Exotic Plant Species Associations with Horse Trails, Old Roads, and Intact Native Communities in the Missouri Ozarks

Stroh, Esther D.; Struckhoff, Matthew A.

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“…Chinese privet is a very shade‐tolerant evergreen shrub that grows well in forests, particularly riparian forests dominated by deciduous hardwood trees. It remains unclear why privet does so well in these forests, but they appear to be prone to invasion (Stroh & Struckhoff, 2009) possibly as a result of the same factors that contribute to their overall high diversity, such as frequent disturbance from flooding. Once established, Chinese privet grows relentlessly and given enough time, it produces a thick shrub layer beneath the forest canopy that shades out most other plant species.…”

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Removing an invasive shrub (Chinese privet) increases native bee diversity and abundance in riparian forests of the southeastern United States

Hanula

Horn

2011

Insect Conservation and Diversity

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Abstract. 1. Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense Lour.) was removed from riparian forests in the Piedmont of Georgia in November 2005 by mulching with a trackmounted mulching machine or by chainsaw felling. The remaining privet in the herbaceous layer was killed with herbicide in December 2006.2. Bee (Hymentoptera: Apoidea) abundance, diversity and community similarity in the forests were measured for 2 years after shrub removal and compared with heavily invaded controls and with non-invaded forests (desired future condition) using pan traps.3. In 2006, control plots averaged 8.8 species and 34.8 bees per plot. Privet mulching resulted in 32.5 bee species and 418.3 bees per plot, and privet felling plots had 29 species and 259 bees per plot. In 2007, control plots averaged only10 species per plot and 32.8 bees per plot, while mulched and felled plots had 48 and 38 species per plot and 658.2 and 382.5 bees per plot, respectively.4. The bee community on untreated control plots was dissimilar from the communities on privet felling, mulched and desired future condition plots during both years; however, by 2007, desired future condition, felling and mulched plots had similar bee communities.5. Removal of an invasive shrub provided immediate benefits for native pollinators and resulted in bee communities similar to non-invaded forests even without further restoration of native plant communities.

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Removing an invasive shrub (Chinese privet) increases native bee diversity and abundance in riparian forests of the southeastern United States

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Horn

2011

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“…The few studies that directly link trails with the presence of alien plants focus on the difference between trails and roads (Tyser andWorley 1992, Stroh andStruckhoff 2009) or differences in use levels and types of trails, particularly if trails are used by horses and pack stock or by hikers alone (Benninger-Truax et al 1992, Gower 2008. Hikers and horses have different types of impacts on the vegetation and soils (Pickering et al 2010, Quinn et al 2010.…”

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“…Vegetation type may influence plant community resistance to alien establishment (Lonsdale 1999). In fact, some studies have found a significant relationship between vegetation type and the number or cover of alien plants (Larson et al 2001, Pysek et al 2002, Vilà et al 2007, Stroh and Struckhoff 2009. Unlike many regions, where a trail passes through one dominant vegetation type, in the Rocky Mountains, trails generally pass through several distinct vegetation types.…”

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Recreational Trails as Corridors for Alien Plants in the Rocky Mountains, USA

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Bradford³

2012

Western North American Naturalist

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“…Non‐native seeds are found in higher proportions in soil seedbanks at trailheads and non‐native cover and richness can be higher at the trail than the forest interior (Wells et al, 2012). Plant communities near trailsides have been found to have greater non‐native species richness than within intact native communities (Stroh & Struckhoff, 2009). Non‐native cover and richness have also been found to be negatively related to distance from the trailside, with the highest non‐native cover within 1 m of the trail (Dickens et al, 2005).…”

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Hiking trailheads, but not trailsides, associated with higher cover of non‐native plants’ trail impact on non‐native plant cover

Aziz

Holmes

Bennion

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Applied Vegetation Science

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Question: Natural areas are commonly managed for multiple purposes, including both conservation and recreational use. Hiking trails are an extremely common feature in natural areas that enable recreational use, but trail construction and use can also facilitate the spread of non-native species by altering trailside conditions, creating disturbances, and acting as a conduit for non-native propagules to be carried into the backcountry.

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Exotic Plant Species Associations with Horse Trails, Old Roads, and Intact Native Communities in the Missouri Ozarks

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Removing an invasive shrub (Chinese privet) increases native bee diversity and abundance in riparian forests of the southeastern United States

Removing an invasive shrub (Chinese privet) increases native bee diversity and abundance in riparian forests of the southeastern United States

Recreational Trails as Corridors for Alien Plants in the Rocky Mountains, USA

Hiking trailheads, but not trailsides, associated with higher cover of non‐native plants’ trail impact on non‐native plant cover

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