Floristic contamination of suburban forests near the city of Ivanovo

Borisova, E. A.

doi:10.1134/s1067413606030027

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“…2007). Borisova (2006) shared a common worry that E. europaeus might become invasive in European forests (in this case suburban forests of central Russia) since it is a commonly planted ornamental species.…”

Section: Geographical and Altitudinal Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Euonymus europaeus* L.

2010

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Summary1. This account presents information on all aspects of the biology of Euonymus europaeus that are relevant to understand its ecological characteristics and behaviour. The main topics are presented within the standard framework of the Biological Flora of the British Isles: distribution, habitat, communities, responses to biotic factors, responses to environment, structure and physiology, phenology, floral and seed characters, herbivores and disease, history, and conservation. 2. Euonymus europaeus (Spindle tree) is a native gynodioecious deciduous shrub whose distribution is mostly associated with fertile soil at higher pH values. It is frequently found in hedgerows and woodland edges but also in woodland as an understorey shrub, often with Fraxinus excelsior, Acer campestre and Quercus species, and in open scrub over limestone with Cornus sanguinea. Its seed is widely dispersed by birds and rodents. 3. Euonymus europaeus is winter hardy and shade tolerant and, when young, its green shoots with stomata fix c. 15% of its CO 2 . The aril is eaten by a range of animals but the seeds are poisonous and the whole plant contains compounds of medicinal and veterinary value. 4. Euonymus europaeus acts as the winter host to two important crop pests: the black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) which feeds on field beans (Vicia faba) and sugar beet (Beta vulgaris), and the peach potato aphid ⁄ green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) a widespread pest of a large number of crops. Despite removal of E. europaeus from hedgerows and woodlands in the past, its present populations appear stable.Key-words: climatic limitation, communities, conservation, ecophysiology, geographical and altitudinal distribution, germination, herbivory, mycorrhiza, parasites and diseases, reproductive biology, soils Spindle or Spindle tree. Celastraceae. Euonymus europaeus L. (Euonymus vulgaris Mill.) is a. much-branched, non-spiny, deciduous, glabrous or minutely hairy shrub or small tree to 2-6(8) m. Bark grey, smooth. Buds small (2-4 mm), ovoid, greenish, acute, bud scales with a dark edge. Twigs green, ±4-angled, branches at almost right angles to shoot. Leaves opposite, green, often turning red in autumn, 3-8(13) cm long, c. 1.5-4-cm wide, elliptical or oblong-lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, entire or crenate-serrulate, base cuneate; petiole 6-12 mm, grooved along the top. Flowers in 3-to 10-flowered, dichotomous axillary, pedunculate cymes, glabrous, 8-10 mm diameter, usually four-merous, parts borne around a broad green nectary, frequently called hermaphroditic but in reality gynodioecious. Petals thicker than the sepals, greenish, oblong, widely separated, the ventral surface papillate. Ovary partially inferior, placentation axile, the stigmatic lobes opening like a mouth as they become receptive. Stamens partially fused with the ovary wall. Fruits a deep pink or (very rarely) white fleshy capsule, normally four-locular (with two ovules per loculus), 8-15 mm across, opening to show bright orange arils which completely (or almost so...

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Section: Geographical and Altitudinal Distributionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Euonymus europaeus* L.

2010

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“…The dense self-seeding of birch on agricultural lands after canopy closure depresses the herbaceous vegetation. Resilient living ground cover, usually represented by shade-tolerant species, develops 10-15 years after self-seeding in the field, a sustainable forest ecosystem with all layers after 30-35 years [19][20][21].…”

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Spring distribution of beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in abandoned agroecosystems and surrounding forests

Алексеев¹,

Ruchin

2023

E3S Web Conf.

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In most habitats in temperate zones, Carabidae show clear intra-annual changes in abundance and species composition. In the spring, we studied the beetle fauna in 5 different biotopes differing in the degree of overgrowth of the birch forest over a period of three years. According to three years of research, 10,528 specimens (64 species from 6 subfamilies) were collected. Twelve species of beetles were found in all biotopes. The highest numbers were obtained in the 12-15-year birch forest; the lowest numbers were obtained in abandoned lands. The highest biodiversity was obtained in the ecotone at the border of young birch forest and fallow lands. A high Shannon Biodiversity Index and a low Simpson Index indicate that the communities of beetles in the abandoned lands are equalized. There is a significant dominance of 1–3 species in fallow lands overgrown with birch forests.

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“…Active dispersal o f alien plant species can cause serious environmental changes in the flora o f various regions, reduce biological diversity, and threaten sustainable develop m ent [ 1,2]. One o f the m ost im portant causes for effective invasions is the appearance o f large fallow land areas formed after the suspension o f agricultural production.…”

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Invasive activity of Galega orientalis Lam. in the presence of deposits in the southwestern part of the Central Russian Upland

Chernyavskikh

Dumacheva

Lisetskii

2021

International Journal of Environmental Studies

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The paper presents research into invasive activity of a model popu lation of Galega orientalis, formed on deposits in the Central Russian Upland. It was found that the studied population did not show high invasiveness. Individual individuals that survived in com petition with native grasses had a num ber of properties in the rhizosphere that distinguished them from the entire original population. It was found that the form s of G. orientalis that survive when grow n together in com petition with cereals can pose an invasive threat. At the same time, individuals of G. orientalis may have different environm ental functions from the rest of the popula tion, manifested in the zone of the rhizosphere. It is suggested that the offspring of these form s can be com petitive with native species, even in the arid South of Russia.

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Floristic contamination of suburban forests near the city of Ivanovo

Cited by 5 publications

References 4 publications

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Euonymus europaeus* L.

Biological Flora of the British Isles: Euonymus europaeus* L.

Spring distribution of beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in abandoned agroecosystems and surrounding forests

Invasive activity of Galega orientalis Lam. in the presence of deposits in the southwestern part of the Central Russian Upland

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Floristic contamination of suburban forests near the city of Ivanovo

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Biological Flora of the British Isles*: Euonymus europaeus L.

Biological Flora of the British Isles*: Euonymus europaeus L.

Spring distribution of beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in abandoned agroecosystems and surrounding forests

Invasive activity of Galega orientalis Lam. in the presence of deposits in the southwestern part of the Central Russian Upland

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