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Meng Y, Geng X, Zhu P, Bai X, Zhang P, Ni G, Hou Y. Enhanced mutualism: A promotional effect driven by bacteria during the early invasion of Phytolacca americana. ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024; 34:e2742. [PMID: 36107405 DOI: 10.1002/eap.2742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The enhanced mutualism hypothesis postulates that invasive plants promote self-growth by enriching beneficial microbes to establish a positive soil feedback. However, the roles of soil microorganisms may vary with increasing time for plant growth. Research on changes in soil microbial communities over time has important implications for understanding the mechanisms underlying plant invasion. Due to the difficulty in evaluating the duration of plant growth, few studies have quantified the changes in soil microorganisms with increasing plant age. This study focuses on the invasive weed Phytolacca americana L., which has growth rings in the main root. We conducted a two-stage experiment in the field and greenhouse to explore the soil feedback changes with duration of plant growth. We determined the effects of P. americana at different ages on the soil microbial community and soil properties and performed a soil inoculation experiment to quantify the influence of soil microbes on seed germination and seedling performance. We found that the content of some soil nutrients, namely total nitrogen, total phosphorus, nitrate-N, and available phosphorus, significantly decreased with increasing growth age of P. americana, whereas the available potassium showed an opposite increasing trend. The P. americana growth age also significantly influenced the soil bacterial community structure. However, this phenomenon did not occur in the fungal community. In the bacterial community, the relative abundance of plant growth-promoting bacteria showed an increasing trend. The soil inoculation experiment had high seed germination rates and biomass accumulation when the plants were grown in conditioned soil from P. americana growth within 5 years, suggesting a positive plant-soil feedback. However, the promoting effect disappeared in conditioned soil from 10 years of age. Our findings demonstrate that plant growth-promoting bacteria significantly accumulated in the soil during the early stages of P. americana invasion, and that the strength of enhanced positive feedback may play a crucial role in facilitating P. americana invasion. This study highlights the changing nature of plant-microbe interactions during biological invasion and illustrates how bacteria could contribute to the initial success of P. americana, providing new insights into the underlying mechanisms of plant invasion.
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- Yunhao Meng
- College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Ludong University, Yantai, China
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Sun D, Yang X, Wang Y, Fan Y, Ding P, Song X, Yuan X, Yang X. Stronger mutualistic interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi help Asteraceae invaders outcompete the phylogenetically related natives. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2022; 236:1487-1496. [PMID: 35975696 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mutualistic interactions with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) greatly affect the outcome of plant-plant competition, especially for invasive plants competing against native plants. We examined the effects of AMF on the competition between invasive Asteraceae plants and the phylogenetically related native plants. We compared the performance of seven invasive Asteraceae plants from different genera with that of their phylogenetically related native counterparts in response to AMF in monocultures and mixed cultures. We investigated how interactions with AMF impact the competition between Asteraceae relatives. Total biomass increased with AMF colonization in both invasive and native plants. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improved the competitiveness of invasive plants, but decreased that of native plants. Competition increased the shoot nitrogen, phosphorus and root myristic acid concentrations and relative expression of fatty acid transporter genes (RiFAT1 and RiFAT2) in AMF-colonized invasive plants, but decreased those in AMF-colonized native plants. Structural equation models indicated that the presence of AMF increased the uptake of phosphorus, but not nitrogen, by invasive plants, which probably provided more myristic acids to symbiotic AMF in return. These results suggest that invasive Asteraceae plants have greater mutualistic interactions with AMF than their phylogenetically related native counterparts, potentially contributing to invasion success.
