Impacts of soil properties and functional diversity on the performance of invasive plant species Solidago canadensis L. on post-agricultural wastelands

Czortek, Patryk; Królak, Elżbieta; Borkowska, Lidia; Bielecka, Aleksandra

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139077

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“…Recently, it was rapidly invading croplands in China and has become very problematic [ 96 ]. Second, S. canadensis can form monocultures once established, and outcompete native plants in heavily invaded habitats, such as roadsides, abandoned fields, agricultural fields, and pastures [ 97 ]. Third, S. canadensis is sensitive to climate change and has a strong reproductive capacity (i.e., high seed production and clonal growth) with high ecological adaptability [ 98 ];…”

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Effects of Warming, Phosphorous Deposition, and Both Treatments on the Growth and Physiology of Invasive Solidago canadensis and Native Artemisia argyi

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Yang

Ren

et al. 2023

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Anthropogenic climate change and species invasion are two major threats to biodiversity, affecting the survival and distribution of many species around the world. Studying the responses of invasive species under climate change can help better understand the ecological and genetic mechanisms of their invasion. However, the effects of warming and phosphorus deposition on the phenotype of native and invasive plants are unknown. To address the problem, we applied warming (+2.03 °C), phosphorus deposition (4 g m−2 yr−1 NaH2PO4), and warming × phosphorus deposition to Solidago canadensis and Artemisia argyi to measure the direct effects of environmental changes on growth and physiology at the seedling stage. Our results reveal that the physiology parameters of A. argyi and S. canadensis did not change significantly with the external environment. Under phosphorus deposition, S. canadensis had higher plant height, root length, and total biomass compared to A. argyi. Interestingly, warming has an inhibitory effect on the growth of both A. argyi and S. canadensis, but overall, the reduction in total biomass for S. canadensis (78%) is significantly higher than A. argyi (52%). When the two plants are treated with warming combined with phosphorus deposition, the advantage gained by S. canadensis from phosphorus deposition is offset by the negative effects of warming. Therefore, under elevated phosphorus, warming has a negative effect on the invasive S. canadensis and reduces its growth advantage.

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Effects of Warming, Phosphorous Deposition, and Both Treatments on the Growth and Physiology of Invasive Solidago canadensis and Native Artemisia argyi

Cui

Yang

Ren

et al. 2023

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“…Our study focused on climatic variation and spatial autocorrelation along a latitudinal gradient, therefore, we did not include additional local site-specific features into our analyses. For example, both local soil properties and functional diversity have been found to affect the performance of S. canadensis in its invasive range in Central Europe (Czortek et al, 2020). Therefore, future studies on S. canadensis in Central Europe might more strongly emphasize local and site-specific conditions and their impact on epigenetic variation.…”

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Traces of Genetic but Not Epigenetic Adaptation in the Invasive Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Despite the Absence of Population Structure

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Biological invasions may result from multiple introductions, which might compensate for reduced gene pools caused by bottleneck events, but could also dilute adaptive processes. A previous common-garden experiment showed heritable latitudinal clines in fitness-related traits in the invasive goldenrod Solidago canadensis in Central Europe. These latitudinal clines remained stable even in plants chemically treated with zebularine to reduce epigenetic variation. However, despite the heritability of traits investigated, genetic isolation-by-distance was non-significant. Utilizing the same specimens, we applied a molecular analysis of (epi)genetic differentiation with standard and methylation-sensitive (MSAP) AFLPs. We tested whether this variation was spatially structured among populations and whether zebularine had altered epigenetic variation. Additionally, we used genome scans to mine for putative outlier loci susceptible to selection processes in the invaded range. Despite the absence of isolation-by-distance, we found spatial genetic neighborhoods among populations and two AFLP clusters differentiating northern and southern Solidago populations. Genetic and epigenetic diversity were significantly correlated, but not linked to phenotypic variation. Hence, no spatial epigenetic patterns were detected along the latitudinal gradient sampled. Applying genome-scan approaches (BAYESCAN, BAYESCENV, RDA, and LFMM), we found 51 genetic and epigenetic loci putatively responding to selection. One of these genetic loci was significantly more frequent in populations at the northern range. Also, one epigenetic locus was more frequent in populations in the southern range, but this pattern was lost under zebularine treatment. Our results point to some genetic, but not epigenetic adaptation processes along a large-scale latitudinal gradient of S. canadensis in its invasive range.

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“…Thus, this may support the usage of plant functional traits obtained from trait databases as a proper tool in survey of temporal shifts in plant species functional diversity, even in small spatial scales. On the other hand, numerous previous studies conducted in small spatial scales found the usage of data base‐derived traits highly informative in assessments of the role of different ecological mechanisms in shaping plants coexistence patterns (e.g., Czortek, Czortek, et al, 2020b; Czortek & Pielech, 2020; Dyderski et al, 2016; Jagodziński et al, 2017) or changes in their importance over time (e.g., Czortek et al, 2018; Czortek, Dyderski, et al, 2020). However, as we did not measure intraspecific trait variability, which in our case can be presumably high due to high dependence of plant species composition on site‐specific factors, our results should be interpreted with a caution.…”

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Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways

Czortek

Borkowska

Lembicz

2021

Ecology and Evolution

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Investigating the direction of changes in functional diversity involving successional pathways and historical disturbances may be a promising tool for predictions of the effectiveness of the seminatural meadows conservation, with great emphasis on formulation of more cost‐effective restoration strategies. The goal of this research was to assess the differences in long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of plant species in seminatural wet meadows unmanaged for the last 40 years, under the influence of different successional pathways and historical disturbances. Using ordination techniques, linear mixed‐effect models, a set of plant functional traits and parameters of functional diversity, we assessed the importance of habitat filtering, competition, and niche partitioning in shaping community assembly changes over time. The most dramatic shifts in functional diversity were found in the Carex acutiformis successional pathway after topsoil removal, where colonization by successional inhibitors was the main driver causing decreases in functional dispersion and divergence. This was expressed as a decrease in the importance of habitat filtering and replacement of specialized species by competitors with heavier seeds and higher specific leaf area. Regarding the C. cespitosa and Salix cinerea pathways, the magnitudes of shifts in functional diversity were milder and differed less between the historical topsoil removal and mowing treatments, thereby maintaining a large role for niche partitioning in shaping the vegetation structure. The results of our study highlight the importance of tussock sedges and shrubs as effective buffers against the functional homogenization of meadows driven by the decreases in functional diversity of plant species, even from a long‐term perspective.

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Impacts of soil properties and functional diversity on the performance of invasive plant species Solidago canadensis L. on post-agricultural wastelands

Cited by 20 publications

References 45 publications

Effects of Warming, Phosphorous Deposition, and Both Treatments on the Growth and Physiology of Invasive Solidago canadensis and Native Artemisia argyi

Effects of Warming, Phosphorous Deposition, and Both Treatments on the Growth and Physiology of Invasive Solidago canadensis and Native Artemisia argyi

Traces of Genetic but Not Epigenetic Adaptation in the Invasive Goldenrod Solidago canadensis Despite the Absence of Population Structure

Long‐term shifts in the functional diversity of abandoned wet meadows: Impacts of historical disturbance and successional pathways

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