An analysis of weed floras in nurseries: Do polytunnels serve as ports of entry for alien plant species?

Bauer, Magdalena; Dullinger, Stefan; Moser, Dietmar; Essl, Franz

doi:10.1016/j.flora.2015.03.004

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“…Archeophytes are ‘old-comers’ alien plant species introduced after and before the discovery of the Americas (Czarnecka et al, 2020; Lautenbach et al, 2017). Neophytes are post-1500 alien species, invaders which have already become an important component of many ecosystems (Bauer et al, 2015). It is exactly the share of neophytes, which can indicate disturbances and changes in the structure of vegetation induced by humans.…”

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Municipal solid waste landfill: Evidence of the effect of applied landfill management on vegetation composition

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Proper management of municipal solid waste (MSW) is crucial to avoid pollution, environmental impacts and threat to public health. The problem of MSW is mainly arising from inadequate landfill site management. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of management practices and environmental risks at two landfill sites. The landfills were subject to long-term (10 years) vegetation monitoring. The vegetation was assessed using a floristic survey of identified plant species. The vegetation analysis showed that significant differences existed between the two landfill locations, with neophytes, invasive and expansive species dominating on one of the landfill sites, which may be attributed to climatic and geomorphological differences between the two sites, but also to variations in landfill management. These environmentally problematic species can potentially spread from the landfill into adjacent ecosystems, displace native plants and degrade adjacent farmland areas. The study of vegetation monitoring data suggests that, in addition to other types of monitoring, landfills should be subjected to regular vegetation biomonitoring, too. Landfill management practices should target the regulation of unwanted species, create conditions that are favourable to native plant species and provide as early as possible the restoration of filled cells.

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Municipal solid waste landfill: Evidence of the effect of applied landfill management on vegetation composition

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“…Tropical species are usually constrained by local climates, but infrastructures that are heated all year round provide shelter to many introduced species (e.g. Bauer et al 2015). Comparing the species that can only survive in heated buildings with the invasive species living outdoor can help determine which traits are associated with invasiveness.…”

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Introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of mainland France and Belgium, with a focus on greenhouses

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The monitoring of introduced species is becoming more important as global trade intensifies. Although ants make up a larger proportion of species on the list of the most invasive species in the world compared with other groups, little is known about the occurrence of those introduced in France, especially inside heated buildings. Here we review the literature available for mainland France and Belgium and report the results of a survey conducted with the help of tropical building managers between 2014 and 2016. We report for the first time in France the presence of Technomyrmex vitiensis and Plagiolepis alluaudi in multiple greenhouses. Technomyrmex difficilis was also found in one greenhouse for the first time in Europe. The diversity of introduced ants in greenhouses is very low, and these buildings are most often dominated by one or two species. We compared the most recent data and those collected throughout the 20 th century, and showed that ant communities have changed substantially. Greenhouses could be responsible for the introduction of invasive species because they regularly import exotic plants, but we found no evidence that the three species of invasive ants present outdoors in France were introduced from greenhouses, where they rarely occur. We also report that introduced ants are pests in greenhouses because they disperse scale insects and kill biological control agents. The suppression of these ants could ease the maintenance of plants inside greenhouses.

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An analysis of weed floras in nurseries: Do polytunnels serve as ports of entry for alien plant species?

Cited by 2 publications

References 24 publications

Municipal solid waste landfill: Evidence of the effect of applied landfill management on vegetation composition

Municipal solid waste landfill: Evidence of the effect of applied landfill management on vegetation composition

Introduced ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of mainland France and Belgium, with a focus on greenhouses

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