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- Dasheng Sun
- College of Resources and Environment, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation and Evolutionary Ecology and Centre for Invasion Biology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650504, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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- College of Agriculture, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, 030801, China
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Caravaca F, Torres P, Díaz G, Roldán A. Elevated functional versatility of the soil microbial community associated with the invader Carpobrotus edulis across a broad geographical scale. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 813:152627. [PMID: 34963581 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Exotic invasive plants may shape their own rhizosphere microbial community during global invasions. Nevertheless, the impacts of such plant invasions on the functional capacities of soil microbial communities remain poorly explored. We used an approach at a broad geographical scale to estimate the composition and abundance of the fungal functional groups, as well as the bacterial metabolic functions, associated with the rhizospheres of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L. Bolus and the predominant native plants in coastal ecosystems located in different geographical regions. We used the ASV method to infer the potential functions of the soil microbial community with the PICRUSt2 and FUNGuild tools. The predictive functional profiling of the bacterial communities differed between the rhizospheres of the invasive and native plants, regardless of the biogeographic location of the invaded soil. Some predicted pathways related to the biosynthesis of nucleotides such as ppGpp and pppGpp, lipids, carbohydrates and secondary metabolites and the degradation of organic matter were enriched in the C. edulis rhizosphere. Moreover, the invasive microbiota was characterised by a greater richness and diversity of catabolic enzymes involved in nutrients cycling and higher relative abundances of saprotrophs and pathotrophs. Invasion by C. edulis promoted a shift in the potential functional versatility of the soil microbial communities, which can cope with nutrient limitations and biotic stress, and can favour the establishment of the invasive plant, but also alter the functioning and stability of the invaded ecosystems.
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- F Caravaca
- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Department of Applied Biology, Avda. Ferrocarril, s/n, Edf. Laboratorios, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Department of Applied Biology, Avda. Ferrocarril, s/n, Edf. Laboratorios, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Paulus KR, Marshall JM. Competitive Interactions between Two Non-Native Species (Alliaria petiolata [M. Bieb.] Cavara & Grande and Hesperis matronalis L.) and a Native Species (Ageratina altissima [L.] R.M. King & H. Rob.). PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11030374. [PMID: 35161355 PMCID: PMC8839745 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alliaria petiolata and Hesperis matronalis are wide-ranging non-native species in North America. Ageratina altissima is native to North America but has become a concern as an invasive species in Asia. A replacement series experiment was established to quantify the competitive interactions between these three species and to rank their relative competitiveness with each other. We assessed leaf count, chlorophyll content, and aboveground biomass with comparisons between replacement series mixtures and competition species. Overall leaf count and aboveground biomass were greatest in A. altissima and chlorophyll content was lowest in A. petiolata. Chlorophyll content and aboveground biomass were lower for A. altissima in competition with A. petiolata compared to H. matronalis. Leaf count for A. petiolata was lower in competition with A. altissima compared to H. matronalis. Aboveground biomass for H. matronalis was lower in competition regardless of the species compared to monoculture. There were also negative trends in biomass for A. petiolata in competition with increasing neighbors. However, for A. altissima, the negative trend in biomass was with A. petiolata, H. matronalis did not negatively affect A. altissima biomass. Our rank order of competitiveness was A. altissima > A. petiolata >> H. matronalis.
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- Kassandra R. Paulus
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA;
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA
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Rodgers VL, Scanga SE, Kolozsvary MB, Garneau DE, Kilgore JS, Anderson LJ, Hopfensperger KN, Aguilera AG, Urban RA, Juneau KJ. OUP accepted manuscript. Bioscience 2022; 72:521-537. [PMID: 35677290 PMCID: PMC9169898 DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biac012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The invasive plant Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) has spread throughout forest understory and edge communities in much of North America, but its persistence, density, and impacts have varied across sites and time. Surveying the literature since 2008, we evaluated both previously proposed and new mechanisms for garlic mustard's invasion success and note how they interact and vary across ecological contexts. We analyzed how and where garlic mustard has been studied and found a lack of multisite and longitudinal studies, as well as regions that may be under- or overstudied, leading to poor representation for understanding and predicting future invasion dynamics. Inconsistencies in how sampling units are scaled and defined can also hamper our understanding of invasive species. We present new conceptual models for garlic mustard invasion from a macrosystems perspective, emphasizing the importance of synergies and feedbacks among mechanisms across spatial and temporal scales to produce variable ecological contexts.
