Biological Invasion of Vines, Their Impacts and Management

Sundarapandian, S M; Muthumperumal, C.; Kothandaraman, S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-14592-1_12

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“…By trailing to the canopy of local species and blocking the sunlight to the plants growing below, the three-dimensional invasion of climbers may cause damage to vegetation, reducing the genetic and species diversity, productivity, and altering the circulation of nutrients in the ecosystem [19]. In the analysis of invasive plants, the group of climbing plants has rarely been considered separately [20]. Following the generally accepted approaches to life form classification [21], most former EU surveys of invasive plants did not separate climbing plants as a group, and only recently performed analyses of the life forms of invaders have distinguished the branches of herbaceous climbers and woody climbers from the other types of life forms [22].…”

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The Molecular Evidence for Invasive Climber Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray in Eastern and Central Europe

Jocienė,

Krokaitė,

Rekašius

et al. 2023

Diversity

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The climbing cucurbit Echinocystis lobata, native to North America and alien to many European countries, was assessed for its genetic diversity and differentiation across its introduced range of populations by applying markers of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP). Various tests, including an evaluation of the intrapopulation diversity, principal coordinate, and molecular variance analyses, showed that the Central and Eastern European populations differing in geography and arrival history are also distinct in the genetic parameters. Genetic diversity, defined as the percentage of polymorphic AFLP loci, ranged within 28–62% (on average 51%) at the regional scale (in Romanian, Baltic State, and Central Russian populations), and was very similar to this parameter at the local scale (on average 52% for Lithuanian populations). The differentiation was significant among the populations of the regions (Ф = 0.125, p = 0.001) and at the local scale (among the Lithuanian populations of the different river basins, Ф = 0.058, p = 0.010). The Bayesian results suggested the presence of three genetic clusters among the 29 sites, with populations from Romania, Latvia, Estonia, and the northern part of Lithuania comprising one prevailing cluster, populations from the Nemunas river basin of Lithuania comprising either the former mentioned cluster or the second cluster, and populations of Central Russia comprising the third genetic cluster. Overall, E. lobata in Europe has probably originated from multiple introductions. The intentional anthropogenic seed dispersal by marketing accompanied by hydrochory might have an impact on such a profile of genetic clusters.

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The Molecular Evidence for Invasive Climber Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray in Eastern and Central Europe

Jocienė,

Krokaitė,

Rekašius

et al. 2023

Diversity

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“…Thus it is not surprising that 55 vines are listed as the world's worst invasive species (Global Invasive Species Database 2013). Of these vines, 29% were introduced into North America from Asia, while only 2% are native to Europe (Sundarapandian et al 2015). Of the top 10 worst invasive vines listed by Sundarapandian et al (2015) and occurring in the northeastern United States, only pale swallowwort [Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barb.]…”

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Seed-Dispersal Ability of the Invasive Perennial Vines Vincetoxicum nigrum and Vincetoxicum rossicum

DiTommaso

Stokes

Cordeau

et al. 2018

Invasive plant sci. manag.

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Black swallowwort [Vincetoxicum nigrum (L.) Moench] and pale swallowwort [Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barb.] are perennial vines of European origin that invade natural areas and perennial cropping systems in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Both species reproduce via wind-dispersed seeds in the form of achenes with comas, but little is known about the extent of dispersal of these seeds. We studied the relationship of seed release height (0.75 m, 2 m), wind speed at the time of release, seed mass, and settling rate on distance traveled. Vincetoxicum nigrum and V. rossicum seeds traveled up to 72.1 and 79.6 m, respectively. Seeds of both species released from 2 m traveled greater distances than seeds released from 0.75 m, which fell within 20 m of the release point. Release height was the most important factor influencing long-distance dispersal events. Wind speed also strongly interacted with release height for long-distance dispersal of V. nigrum. Vincetoxicum nigrum seed mass was greater and settling rates faster than for V. rossicum. Increasing seed mass generally increased settling rate, which in turn decreased distance traveled, except in V. rossicum, for which longer distance–dispersing seeds had a faster settling rate. Our findings suggest that management efforts focus on reducing the presence of these two vines, especially if there is potential for them to climb up taller vegetation such as trees. Seeds released from these greater heights are more likely to travel far from source populations and initiate new populations. Preventing seed production in small, nonclimbing patches will also help suppress the expansion of these two vines, as seeds can still disperse up to 20 m away from parent plants.

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“…Notably affected rivers include the Oti River, the Tano-Abby Lagoon Complex, the Kpong Head pond, and the Lower Volta River [14]. Invasive aquatic weeds pose a significant threat to riverine communities, affecting public health, water supply, fishing, water and transportation [33]. They provide a habitat for host snails of the bilharzia parasite, leading to a high prevalence of bilharzia.…”

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Invasive Plant Species in Ghana: Route of Spread, Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact

Dwomoh¹,

Ofori²,

Frimpong³

et al. 2023

AJEE

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Globally, there has been a rapid increase in biodiversity loss, these losses have been attributed to habitat loss and invasive flora and fauna species. Extensive work has been done on the losses brought about by invasive fauna species, however, the impact of invasive flora species has less been explored in Ghana. This review focused on the various alien plant species found in Ghana and the factors that support their spread, establishment, and colonization. Findings indicate that the common invasive plants in Ghana are Chromolaema odorata, Calopogonium mucunoides, Cedrella ordorata, Leucaena leucocephala, Broussonetia papyrifera and Prosopis glasdulosa, Azardiracta indica, Echinochloa colona, and Leucaena leucocephala. The economic losses and environmental impact of these plant species were also reviewed. This review revealed that there is an urgent need to initiate interventions to control the rapid spread of invasive plant species, those measures should be cost-effective and eco-friendly.

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Biological Invasion of Vines, Their Impacts and Management

Cited by 11 publications

References 111 publications

The Molecular Evidence for Invasive Climber Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray in Eastern and Central Europe

The Molecular Evidence for Invasive Climber Echinocystis lobata (Michx.) Torr. & A. Gray in Eastern and Central Europe

Seed-Dispersal Ability of the Invasive Perennial Vines Vincetoxicum nigrum and Vincetoxicum rossicum

Invasive Plant Species in Ghana: Route of Spread, Socio-Economic and Environmental Impact

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