View in EDS

Invasive plant removal: assessing community impact and recovery from invasion.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Invasive plant removal: assessing community impact and recovery from invasion.
Authors: Guido, Anaclara1 anaclara.guido@ufrgs.br, Pillar, Valério D.1, Souza, Lara1
Source: Journal of Applied Ecology. Aug2017, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p1230-1237. 8p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs.
Subjects: Restoration ecology, Introduced plants, Plant ecology, Plant diversity, Plant communities
Abstract: Invasive species spread on natural ecosystems is one of the most important causes of biodiversity loss. To disentangle the invasive plant impact on communities it is essential to combine experimental and observation approaches, which enable the correct interpretations of results and lead to the right decisions for management., We examined the invasion of southern Brazil's grasslands by Eragrostis plana, which is currently the most problematic invasive species in the region. By means of an experiment on invaded communities complemented by observation of non-invaded communities, we assessed E. plana impact on vegetation, evaluated community response to its removal and discussed the effectiveness of removal methods. Fifty permanent 1 × 1 m plots were located on natural grassland that was partially invaded by E. plana. Removal was done annually from 2012 to 2015 and consisted of five treatments ( n = 10): (i) clipping above-ground biomass on one occasion; (ii) clipping above-ground biomass periodically; (iii) herbicide and (iv) hand-pulling, plus (v) control treatment with no-removal. In addition, 10 plots located in an adjacent non-invaded area were monitored., All removal treatments reduced E. plana cover across years, but were not enough to eradicate it. Our results revealed not only differences between invaded and non-invaded communities, but also an effect of E. plana removal on resident species richness and total cover., At the local scale, we demonstrated the impact of E. plana invasion on grassland vegetation, suggesting a reduction in resident species richness and total cover. Invasive species removal changed communities differently from invaded ones, but not resembling non-invaded references, suggesting that community recovery may need more time for reestablishment or that some restoration strategies are required., Synthesis and applications. This study demonstrated the impact on vegetation of the most important invasive species in southern Brazil's natural grasslands. We highlighted the advantages of combining observations of non-invaded communities and experimental studies on invaded communities, with and without invasive removal, to help infer causal relationships in ecological invasion research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Journal of Applied Ecology is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Engineering Source
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
Header DbId: egs
DbLabel: Engineering Source
An: 124130029
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Invasive plant removal: assessing community impact and recovery from invasion.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Guido%2C+Anaclara%22">Guido, Anaclara</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><i> anaclara.guido@ufrgs.br</i><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Pillar%2C+Valério+D%2E%22">Pillar, Valério D.</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Souza%2C+Lara%22">Souza, Lara</searchLink><relatesTo>1</relatesTo>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Journal+of+Applied+Ecology%22">Journal of Applied Ecology</searchLink>. Aug2017, Vol. 54 Issue 4, p1230-1237. 8p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart, 4 Graphs.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Restoration+ecology%22">Restoration ecology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Introduced+plants%22">Introduced plants</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Plant+ecology%22">Plant ecology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Plant+diversity%22">Plant diversity</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Plant+communities%22">Plant communities</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Invasive species spread on natural ecosystems is one of the most important causes of biodiversity loss. To disentangle the invasive plant impact on communities it is essential to combine experimental and observation approaches, which enable the correct interpretations of results and lead to the right decisions for management., We examined the invasion of southern Brazil's grasslands by Eragrostis plana, which is currently the most problematic invasive species in the region. By means of an experiment on invaded communities complemented by observation of non-invaded communities, we assessed E. plana impact on vegetation, evaluated community response to its removal and discussed the effectiveness of removal methods. Fifty permanent 1 × 1 m plots were located on natural grassland that was partially invaded by E. plana. Removal was done annually from 2012 to 2015 and consisted of five treatments ( n = 10): (i) clipping above-ground biomass on one occasion; (ii) clipping above-ground biomass periodically; (iii) herbicide and (iv) hand-pulling, plus (v) control treatment with no-removal. In addition, 10 plots located in an adjacent non-invaded area were monitored., All removal treatments reduced E. plana cover across years, but were not enough to eradicate it. Our results revealed not only differences between invaded and non-invaded communities, but also an effect of E. plana removal on resident species richness and total cover., At the local scale, we demonstrated the impact of E. plana invasion on grassland vegetation, suggesting a reduction in resident species richness and total cover. Invasive species removal changed communities differently from invaded ones, but not resembling non-invaded references, suggesting that community recovery may need more time for reestablishment or that some restoration strategies are required., Synthesis and applications. This study demonstrated the impact on vegetation of the most important invasive species in southern Brazil's natural grasslands. We highlighted the advantages of combining observations of non-invaded communities and experimental studies on invaded communities, with and without invasive removal, to help infer causal relationships in ecological invasion research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Journal of Applied Ecology is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=egs&AN=124130029
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1111/1365-2664.12848
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 8
        StartPage: 1230
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Restoration ecology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Introduced plants
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Plant ecology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Plant diversity
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Plant communities
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Invasive plant removal: assessing community impact and recovery from invasion.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Guido, Anaclara
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Pillar, Valério D.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Souza, Lara
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 08
              Text: Aug2017
              Type: published
              Y: 2017
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 00218901
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 54
            – Type: issue
              Value: 4
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Journal of Applied Ecology
              Type: main
ResultId 1