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- State University of New York Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York, United States
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- Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania, United States
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- University of Wisconsin–River Falls, River Falls, Wisconsin, United States
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Plaszkó T, Szűcs Z, Vasas G, Gonda S. Effects of Glucosinolate-Derived Isothiocyanates on Fungi: A Comprehensive Review on Direct Effects, Mechanisms, Structure-Activity Relationship Data and Possible Agricultural Applications. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:539. [PMID: 34356918 PMCID: PMC8305656 DOI: 10.3390/jof7070539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Plants heavily rely on chemical defense systems against a variety of stressors. The glucosinolates in the Brassicaceae and some allies are the core molecules of one of the most researched such pathways. These natural products are enzymatically converted into isothiocyanates (ITCs) and occasionally other defensive volatile organic constituents (VOCs) upon fungal challenge or tissue disruption to protect the host against the stressor. The current review provides a comprehensive insight on the effects of the isothiocyanates on fungi, including, but not limited to mycorrhizal fungi and pathogens of Brassicaceae. In the review, our current knowledge on the following topics are summarized: direct antifungal activity and the proposed mechanisms of antifungal action, QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationships), synergistic activity of ITCs with other agents, effects of ITCs on soil microbial composition and allelopathic activity. A detailed insight into the possible applications is also provided: the literature of biofumigation studies, inhibition of post-harvest pathogenesis and protection of various products including grains and fruits is also reviewed herein.
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- Tamás Plaszkó
- Department of Botany, Division of Pharmacognosy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (T.P.); (Z.S.); (G.V.)
- Doctoral School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Botany, Division of Pharmacognosy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (T.P.); (Z.S.); (G.V.)
- Healthcare Industry Institute, University of Debrecen, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Botany, Division of Pharmacognosy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (T.P.); (Z.S.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Botany, Division of Pharmacognosy, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary; (T.P.); (Z.S.); (G.V.)
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Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. forests. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Bialic-Murphy L, Smith NG, Voothuluru P, McElderry RM, Roche MD, Cassidy ST, Kivlin SN, Kalisz S. Invasion-induced root-fungal disruptions alter plant water and nitrogen economies. Ecol Lett 2021; 24:1145-1156. [PMID: 33759325 DOI: 10.1111/ele.13724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Despite widespread evidence that biological invasion influences both the biotic and abiotic soil environments, the extent to which these two pathways underpin the effects of invasion on plant traits and performance remains unknown. Leveraging a long-term (14-year) field experiment, we show that an allelochemical-producing invader affects plants through biotic mechanisms, altering the soil fungal community composition, with no apparent shifts in soil nutrient availability. Changes in belowground fungal communities resulted in high costs of nutrient uptake for native perennials and a shift in plant traits linked to their water and nutrient use efficiencies. Some plants in the invaded community compensate for the disruption of nutritional symbionts and reduced nutrient provisioning by sanctioning more nitrogen to photosynthesis and expending more water, which demonstrates a trade-off in trait investment. For the first time, we show that the disruption of belowground nutritional symbionts can drive plants towards alternative regions of their trait space in order to maintain water and nutrient economics.
