Impact of Native Plants on Bird and Butterfly Biodiversity in Suburban Landscapes

Burghardt, Karin T.; Tallamy, Douglas W.; Shriver, W. Gregory

doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01076.x

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“…Threats, or at least anticipation of impending impacts, continue to increase with arrival of new NIS (Mills et al 1994(Mills et al , 2003van Wilgen et al 2012;Liebhold et al 2013;Langor et al 2014). NIS may negatively impact native species, communities, ecosystem processes such as fire regimes, nutrient cycling, decomposition, pollination, hydrology, food webs, and the ability to manage habitats for declining native species (Mack et al 2000;Zuefle et al 2008;Burghardt et al 2009;Kessler et al 2011;Powell et al 2011Powell et al , 2013Simberloff 2011;Gaertner et al 2014;Downey and Richardson 2016).…”

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Management of invasive Phragmites australis in the Adirondacks: a cautionary tale about prospects of eradication

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Invasive plant management (largely mechanical and chemical) consumes an ever-increasing portion of budgets for land management organizations, but metrics of success, other than extent of areas treated or resources expended is rarely available. Here we assess success of managing 346 populations of invasive Phragmites australis (range 0.36-4134 m 2 ; cover 37-75%) in the Adirondack Park in upstate New York, USA. We began by treating 18 patches in 2010 using herbicide; gradually adding patches treated annually or intermittently for a total of 334 by the end of the project period. We monitored each population annually and if P. australis was present mapped its spatial extent and estimated cover. We considered P. australis eradicated when live stems were absent from a site for at least three consecutive years. Our treatments reduced size and cover of P. australis populations and eradication was achieved at 104 of 294 sites. However, probability of eradicating P. australis over a 7-year project timeframe was 0.83 for the smallest patches (0.36 m 2 ), whereas at medium (45 m 2 ) and large patches ([3000 m 2 ) probability of eradication decreased to 0.26 and 0.02, respectively. Our results question efficacy of managing large P. australis populations with the goal of eradication. We urge conservation organizations to clearly articulate management objectives beyond short-term suppression of target plants and to promote accountability by providing quantitative measurements of outcomes.

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Management of invasive Phragmites australis in the Adirondacks: a cautionary tale about prospects of eradication

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“…Thus, human decisions about landscape characteristics can result in attracting wildlife, and be iterative if humans reinforce those characteristics following wildlife-related events (Leong 2009). Although quantifying such hypothesized feedback loops is beyond the scope of this paper, potential for evaluation of such linkages exists (e.g., VerCauteren et al 2006, Burghardt et al 2009, Harris et al 2012. Concurrent use of resources by both humans and wildlife, and resulting conflict, affect landscape and habitat quality, from both human and wildlife perspectives, respectively, and lead to lethal consequences for wildlife (Morzillo and Mertig 2011b).…”

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A conceptual framework to evaluate human-wildlife interactions within coupled human and natural systems

Morzillo¹,

Beurs²,

Martin-Mikle³

2014

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ABSTRACT. Landscape characteristics affect human-wildlife interactions. However, there is a need to better understand mechanisms that drive those interactions, particularly feedbacks that exist between wildlife-related impacts, human reaction to and behavior as a result of those impacts, and how land use and landscape characteristics may influence those components within coupled human and natural systems. Current conceptual models of human-wildlife interactions often focus on species population size as the independent variable driving those interactions. Such an approach potentially overlooks important feedbacks among and drivers of human-wildlife interactions that result from mere wildlife presence versus absence. We describe an emerging conceptual framework that focuses on wildlife as a driver of human behavior and allows us to better understand linkages between humans, wildlife, and the broader landscape. We also present results of a pilot analysis related to our own ongoing study of urban rodent control behavior to illustrate one application of this framework within a study of urban landscapes.

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“…First, native plant communities are known to benefit a greater diversity of native fauna, as native fruit-bearing plants are a high-value food source for many animal species. 60,61 Second, planting native species is in-line with the underlying principle of habitat compensation, which aims to replicate the assemblage of lost habitats. Third, low native species diversity inhibits a site's resilience to ecological threats and changes over time.…”

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Marsh and Riparian Habitat Compensation in the Fraser River Estuary: A Guide for Managers and Practitioners

Lievesley¹,

Stewart²,

Mason³

et al. 2017

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A guide designed to help improve the state of habitat compensation in the Fraser River Estuary by making sound, evidence-based recommendations guided by the findings of Lievesley and Stewart (2016), Assessing Habitat Compensation and Examining Limitation to Native Plant Establishment in the Lower Fraser River Estuary. The findings from this study indicate that only one-third of sampled marsh habitat compensation projects created between 1983 and 2010 are acceptably compensating for habitat losses; and that several riparian habitat compensation projects from this same time period had significant deficiencies. These findings indicate that there is still much room for improvement in the field of habitat compensation in the Fraser River Estuary.

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Impact of Native Plants on Bird and Butterfly Biodiversity in Suburban Landscapes

Cited by 306 publications

References 22 publications

Management of invasive Phragmites australis in the Adirondacks: a cautionary tale about prospects of eradication

Management of invasive Phragmites australis in the Adirondacks: a cautionary tale about prospects of eradication

A conceptual framework to evaluate human-wildlife interactions within coupled human and natural systems

Marsh and Riparian Habitat Compensation in the Fraser River Estuary: A Guide for Managers and Practitioners

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