Spontaneous development of urban woody vegetation on differing soils

Bornkamm, Reinhard

doi:10.1016/j.flora.2007.05.004

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“…Lower evenness values in the perennial-grassland and shrub stage indicate that at this point some species could attain dominance. Several studies on abandoned agricultural fields confirm this observation, especially in productive environments (Bornkamm, 2007;Grabow and Manthey, 2002;Hard, 1976;Krumbiegel et al, 1995;Prach and Pysˇek, 2001). Above all Calamagrostis epigejos, Elymus repens, Solidago canadensis and Urtica dioica are referred to as species which quickly form dominant stands.…”

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Changes in life history trait composition during undisturbed old-field succession

Dölle

Bernhardt‐Römermann

Parth

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Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

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“…Nevertheless, a confirmation of these results by using data from long-term permanent plot studies is strongly recommended (e.g. Bakker et al, 1996;Bornkamm 2007;Rosenthal and Mu¨ller, 2005). The overall goal should be to provide a basis for a more comprehensive understanding of the basic patterns of successional processes (McCook, 1994).…”

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Changes in life history trait composition during undisturbed old-field succession

Dölle

Bernhardt‐Römermann

Parth

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Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

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“…and Gray) and E. graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Alien Solidago species cause the decrease of plant species richness (Hejda et al 2009;Del Fabbro et al 2013;Fenesi et al 2015a;Pal et al 2015), alter spontaneous succession (Bornkamm 2007; Bartha et al 2014) and negatively influence the diversity of birds (Skórka et al 2010) and insects (Moroń et al 2009). Due to their locally high abundance and substantial environmental impact, their populations need to be controlled (Sheppard et al 2006;Skórka et al 2010;Fenesi et al 2015a).…”

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“…The age of single genets of S. altissima and S. canadensis has been reported to be 20-100 years (Whitham 1983;Carson and Root 2000). Consequently, goldenrods last for a long time during midsuccessional stages of vegetation (Cain 1990;Wise et al 2006;Bornkamm 2007;Bartha et al 2014;Fenesi et al 2015a), and in such well-established stands, the recruitment of new individuals from seeds is rather unlikely (Hartnett and Bazzaz 1985;Meyer and Schmid 1999a). Therefore, it could be hypothesised that the pattern of goldenrod distribution is influenced by propagule pressure related to the invasion history; species that occur first may infill the available habitats and dominate the local vegetation.…”

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Historical contingency and spatial processes rather than ecological niche differentiation explain the distribution of invasive goldenrods (Solidago and Euthamia)

Szymura

2016

Plant Ecol

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The effectiveness of invasion depends on the interacting environmental factors and biology of the invader. The effects of these interactions are contingent on their contexts and difficult to predict. Among the most successful plant invaders in Europe are the goldenrods (Solidago and Euthamia genera). We assessed the roles of ecological niche differentiation and historical contingency on their distribution in Silesia (Central Europe, studied area approximately 32,000 km 2 ). The distributions of the two most common species (S. gigantea and S. altissima) were clumped, and the species dominated different areas. The distribution was unrelated to ecological niche differences but originates rather from the history of invasion and subsequent density-dependent spread; the species that was first introduced occupied available habitats and prevented the establishment of other species. Solidago canadensis was distributed randomly throughout the entire region and did not differ from S. altissima in its ecology. Euthamia graminifolia differed from the other goldenrods in habitat preferences and environmental requirements. Its distribution was strongly spatially structured, clumping around initial infestation sites. The extents of the differences resulting from ecological niche differentiation and the limitation of long-range dispersal are unclear. We argue that the under-representation of E. graminifolia in abandoned fields originates from the inhibition of establishment in habitats already occupied by other goldenrods. The results underline that the effect of historical contingency can be more prominent than ecological niche differentiation on invasive species distribution and invasion effectiveness.

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“…Invasive species of Solidago are able to better utilize resources for biomass production than co-occurring plant species native to Central Europe (Szymura and Szymura 2015). The increase of the cover of alien Solidago species in patches of vegetation is correlated with a decrease in species richness (Hejda et al 2009;Del Fabbro et al 2013;Fenesi et al 2015) and alters spontaneous succession (Bornkamm 2007;Bartha et al 2014). Meadows, invaded by goldenrods, have lower bird species richness and lower numbers of breeding pairs than uninvaded ones (Skórka et al 2010).…”

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Do Landscape Structure and Socio-Economic Variables Explain the Solidago Invasion?

Szymura

Świerszcz

2016

Folia Geobot

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Biological invasions are considered a major threat to biodiversity on a global scale. In this study, we examined the effect of landscape structure and socioeconomic variables on the invasion pattern of alien Solidago species. Field data were collected in a set of 309 sampling plots, regularly placed on the intersecting lines of a 10 × 10-km grid, in south-western Poland (Silesia, Central Europe). Landscape characteristics and average values of socio-economic variables, such as human population density and total income per capita, were calculated. To examine the effect of landscape structure across different spatial extents, the landscape characteristics were analysed for three different buffers (radius: 500 m, 2 km and 5 km). A model explaining the pattern of the invasion was developed using a univariate, binary classification (decision) tree. The results show that both landscape structure and density of human population explain the spatial pattern of the invasion by alien Solidago species. The pattern was mostly shaped by the presence of unsuitable (forests) and suitable (roadsides) habitats for Solidago. The influence of percentage forest cover and road length was the strongest at the small spatial extent (radius = 500 m). The sum of linear elements length, percentage of urban areas and human population density calculated at the large extent (radius = 5 km) significantly improved the model. However, the predictive ability of these variables was less accurate. The model can be used by local authorities and land managers for modelling/predicting the hazards of invasion and elaborating a landscapelevel system of Solidago control.

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Spontaneous development of urban woody vegetation on differing soils

Cited by 30 publications

References 13 publications

Changes in life history trait composition during undisturbed old-field succession

Changes in life history trait composition during undisturbed old-field succession

Historical contingency and spatial processes rather than ecological niche differentiation explain the distribution of invasive goldenrods (Solidago and Euthamia)

Do Landscape Structure and Socio-Economic Variables Explain the Solidago Invasion?

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