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- Lalasia Bialic-Murphy
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, USA
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Cope CG, Eysenbach SR, Faidiga AS, Hausman CE, Medeiros JS, Murphy JE, Burns JH. Potential interactive effects between invasive Lumbricus terrestris earthworms and the invasive plant Alliaria petiolata on a native plant Podophyllum peltatum in northeastern Ohio, USA. AOB PLANTS 2021; 13:plaa073. [PMID: 33604015 PMCID: PMC7877696 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plaa073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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We test whether the invasive earthworm Lumbricus terrestris and leaf litter of the invasive herbaceous plant Alliaria petiolata interact to influence the native plant, Podophyllum peltatum, using both observational field data and a multi-year experiment. We hypothesized invader interactive effects on the native plant might result from either changes in allelochemical distribution in the soil or nutrient availability mediated by the invasive earthworm pulling leaf litter down into the soil. Within the field data we found that Alliaria petiolata presence and higher soil nitrogen correlated with reduced Podophyllum peltatum cover, and no evidence for an invader-invader interaction. Within the factorial experiment, we found a super-additive effect of the two invaders on plant biomass only when activated carbon was present. In the absence of activated carbon, there were no differences in Podophyllum peltatum biomass across treatments. In the presence of activated carbon, Podophyllum peltatum biomass was significantly reduced by the presence of both Lumbricus terrestris and Alliaria petiolata leaf litter. The absence of an effect of Alliaria petiolata leaves without activated carbon, combined with a failure to detect arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization, suggests that indirect effects of allelochemicals on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi were not the primary driver of treatment responses. Rather direct nutrient availability might influence a potential interaction between these invaders. Leaf nitrogen content was higher and leaf CO2 concentration was lower in the presence of Lumbricus terrestris, but treatment did not influence maximum photosynthetic rate. While the field data do not suggest a negative interaction between these invaders, the experiment suggests that such an interaction is possible with greater environmental stress, such as increasing nitrogen deposition. Further, even plants with rapid physiological responses to increased nitrogen availability may have other physiological limits on growth that prevent them from compensating from the harm caused by multiple invaders.
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- Colin G Cope
- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Roche MD, Pearse IS, Bialic-Murphy L, Kivlin SN, Sofaer HR, Kalisz S. Negative effects of an allelopathic invader on AM fungal plant species drive community-level responses. Ecology 2020; 102:e03201. [PMID: 32970846 PMCID: PMC7816256 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The mechanisms causing invasive species impact are rarely empirically tested, limiting our ability to understand and predict subsequent changes in invaded plant communities. Invader disruption of native mutualistic interactions is a mechanism expected to have negative effects on native plant species. Specifically, disruption of native plant‐fungal mutualisms may provide non‐mycorrhizal plant invaders an advantage over mycorrhizal native plants. Invasive Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) produces secondary chemicals toxic to soil microorganisms including mycorrhizal fungi, and is known to induce physiological stress and reduce population growth rates of native forest understory plant species. Here, we report on a 11‐yr manipulative field experiment in replicated forest plots testing if the effects of removal of garlic mustard on the plant community support the mutualism disruption hypothesis within the entire understory herbaceous community. We compare community responses for two functional groups: the mycorrhizal vs. the non‐mycorrhizal plant communities. Our results show that garlic mustard weeding alters the community composition, decreases community evenness, and increases the abundance of understory herbs that associate with mycorrhizal fungi. Conversely, garlic mustard has no significant effects on the non‐mycorrhizal plant community. Consistent with the mutualism disruption hypothesis, our results demonstrate that allelochemical producing invaders modify the plant community by disproportionately impacting mycorrhizal plant species. We also demonstrate the importance of incorporating causal mechanisms of biological invasion to elucidate patterns and predict community‐level responses.
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- Morgan D Roche
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996, USA.,U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996, USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80526, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996, USA
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Stinson K, Carley L, Hancock L, Donohue K. Effects of maternal source and progeny microhabitat on natural selection and population dynamics in Alliaria petiolata. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2019; 106:821-832. [PMID: 31162644 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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PREMISE The success or failure of propagules in contrasting microhabitats may play a role in biological invasion. We tested for variation in demographic performance and phenotypic trait expression during invasion by Alliaria petiolata in different microhabitats. METHODS We performed a reciprocal transplant experiment with Alliaria petiolata from edge, intermediate, and forest understory microhabitats to determine the roles of the environment and maternal source on traits, fecundity, population growth rates (λ), and selection. RESULTS Observations of in situ populations show that edge populations had the highest density and reproductive output, and forest populations had the lowest. In experimental populations, population growth rates and reproductive output were highest in the edge, and the intermediate habitat had the lowest germination and juvenile survival. Traits exhibited phenotypic plasticity in response to microhabitat, but that plasticity was not adaptive. There were few effects of maternal source location on fitness components or traits. CONCLUSIONS Alliaria petiolata appears to be viable, or nearly so, in all three microhabitat types, with edge populations likely providing seed to the other microhabitats. The intermediate microhabitat may filter propagules at the seed stage, but discrepancies between in situ observations and experimental transplants preclude clear conclusions about the role of each microhabitat in niche expansion. However, edge microhabitats show the highest seed output in both analyses, suggesting that managing edge habitats might reduce spread to the forest understory.
