Plant species diversity in alien black locust stands: A paired comparison with native stands across a north-Mediterranean range expansion

Sitzia, Tommaso; Campagnaro, Thomas; Dainese, Matteo; Cierjacks, Arne

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.016

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“…However, black locust is a spontaneous species and shows a tendency to form pioneer forests. This situation raises biodiversity conservation issues regarding the future development of these habitats [58,59].…”

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Energy and economic sustainability of woodchip production by black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) plantations in Italy

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Energy and economic sustainability of woodchip production by black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) plantations in Italy

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“…The distribution range of R. pseudoacacia in the understory is closely related to planting history. Sitzia et al (2012) compared plant species diversity in alien black locust stands and native stands, found the presence of R. pseudoacacia did not play a major role in shaping the diversity of the understory plant species compared to native tree species. At present, R. pseudoacacia communities are widely distributed below 1000 m on Mount Tai and below 700 m on Mount Lao.…”

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Altitudinal patterns illustrate the invasion mechanisms of alien plants in temperate mountain forests of northern China

Zhang

Yin

Huang

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Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Sometimes, however, afforestation has unexpected negative effects, such as plant invasion (Weber, 2003;Cierjacks et al, 2013), biodiversity impoverishment (Sitzia et al, 2012;Trentanovi et al, 2013), no positive effects on control of soil erosion , the issue of forest fires (Mataix-Solera et al, 2011;Pereira et al, 2015). It has been an intense matter of debate (Le Houerou, 2000;Cao et al, 2011).…”

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The effect of Robinia pseudoacacia afforestation on soil and vegetation properties in the Loess Plateau (China): A chronosequence approach

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Garcı́a-Fayos

et al. 2016

Forest Ecology and Management

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a b s t r a c tRevegetation is one of the primary management approaches for solving the problems caused by severe soil erosion worldwide. Robinia pseudoacacia was considered a promising tree for afforestation in the highly eroded region of the Loess Plateau due to its fast growth and ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen. However, its beneficial role protecting soils from erosion has been now questioned and several negative effects on soil and vegetation have been described. In this study we aimed to analyze the effects of R. pseudoacacia plantation on plant community composition and dynamics through the effects that R. pseudoacacia has on light, soil fertility and soil water availability. We used a chronosequence from 10-40-year-old plantations and compared the environmental and vegetation characteristics of that areas with that of natural control areas with similar age. The results showed that R. pseudoacacia plantations reached maturity around 30 years and then declined in density and canopy cover. We also found that soil nutrients and moisture at the superficial soil layer improved with age until maturity of plantations, but photosynthetically active radiation at the ground level and soil moisture at deeper soil layers decreased with maturity in relation to control conditions. Plots with R. pseudoacacia of all ages had higher cover values, lower number of species but higher b-diversity values than control conditions and they also differed in species composition. These differences in structure and species composition were related to the fertilizer effect of R. pseudoacacia that favored colonization by weeds and ruderal species, and to the light interception by the canopy of trees that exclude light-demanding species, most of them perennial herbaceous species which were the dominant species in control conditions.

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Plant species diversity in alien black locust stands: A paired comparison with native stands across a north-Mediterranean range expansion

Cited by 75 publications

References 44 publications

Energy and economic sustainability of woodchip production by black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) plantations in Italy

Energy and economic sustainability of woodchip production by black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) plantations in Italy

Altitudinal patterns illustrate the invasion mechanisms of alien plants in temperate mountain forests of northern China

The effect of Robinia pseudoacacia afforestation on soil and vegetation properties in the Loess Plateau (China): A chronosequence approach

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