The impact of invasive Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis L.) on regenerative succession in old fields (the Southeast of Belarus)

Gusev, A. P.

doi:10.1134/s2075111715020034

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“…However, the rate may vary at landscape and even plot scales due to differences in the biophysical context and the use of, or disturbance to, the former field through processes such as harvesting, herbivory, fire or invasive species [46][47][48]. The increasing cover of woody plants after field abandonment has also been reported internationally in countries such as Belarus, [47], China [14], Egypt [49], Spain [50], and the USA [20], to mention a few.…”

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The Availability of Non-Timber Forest Products under Forest Succession on Abandoned Fields along the Wild Coast, South Africa

Njwaxu

Shackleton

2019

Forests

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Large swathes of arable fields have been abandoned in many areas of the world over the last few decades driven by a multitude of local and broader-scale factors. Many former fields experience a change in vegetation composition and structure post-abandonment, typically through a process of plant succession. The changes in species and abundance mean that the nature and quantity of ecosystem services provided by the former fields also varies. We examined the types of provisioning services obtained from non-timber forest products (NTFPs) with increasing age since field abandonment. We sampled 43 former fields ranging in age since abandonment from approximately 7 to 55 years, and seven plots in intact forests. We held seven focus group discussions with local residents to determine uses of species found in the former fields. Plant cover and species richness increased with former field age, although old field community composition was also influenced by soil chemistry. Of the 177 species recorded, 70 (40%) had one or more uses, spanning six NTFP categories namely, food, building, medicinal, craft, cultural and energy. The number of NTFP species increased with increasing age of the former field, but the proportion of NTFP species declined from 80% in the youngest former fields to 65% in the oldest ones, which were similar to the 63% recorded within intact forests. The youngest former fields had more medicinal species than the older ones, as the abundance and diversity of herbaceous species declined with increasing woody plant cover. Species used for building and food (especially fruits) peaked when the former fields became dominated by woody plants. NTFPs used for craft were most abundant in the oldest sites. inadequately explored [9], for the livelihoods of those disengaging from agriculture, as well as the land and ecosystem goods and services the 'abandoned' land supplies or are in demand.The ecosystem goods and services provided by abandoned fields vary according to the prevailing climate, soils and disturbance regimens as well as the post-abandonment trajectory. In some settings there is a turnover of plant and animal species and communities on the old lands, typically, but not always, characterised by increasing species richness, functional diversity, complexity, soil nutrients and vegetative biomass and carbon storage [13][14][15][16]. These changes are often referred to as plant succession [13,17]. After the concept of plant succession was first introduced in the late 19th century, the nature, rate and predictability of plant succession have been a central topic in ecology for decades [18,19]. Yet its application to contemporary understandings of the supply of ecosystem goods and services remains under-researched, especially in the context of the widespread abandonment of smallholder fields. In locations where a turnover of species, functions and processes is manifest, then the ecosystem services will vary accordingly. For example carbon sequestration is typically greater in the later stages of succession than in...

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The Availability of Non-Timber Forest Products under Forest Succession on Abandoned Fields along the Wild Coast, South Africa

Njwaxu

Shackleton

2019

Forests

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“…The S. canadensis abundance increased much slower in natural phytocoenoses as compared to abandoned lands. For example, in the southeast of Belarus, S. canadensis invaded the plant communities of abandoned agricultural lands at the primary stages of progressive succession, and can cause its inhibition (Gusev, 2015). According to these data, the projective cover of this species increased from 8% to 60% during five years (Fig.…”

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The invasiveness of Solidago canadensis in the Sanctuary «Prilepsky» (Belarus)

Dubovik¹,

Скуратович²,

Miller³

et al. 2019

Nat. Conserv. Res.

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Protected Areas provide a valuable source of information on the effects of invasive alien species on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning as well as the dynamics of invasions. Solidago canadensis is an extremely aggressive alien species. It is included into the world's 100 most invasive plant species. Our study aimed to monitor the invasiveness of S. canadensis in the Sanctuary «Prilepsky» in Minsk district. The article contains a brief description of the introduction of Solidago canadensis in Europe and more detailed in Belarus. The parameters characterising its invasiveness (average shoot length, foliage projective cover, average number of vegetative shoots, average number of generative shoots of S. canadensis and the average number of associated species per study plot) have been measured in three plant communities of the Sanctuary «Prilepsky» (Minsk district, Belarus) in 2016 and 2018. We noted that the invasiveness of S. canadensis is linked to the amount of sunlight received by ecotope. The proposed control measures include the afforestation of the open parts of the Sanctuary «Prilepsky» using native tree species, multiple mowings, and destroying the plants directly at the areas of most concern by volunteers.

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“…Communities dominated by S. canadensis during initial stages of succession on abandoned agricultural lands may resist further successional changes (Gusev 2015). In addition when prairies are left unburned, C 4 species and all grasses are known to decrease in abundance over time (Gibson and Hulbert 1987).…”

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Increased rainfall variability and nitrogen deposition accelerate succession along a common sere

et al. 2021

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Ongoing climate change is increasing rainfall variability in many parts of the world; in particular, the heaviest rainfall events are becoming heavier. In terrestrial ecosystems, nitrogen deposition is increasing as a result of emissions from fossil fuel burning and volatilization of nitrogen-based fertilizers. These changes in the timing and rate of resource inputs can impact plant communities by altering competitive dynamics, succession, and community composition. In many systems, these are occurring alongside successional dynamics, making it difficult to tease apart mechanisms. Here, we resampled a nitrogen by rainfall variability manipulation experiment in a restored tallgrass prairie to examine the relative role of background community dynamics and treatment effects on plant diversity. During the treatment period, nitrogen addition and increased rainfall variability reduced diversity. Here, four and five years after the treatments were halted, we found similarly low levels of diversity across all treatments-an effect driven by dominance of a tall, fast-growing, clonal forb, Solidago canadensis. The convergence of plots toward a low diversity state suggests that all experimental communities were gradually becoming dominated by S. canadensis, including in the absence of rainfall or nitrogen treatments. In contrast to short-term findings from the same experiment, we conclude that our treatments accelerated succession toward a tall, clonal forb-dominated community along an existing sere, but did not fundamentally alter longer-term community composition-a result that was only apparent several years after the conclusion of the experiment. These findings reinforce the need to interpret the results from short-term experimental manipulations within the context of long-term successional change.

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The impact of invasive Canadian goldenrod (Solidago canadensis L.) on regenerative succession in old fields (the Southeast of Belarus)

Cited by 27 publications

References 5 publications

The Availability of Non-Timber Forest Products under Forest Succession on Abandoned Fields along the Wild Coast, South Africa

The Availability of Non-Timber Forest Products under Forest Succession on Abandoned Fields along the Wild Coast, South Africa

The invasiveness of Solidago canadensis in the Sanctuary «Prilepsky» (Belarus)

Increased rainfall variability and nitrogen deposition accelerate succession along a common sere

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