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- Kristina Stinson
- University of Massachusetts, Environmental Conservation, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- Harvard University, Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA, 01366, USA
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- Duke University Program in Ecology, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
- Duke University Biology Department, Durham, NC, 27708, USA
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- University of Massachusetts, Environmental Conservation, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
- University of Massachusetts, Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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McCary MA, Zellner M, Wise DH. The role of plant-mycorrhizal mutualisms in deterring plant invasions: Insights from an individual-based model. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:2018-2030. [PMID: 30847089 PMCID: PMC6392346 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 11/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Understanding the factors that determine invasion success for non-native plants is crucial for maintaining global biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. One hypothesized mechanism by which many exotic plants can become invasive is through the disruption of key plant-mycorrhizal mutualisms, yet few studies have investigated how these disruptions can lead to invader success. We present an individual-based model to examine how mutualism strengths between a native plant (Impatiens capensis) and mycorrhizal fungus can influence invasion success for a widespread plant invader, Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard). Two questions were investigated as follows: (a) How does the strength of the mutualism between the native I. capensis and a mycorrhizal fungus affect resistance (i.e., native plant maintaining >60% of final equilibrium plant density) to garlic mustard invasion? (b) Is there a non-linear relationship between initial garlic mustard density and invasiveness (i.e., garlic mustard representing >60% of final equilibrium plant density)? Our findings indicate that either low (i.e., facultative) or high (i.e., obligate) mutualism strengths between the native plant and mycorrhizal fungus were more likely to lead to garlic mustard invasiveness than intermediate levels, which resulted in higher resistance to garlic mustard invasion. Intermediate mutualism strengths allowed I. capensis to take advantage of increased fitness when the fungus was present but remained competitive enough to sustain high numbers without the fungus. Though strong mutualisms had the highest fitness without the invader, they proved most susceptible to invasion because the loss of the mycorrhizal fungus resulted in a reproductive output too low to compete with garlic mustard. Weak mutualisms were more competitive than strong mutualisms but still led to garlic mustard invasion. Furthermore, we found that under intermediate mutualism strengths, the initial density of garlic mustard (as a proxy for different levels of plant invasion) did not influence its invasion success, as high initial densities of garlic mustard did not lead to it becoming dominant. Our results indicate that plants that form weak or strong mutualisms with mycorrhizal fungi are most vulnerable to invasion, whereas intermediate mutualisms provide the highest resistance to an allelopathic invader.
