Whitney Wiest, Liz Tymkiw, Melissa Miller

Year:

2011

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 82.

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Abstract

Acid rain alters forest soil calcium concentrations in two ways: (1) hydrogen ions displace exchangeable calcium adsorbed to soil surfaces, and (2) aluminum is released to soil water by acid rain and displaces adsorbed calcium. This increases the absorption of aluminum by plant roots, and decreases the absorption of calcium, causing calcium to be more readily leached from the soil.

Parent Publication

Proceedings, 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010

Citation

D’Amico, Vince; Shriver, Greg; Bowman, Jake; Ballard, Meg; Wiest, Whitney; Tymkiw, Liz; Miller, Melissa. 2011. Multitrophic effects of calcium availability on invasive alien plants, birds, and bird prey items. In: McManus, Katherine A; Gottschalk, Kurt W., eds. 2010. Proceedings. 21st U.S. Department of Agriculture interagency research forum on invasive species 2010; 2010 January 12-15; Annapolis, MD. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-75. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 82.