“The rich get richer” concept in riparian woody species – A case study of the Warta River Valley (Poznań, Poland)

Dyderski, Marcin K.; Gdula, Anna K.; Jagodziński, Andrzej M.

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2014.12.003

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“…Some previous studies on riparian habitats discussed this "rich get richer" phenomenon (Dyderski, Gdula, & Jagodziński, 2015;Stohlgren, Barnett, & Kartesz, 2003), supporting the hypothesis that conditions favorable to native species are also favorable to exotic species. Our study area is by nature a novel ecosystem, and is in an early stage of plant succession.…”

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Effects of local and landscape factors on exotic vegetation in the riparian zone of a regulated river: Implications for reservoir conservation

Chen

Meurk

et al. 2017

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Section: The Relative Importance Of Local Variables Influencing Plantsupporting

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Effects of local and landscape factors on exotic vegetation in the riparian zone of a regulated river: Implications for reservoir conservation

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Meurk

et al. 2017

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…The cities have long been recognised as hotspots of alien plants (Pyšek, 1998;Celesti-Grapow et al, 2006;Kowarik, 2008), whose invasive probability and invasive potential must not be underestimated (Dyderski et al, 2015). Therefore, many authors recommend that alien species should be avoided in urban forestry and greening, especially near the natural riparian forests which are greatly vulnerable to biological invasion (e.g.…”

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“…Therefore, many authors recommend that alien species should be avoided in urban forestry and greening, especially near the natural riparian forests which are greatly vulnerable to biological invasion (e.g. Richardson et al, 2007;Dyderski et al, 2015).…”

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“…In addition to many human-made influences which threaten these fragile ecosystems, presence and spread of invasive species, as a secondary consequence, may limit their basic functions, ecosystem services and role in biodiversity conservation. The investigations and knowledge about spread and effects of invasive plants, especially woody species, as well as management plans for invaders are crucial in sustainable urban forestry (Alvey, 2006;Dyderski et al, 2015).…”

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Floristic diversity, composition and invasibility of riparian habitats with Amorpha fruticosa : A case study from Belgrade (Southeast Europe)

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Kuzmanović

Vukojičić

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Urban Forestry & Urban Greening

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“…This species has high SLA, which is helpful in invading pioneer vegetation of riparian forests [93,94]. This species is mid-successional, which allows it to take advantage of release opportunities from forest disturbance in riparian ecosystems [93,95,96]. However, it was not frequent in the ecosystem studied here, as riparian forests were not frequent.…”

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Similar Impacts of Alien and Native Tree Species on Understory Light Availability in a Temperate Forest

Dyderski

Jagodziński

2019

Forests

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Research Highlights: We evaluated influence of alien and native trees and shrubs on stand leaf area index to basal area ratio, indicating that both groups provide similar amounts of foliage. Background and Objectives: Foliage traits determine tree species effect on understory light availability. Direct comparisons of understory light availability due to different foliage traits of tree species are conducted less often at the stand level. We hypothesized that light availability is driven by canopy leaf area, and alien species contribution to canopy foliage will be similar to native species due to analogous patterns of biomass allocation in tree species. Materials and Methods: We studied forests dominated by alien and native tree species in Wielkopolski National Park (Western Poland). We measured light availability using the LAI-2200 canopy analyzer (Li-Cor Inc., Lincoln, NE, USA) and we calculated leaf area index (LAI) in 170 stands using published models of foliage biomass and data on specific leaf area. Results: Our study confirmed an impact of LAI on light availability in the understory layer. Analyzing the proportion of contribution to stand LAI and basal area (BA) we found that most alien species did not differ in LAI to BA ratio from native species. The exception was Prunus serotina Ehrh., with a LAI to BA ratio higher than all native and alien trees. However, the highest LAI to BA ratios we found were for the alien shrub Cotoneaster lucidus Schltdl. and native shrubs of fertile broadleaved forests. Conclusions: Our study showed that alien species contribution to shading the understory is comparable to native species, with the exception of P. serotina due to its dominance in the higher shrub canopy strata where it exhibits different patterns of biomass allocation than native trees. Our study explained that invasive tree species impact on light availability in forest ecosystems is mainly mediated by the increased quantity of foliage, not by more effective LAI to BA ratio.Light interception by canopy is one of the most important drivers of understory functioning. High light availability determines understory productivity [26][27][28]. It is also one of the most important drivers of plant species composition [24,29,30], as well as soil biota [21]. It is also crucial for regeneration of canopy species [31][32][33]. Usually minimum light availability for sapling survival is higher for pioneer tree species than mid-and late-successional tree species [25,34,35]. This value varies light availability under open sky by around 5%-10% [32,36,37].Despite numerous studies confirming light availability limitation by alien species, few studies compare their influence with functionally analogous native competitors. Most studies on invasive plants focused rather on conditions favoring their establishment than their impacts [33,38,39]. For that reason we aimed to assess how much leaf area index (LAI, m 2 of leaves m −2 stand area) determines light availability on the forest floor and whether alien, invasive trees contribute mo...

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“The rich get richer” concept in riparian woody species – A case study of the Warta River Valley (Poznań, Poland)

Cited by 41 publications

References 64 publications

Effects of local and landscape factors on exotic vegetation in the riparian zone of a regulated river: Implications for reservoir conservation

Effects of local and landscape factors on exotic vegetation in the riparian zone of a regulated river: Implications for reservoir conservation

Floristic diversity, composition and invasibility of riparian habitats with Amorpha fruticosa : A case study from Belgrade (Southeast Europe)

Similar Impacts of Alien and Native Tree Species on Understory Light Availability in a Temperate Forest

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