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- Matthew A. McCary
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of IllinoisChicagoIllinois
- Institute for Environmental Science and PolicyUniversity of IllinoisChicagoIllinois
- Present address:
Department of EntomologyUniversity of WisconsinMadisonWisconsin
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- Institute for Environmental Science and PolicyUniversity of IllinoisChicagoIllinois
- Department of Urban Planning and PolicyUniversity of IllinoisChicagoIllinois
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of IllinoisChicagoIllinois
- Institute for Environmental Science and PolicyUniversity of IllinoisChicagoIllinois
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Heberling JM, Cassidy ST, Fridley JD, Kalisz S. Carbon gain phenologies of spring-flowering perennials in a deciduous forest indicate a novel niche for a widespread invader. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 221:778-788. [PMID: 30152089 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/22/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Strategies of herbaceous species in deciduous forests are often characterized by the timing of life history phases (e.g. emergence, flowering, leaf senescence) relative to overstory tree canopy closure. Although springtime photosynthesis is assumed to account for the majority of their annual carbon budgets, the 12-month photosynthetic trajectories of forest herbs have not been quantified. We measured the temporal dynamics of carbon assimilation for seven native herbaceous perennials and the biennial Alliaria petiolata, a widespread invader in eastern North American forests. We assessed the relative importance of spring, summer, and autumn to species-level annual carbon budgets. Spring-emerging species showed significant variation in carbon assimilation patterns. High spring irradiance before canopy closure accounted for 39-100% of species-level annual carbon assimilation, but summer and autumn accounted for large proportions of some species' carbon budgets (up to 58% and 19%, respectively). Alliaria was phenologically unique, taking advantage both autumn and spring irradiance. Although spring-emerging understory species are often expected to rely on early-season irradiance, our results highlight interspecific differences and the importance of mid-late season carbon gain. Phenological strategies of forest herbs are a continuum rather than discrete categories, and invasive species may follow strategies that are underrepresented in the native flora.
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- J Mason Heberling
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
- Section of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Department of Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, 13244, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
- Section of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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Haines DF, Aylward JA, Frey SD, Stinson KA. Regional Patterns of Floristic Diversity and Composition in Forests Invaded by Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2018. [DOI: 10.1656/045.025.0307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Dustin F. Haines
- Department of Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN 55812
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- Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003
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Birnbaum C, Morald TK, Tibbett M, Bennett RG, Standish RJ. Effect of plant root symbionts on performance of native woody species in competition with an invasive grass in multispecies microcosms. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:8652-8664. [PMID: 30271534 PMCID: PMC6157687 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The majority of terrestrial plants form mutualistic associations with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and rhizobia (i.e., nitrogen-fixing bacteria). Understanding these associations has important implications for ecological theory and for restoration practice. Here, we tested whether the presence of AMF and rhizobia influences the performance of native woody plants invaded by a non-native grass in experimental microcosms. We planted eight plant species (i.e., Acacia acuminata, A. microbotrya, Eucalyptus loxophleba subsp. loxophleba, E. astringens, Calothamnus quadrifidus, Callistemon phoeniceus, Hakea lissocarpha and H. prostrata) in microcosms of field-conditioned soil with and without addition of AMF and rhizobia in a fully factorial experimental design. After seedling establishment, we seeded half the microcosms with an invasive grass Bromus diandrus. We measured shoot and root biomass of native plants and Bromus, and on roots, the percentage colonization by AMF, number of rhizobia-forming nodules and number of proteaceous root clusters. We found no effect of plant root symbionts or Bromus addition on performance of myrtaceous, and as predicted, proteaceous species as they rely little or not at all on AMF and rhizobia. Soil treatments with AMF and rhizobia had a strong positive effect (i.e., larger biomass) on native legumes (A. microbotrya and A. acuminata). However, the beneficial effect of root symbionts on legumes became negative (i.e., lower biomass and less nodules) if Bromus was present, especially for one legume, i.e., A. acuminata, suggesting a disruptive effect of the invader on the mutualism. We also found a stimulating effect of Bromus on root nodule production in A. microbotrya and AMF colonization in A. acuminata which could be indicative of legumes' increased resource acquisition requirement, i.e., for nitrogen and phosphorus, respectively, in response to the Bromus addition. We have demonstrated the importance of measuring belowground effects because the aboveground effects gave limited indication of the effects occurring belowground.
