“…However, it is important to recognize that the effects of biotic disturbances on nutrient cycling may differ fundamentally from other disturbance types (Castello et al 1995), and substantial differences frequently exist even among various types of biotic disturbances . Additionally, the vast majority of studies into the effects of forest disturbance on biogeochemical cycles have been conducted in upland systems, while much of the limited research into these cycles within forested wetlands has focused on managed systems (Nakagawa et al 2012). As such, the extent to which patterns suggested by results from upland forests and managed wetlands are applicable to the F. nigra-dominated forested wetlands of this region is unknown.…”