2014
DOI: 10.1890/es13-00307.1
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Invasive plant ecosystem engineer facilitates community and trophic level alteration for brackish marsh invertebrates

Abstract: Abstract. Wetland habitats are becoming increasingly scarce worldwide while experiencing exceptionally high levels of plant invasion. Invasive plant species affect ecosystems through numerous avenues, including acting as ecosystem engineers, contributing unique plant functional traits, and altering trophic dynamics. We examined the impacts of the invasive weed Lepidium latifolium on soil-dwelling and canopydwelling invertebrate communities in a brackish marsh of northern California. Invertebrate abundance, spe… Show more

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“…Terrestrial vertebrates, such as feral cats (Felis catus) and house mice, affect the species through predation and competition, respectively. Invasive plants are a large concern (USFWS 2013); species such as smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), common reed (Phragmites australis), and perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) alter habitat structure and may displace native flora and fauna (Takekawa et al 2006;Estrella and Kneitel 2011;Wigginton et al 2014). Aquatic invasive plants can alter flows and displace native species in the estuary, which affects SMHM habitat (Moyle et al 2010).…”
Section: Threatsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Terrestrial vertebrates, such as feral cats (Felis catus) and house mice, affect the species through predation and competition, respectively. Invasive plants are a large concern (USFWS 2013); species such as smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), common reed (Phragmites australis), and perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium) alter habitat structure and may displace native flora and fauna (Takekawa et al 2006;Estrella and Kneitel 2011;Wigginton et al 2014). Aquatic invasive plants can alter flows and displace native species in the estuary, which affects SMHM habitat (Moyle et al 2010).…”
Section: Threatsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…, Wigginton et al. ), they can introduce or reduce biologically driven heterogeneity to the landscape (Beisner et al. , Rodriguez ), and spread rapidly across landscapes (Havel et al.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Invasive species provide a unique opportunity to study metacommunity dynamics in regard to ecological disturbances and landscape heterogeneity, because invasive species are often very influential in structuring the communities in which they invade (Mack et al 2000, Wigginton et al 2014), they can introduce or reduce biologically driven heterogeneity to the landscape (Beisner et al 2003, Rodriguez 2006, and spread rapidly across landscapes (Havel et al 2015). Furthermore, the impacts that invader-induced heterogeneity can have on regional scales is largely unknown (Melbourne et al 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Urbanized estuaries are hotspots of invasion because they are exposed to high propagule pressure and nutrient inputs, which facilitate invasion (Carlton andGeller 1993, Zedler andKercher 2004). In wetland systems, plant invaders can alter community diversity Bertness 2004, Minchinton et al 2006), physical structure (Reynolds et al 2017), nutrient cycling (Farrer andGoldberg 2009, Nie et al 2017), and trophic structure (Levin et al 2006, Wigginton et al 2014. One of the most vigorously expanding plant invaders throughout the western United States is Lepidium latifolium (henceforth Lepidium; DiTomaso and Healy 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%