Potential impact of climate change on plant invasion in the Republic of Korea

Adhikari, Pradeep; Jeon, Ja-Young; Kim, Hyun Woo; Shin, Man‐Seok; Adhikari, Prabhat; Seo, Chang Ho

doi:10.1186/s41610-019-0134-3

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“…In case of a forest fire, S. elaeagnifolium could colonize the burnt bare land (Roche 1991) as an invading species and could dominate the area competing the local pioneer tree species. Under the current and future climatic scenarios, plant species that are tolerant to abiotic stress (heat, drought), such as S. elaeagnifolium, are expected to have an advantage over species that are more sensitive to these factors (Christodoulakis et al 2009, Uludag et al 2016, Adhikari et al 2019). In the context of climate change, especially in hot and dry Mediterranean areas, and the expected increase in disturbances in forest canopies, studies on demographic traits of this invasive alien species are important for the survival of forest ecosystems in the future.…”

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“…The understanding of the distribution dynamics of invasive alien plant species under predicted climate change could contribute to an effective management and conservation of ecosystems in the future (Thapa et al 2018), as the response of invasive plants to climate change may increase their ability to establish and alter Mediterranean ecosystem processes and function (Phillips et al 2019, Langmaier & Lapin 2020. As invasive plants native to tropical countries can thrive under higher temperatures they could consequently displace native species under the warming climate change conditions (Adhikari et al 2019).…”

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Are Mediterranean forest ecosystems under the threat of invasive species Solanum elaeagnifolium?

Formozis¹,

Tsakaldimi²,

Ganatsas³

2021

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Biogeosciences and Forestry Biogeosciences and ForestryAre Mediterranean forest ecosystems under the threat of invasive species Solanum elaeagnifolium? Georgios Formozis, Marianthi Tsakaldimi, Petros Ganatsas Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. is one of the most invasive plant species worldwide that colonizes crops and human disturbed lands, while it appears at the edge of forest ecosystems. Its control still remains an unsolved problem around the world. Understanding its distribution under predicted climate change, could contribute to an effective management and conservation of ecosystems in the future. This research was conducted in order to investigate the capacity of this species to invade Mediterranean forest ecosystems, and if the allelopathy effects of forest tree species could control its regeneration, thus contributing to a natural and biological management practice aimed to prevent the species from pervading into Mediterranean forest ecosystems. Results showed that S. elaeagnifolium can establish itself outside and along the forest edges, but not in a typical forest environment. The leaf extracts of Pinus brutia, Cupressus sempervirens, Quercus coccifera and Quercus pubescens significantly inhibited the germination of S. elaeagnifolium. Root regenerative ability of the cuttings was also significantly affected by the leaf extract treatments. P. brutia leaf extract had significantly the highest inhibitory activity on root regenerative ability of the species. Despite the promising findings of this study, absence of S. elaeagnifolium in Mediterranean forest ecosystems can be attributed to a combination of factors. In the context of climate change, especially in hot and dry Mediterranean areas, and the expected increase of forest disturbances (e.g., fires), the findings of the study could contribute towards the restriction of this invasive alien species by an appropriate management of forest ecosystems.

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Section: Iforest -Biogeosciences and Forestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Are Mediterranean forest ecosystems under the threat of invasive species Solanum elaeagnifolium?

Formozis¹,

Tsakaldimi²,

Ganatsas³

2021

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“…All of the above reasons reinforce the possibility of habitat expansion of these species under future climate change scenarios. Similarly, some ecological modeling on drought-friendly species such as Capparis spinosa L. (Ashraf et al, 2018), Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Adhikari et al, 2019), Ambrosia trifida L. (Adhikari et al, 2019), and Solanum carolinense L. (Adhikari et al 2019) confirmed these results. Additionally, climate change can alter the competitive interactions and species composition within communities (Howden et al, 2003).…”

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Mapping the current and future distributions of Onosma species endemic to Iran

