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2025 Poster Session A
A80 - Effects of Deer and Amur Honeysuckle on Soil Processes (subject to change)
Invasive honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have become widely abundant in the forests of southern Ohio.
2025 Poster Session A
A80 - Effects of Deer and Amur Honeysuckle on Soil Processes (subject to change)
Mentor: Melany Fisk, Ph.D.
Invasive honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) have become widely abundant in the forests of southern Ohio. Deer and honeysuckle are thought to promote soil microbial activity and increase nitrogen cycling rates by contributing N-rich organic matter in their excretions and leaf litter. These inputs can stimulate microbial decomposition activity and N transformations, increasing the availability of inorganic N for plants and the potential for loss of inorganic N from soil
