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Science 6 November 1987:
Vol. 238. no. 4828, pp. 802 - 804
DOI: 10.1126/science.238.4828.802
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Biological Invasion by Myrica faya Alters Ecosystem Development in Hawaii

PETER M. VITOUSEK 1, LAWRENCE R. WALKER 1, LOUIS D. WHITEAKER 2, DIETER MUELLER-DOMBOIS 2, and PAMELA A. MATSON 3

1 Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305.
2 Department of Botany, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822.
3 Ecosystem Science and Technology Branch, NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035.

The exotic nitrogen-fixing tree Myrica faya invades young volcanic sites where the growth of native plants is limited by a lack of nitrogen. Myrica quadruples the amount of nitrogen entering certain sites and increases the overall biological availability of nitrogen, thereby altering the nature of ecosystem development after volcanic eruptions.

Submitted on May 26, 1987
Accepted on August 7, 1987


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