2020

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Climate change may cause shifts in the natural range of species especially for those that are geographically restricted and/or endemic species. In this study, the spatial distribution of five endemic and threatened species belonging to the genus Onosma (including O. asperrima, O. bisotunensis, O. kotschyi, O. platyphylla, and O. straussii) was investigated under present and future climate change scenarios: RCP2.6 (RCP, representative concentration pathway; optimistic scenario) and RCP8.5 (pessimistic scenario) for the years 2050 and 2080 in Iran. Analysis was conducted using the maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model to provide a basis for the protection and conservation of these species. Seven environmental variables including aspect, depth of soil, silt content, slope, annual precipitation, minimum temperature of the coldest month, and annual temperature range were used as main predictors in this study. The model output for the potential habitat suitability of the studied species showed acceptable performance for all species (i.e., the area under the curve (AUC)>0.800). According to the models generated by MaxEnt, the potential current patterns of the species were consistent with the observed areas of distributions. The projected climate maps under optimistic and pessimistic scenarios (RCP2.6 and RCP8.5, respectively) of 2050 and 2080 resulted in reductions and expansions as well as positive range changes for all species in comparison to their current predicted distributions. Among all species, O. bisotunensis showed the most significant and highest increase under the pessimistic scenario of 2050 and 2080. Finally, the results of this study revealed that the studied plant species have shown an acute adaptability to environmental changes. The results can provide useful information to managers to apply appropriate strategies for the management and conservation of these valuable Iranian medicinal and threatened plant species in the future.

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“…The distribution models generated in this study, based only on climatological variables, assess the effect of climate change on the current and future distribution of OWSF. Several publications have used only the climatic variables for this purpose [54][55][56][57][58][59] . Incorporating other environmental variables such as human population, land cover, vegetation index, host animal distribution, etc, could improve the resultant models.…”

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Modeling current and future global distribution of Chrysomya bezziana under changing climate

Hosni

Nasser

Al-Ashaal

et al. 2020

Sci Rep

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In the last few years, significant changes in climate have had a disparate effect on biodiversity. The influences of these changes are random and unpredictable. The resurgence of insect pests, especially of medical and veterinary importance, often corresponds with climate changes. The Old World screwworm, Chrysomya bezziana, is one of the most important myiasis-causing flies that parasitize warm-blooded animals in the Eastern Hemisphere. We used a spatial distribution modeling approach to estimate the consequences of climatic changes on the potential geographic distribution of this insect throughout the world currently and in the future. A Maxent model used occurrence data from 104 localities and 19 climatic factors to predict the suitable habitat regions throughout the world. Two representative concentration pathways 2.6 and 8.5, were used to forecast the future distribution of C. bezziana in 2050 and 2070. The Maxent model for C. bezziana provided a satisfactory result, with a high value of the Area Under Curve equal to 0.855 (±0.001). Furthermore, the True Skilled Statistics value is equal to 0.67. These values indicate the significant influence on the model of the ecology of this fly species. Jackknife test indicated that temperature variables play a significant role in C. bezziana dynamics. The resultant models indicated the areas at risk of invasion by potential serious medical/ veterinary issues, especially in countries with a large livestock production. Throughout the long history of our planet, the climate has changed dramatically, but in the last few decades global warming has become more tangible even for the layman 1,2. Greenhouse gases emitted as a result of anthropogenic action are the main factors driving global warming 3. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has predicted an increase of about a 1.8-4 °C in global temperature by the end of the 21 st century as a result of high CO 2 levels 4. This form a challenge for many ecosystems throughout the world, threatening ecological processes and impacting on biodiversity, including insects 5. Conversely, climate change is one of the most important factors associated with the resurgence of insect pests. Many medically important pests such as mosquitoes (Culicidae) will invade new regions because of changes in global temperature 6. Flies that cause myiasis will also be able to invade new regions and impact the livestock economy in different parts of the world. Myiasis is a type of parasitism in which the living tissues of a vertebrate host are infested by dipterous larvae 7. This phenomenon is widespread throughout the world, especially the tropical regions. It usually occurs in both domestic and wild animals and, under certain conditions, in humans 8,9. The Old World screwworm fly (OWSF) Chrysomya bezziana (Villeneuve) is an obligate parasite causing myiasis in animals and humans in the Eastern Hemisphere 7,9,10. Females deposit their eggs in wounds or near the natural body orifices of the targeted host. Then the maggots burrow and feed o...

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Potential impact of climate change on plant invasion in the Republic of Korea

Cited by 49 publications

References 34 publications

Are Mediterranean forest ecosystems under the threat of invasive species Solanum elaeagnifolium?

Are Mediterranean forest ecosystems under the threat of invasive species Solanum elaeagnifolium?

Mapping the current and future distributions of Onosma species endemic to Iran

Modeling current and future global distribution of Chrysomya bezziana under changing climate

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