Invasive Plant Species Distribution Is Structured by Soil and Habitat Type in the City Landscape

Szumańska, Ilona; Lubińska-Mielińska, Sandra; Kamiński, Dariusz; Rutkowski, Lucjan; Nienartowicz, Andrzej; Piernik, Agnieszka

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“…Among the diagnostic species of large cities, we found many taxa that also occur in urban floras in other regions, such as Capsella bursa‐pastoris, Convolvulus arvensis , and Cirsium arvense (Tabašević et al, 2021). The alien Erigeron canadensis , one of the most successful urban invaders (Szumańska et al, 2021), also appeared among the diagnostic species of large cities. These results suggest that the probability of biotic homogenisation is greater in larger cities than in smaller ones.…”

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“…In this context, researchers have started to explore changes in species composition across cities, particularly how alien species influence these patterns (Kühn et al, 2017; Szumańska et al, 2021). The proportion of native to alien species can be used as an indicator of anthropogenic degradation in urban habitats (Lososová et al, 2012a; Rendeková et al, 2019) because alien plant species can degrade natural habitats, deteriorate ecosystem services, impair human health (Nentwig et al, 2017), cause significant economic losses and impose management costs (Diagne et al, 2020), homogenise urban floras (Trentanovi et al, 2013; Zisenis, 2015) and cause local species extinctions (Padullés Cubino et al, 2022).…”

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Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

Vakhlamova

Wagner

Cubino

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Applied Vegetation Science

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Questions Urbanisation has accelerated the spread of alien and apophytic species around the world including the drylands of continental inland Asia. However, few studies have examined the patterns and drivers of urban plant diversity in this region. We ask how habitat type, city size and macroclimate affect species richness and composition of alien, apophytic and non‐apophytic indigenous plants in cities of the steppe and forest‐steppe zones of Kazakhstan. Location Ten cities in central and northeastern Kazakhstan, Middle Asia. Methods Using a standardized sampling protocol, we recorded spontaneously occurring vascular plant species in 1‐ha plots in seven habitat types (central square, boulevard, residential area, park, early‐successional vacant site, mid‐successional vacant site and railway station) in five large (>100,000 inhabitants) and five small (<100,000 inhabitants) cities. We used linear mixed‐effect models to quantify the effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate on species richness and the proportion of alien, apophytic and non‐apophytic indigenous plants. Results Plant species richness differed significantly among habitat types, with the lowest richness in central squares, and the highest in railway stations and residential areas. Apophytic species were most numerous in railway stations and alien species in residential areas. The richness of alien, apophytic and non‐apophytic indigenous species varied more among habitats than among cities. The proportion of apophytes increased linearly with annual precipitation. The largest differences in species composition were between disturbed sites in city centres (squares, boulevards and parks) and early‐successional, mid‐successional and railway station sites. Large and small cities also differed in species composition. Conclusions Plant diversity in cities of northern Kazakhstan depends mainly on habitat type and less on macroclimate. Overall, cities in inland continental Asia follow patterns of urban species diversity observed in other Asian and European cities.

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Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

Vakhlamova

Wagner

Cubino

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“…According to Colautti and Macisaac (2004), invasive or introduced or alien plant species is a plant that is not native to a specific location and which has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health. IAS is a global problem that largely relates to human activities and human settlements (Szumanska et al, 2021). It considered being main direct drivers of biodiversity loss across the globe which negatively impact biodiversity by altering ecosystem processes and have been estimated to cost our economies hundreds of billions of dollars each year.…”

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Advantage Applications for Using some Invasive Species in Sustainable Development in Egypt

Rashed

El-Darier

Mostafa

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Background: The present study was concerned with the control (advantage concept) of five most problematic invasive species (Arctium lappa, Datura innoxia, Lantana camara, Prosopis juliflora and Retama raetam) in Egypt. The main objective is to manage and control these species by maximizing and researching their medicinal, agricultural and economic profits. Different approaches of interest were carried out through the probable use of A. lappa, D. innoxia and P. juliflora in medicine as anticancer agents. Results: From the agriculture sustainability point of view, high extract concentration levels of L. camara was used with success to suppress and reduce the germination and growth of Phalaris minor (noxious weed in wheat fields) to be used as ecofriendly bioherbicides. Contrariwise, R. raetam was applied on specific low extract concentration to increase the productivity of some crop species such as Hordeum vulgare under water shortage strategies via stimulating the drought resistance. Conclusion: It is possible to set up various factories for this purpose with the aim of transforming these plants from types harmful to the environment and humans into exporting types for many products that are used medically and agriculturally.

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“…Alien invasive species are known to generate substantial costs to the parks and wildlife sector in loss of revenues, in expenses for their control and in lost conservation values and ecosystem services [5]. Exotic species can form the base of many economically important resource management systems such as agriculture, horticulture and forestry [6]. Invasive species tend to be multi-sectoral in their impact, and thus need to be addressed with a multi-sectorial approach.…”

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Environmental Impacts of Invasive Alien Plant Species on the Biodiversity of the Nyika National Park, Rumphi District, Malawi

Kacheche¹,

Mzuza²

2021

AJPS

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Invasive alien plant species have threatened the integrity of ecosystems and threatened biological integrity throughout the world. In the Nyika National Park, a number of alien invasive plant species have been reported. These invasive alien plants are reported to be very difficult that have caused adverse ecological, economic and social impact. The main objective of this study is to assess the environmental impact of plant invasive alien species in Nyika National Park in order to ascertain means of addressing the possible effects on the biodiversity. This study adopted an exploratory stance in order to answer the hypotheses where purposive and simple random sampling was used. Purposive sampling was only used to the staff of Nyika while simple random sampling was used to collect data from households surrounding Nyika National Park. The results revealed that invasive alien plant species have some ecological impacts of on the biodiversity of the Nyika National Park like change in physical habitats such as loss of native habitats, alteration of ground water regime, drying of rivers, loss of native species and alteration of biomass. The study would therefore be important to policy makers in guiding and development of policies and guidelines governing eradication of invasive alien plant species. The Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) can form partnership with various stakeholders with a clearly stated intention of developing a relationship, based on collaboration to enhance the control of invading alien plant species and the best management practices.

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Invasive Plant Species Distribution Is Structured by Soil and Habitat Type in the City Landscape

Cited by 16 publications

References 68 publications

Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

Urban plant diversity in Kazakhstan: Effects of habitat type, city size and macroclimate

Advantage Applications for Using some Invasive Species in Sustainable Development in Egypt

Environmental Impacts of Invasive Alien Plant Species on the Biodiversity of the Nyika National Park, Rumphi District, Malawi

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