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- Christina Birnbaum
- Environmental and Conservation SciencesSchool of Veterinary and Life SciencesMurdoch UniversityMurdochWAAustralia
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of Western AustraliaCrawleyWAAustralia
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- School of Biological SciencesThe University of Western AustraliaCrawleyWAAustralia
- Centre for Agri‐Environmental Research & Soil Research CentreSchool of Agriculture, Policy and DevelopmentUniversity of ReadingReadingUK
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- Centre for Plant Genetics and BreedingThe University of Western AustraliaCrawleyWAAustralia
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- Environmental and Conservation SciencesSchool of Veterinary and Life SciencesMurdoch UniversityMurdochWAAustralia
- School of Biological SciencesThe University of Western AustraliaCrawleyWAAustralia
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Liebhold AM, Brockerhoff EG, Kalisz S, Nuñez MA, Wardle DA, Wingfield MJ. Biological invasions in forest ecosystems. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1458-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Wavrek M, Heberling JM, Fei S, Kalisz S. Herbaceous invaders in temperate forests: a systematic review of their ecology and proposed mechanisms of invasion. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1456-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Caplan JS, Stone BWG, Faillace CA, Lafond JJ, Baumgarten JM, Mozdzer TJ, Dighton J, Meiners SJ, Grabosky JC, Ehrenfeld JG. Nutrient foraging strategies are associated with productivity and population growth in forest shrubs. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2017; 119:977-988. [PMID: 28119293 PMCID: PMC5604599 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcw271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Temperate deciduous forest understoreys are experiencing widespread changes in community composition, concurrent with increases in rates of nitrogen supply. These shifts in plant abundance may be driven by interspecific differences in nutrient foraging (i.e. conservative vs. acquisitive strategies) and, thus, adaptation to contemporary nutrient loading conditions. This study sought to determine if interspecific differences in nutrient foraging could help explain patterns of shrub success and decline in eastern North American forests. METHODS Using plants grown in a common garden, fine root traits associated with nutrient foraging were measured for six shrub species. Traits included the mean and skewness of the root diameter distribution, specific root length (SRL), C:N ratio, root tissue density, arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization and foraging precision. Above- and below-ground productivity were also determined for the same plants, and population growth rates were estimated using data from a long-term study of community dynamics. Root traits were compared among species and associations among root traits, measures of productivity and rates of population growth were evaluated. KEY RESULTS Species fell into groups having thick or thin root forms, which correspond to conservative vs. acquisitive nutrient foraging strategies. Interspecific variation in root morphology and tissue construction correlated with measures of productivity and rates of cover expansion. Of the four species with acquisitive traits, three were introduced species that have become invasive in recent decades, and the fourth was a weedy native. In contrast, the two species with conservative traits were historically dominant shrubs that have declined in abundance in eastern North American forests. CONCLUSIONS In forest understoreys of eastern North America, elevated nutrient availability may impose a filter on species success in addition to above-ground processes such as herbivory and overstorey canopy conditions. Shrubs that have root traits associated with rapid uptake of soil nutrients may be more likely to increase in abundance, while species without such traits may be less likely to keep pace with more productive species.
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- Joshua S. Caplan
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- Department of Biology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA
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- Department of Biology, University of Mississippi, 30 University Avenue, University, MS 38677, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- Rutgers Pinelands Field Station, PO Box 206, New Lisbon, NJ 08064, USA
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- Department of Biology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 North Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, USA
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- Rutgers Pinelands Field Station, PO Box 206, New Lisbon, NJ 08064, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, 600 Lincoln Avenue, Charleston, IL 61920, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
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Craven D, Thakur MP, Cameron EK, Frelich LE, Beauséjour R, Blair RB, Blossey B, Burtis J, Choi A, Dávalos A, Fahey TJ, Fisichelli NA, Gibson K, Handa IT, Hopfensperger K, Loss SR, Nuzzo V, Maerz JC, Sackett T, Scharenbroch BC, Smith SM, Vellend M, Umek LG, Eisenhauer N. The unseen invaders: introduced earthworms as drivers of change in plant communities in North American forests (a meta-analysis). GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY 2017; 23:1065-1074. [PMID: 27590777 PMCID: PMC5324548 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.13446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Globally, biological invasions can have strong impacts on biodiversity as well as ecosystem functioning. While less conspicuous than introduced aboveground organisms, introduced belowground organisms may have similarly strong effects. Here, we synthesize for the first time the impacts of introduced earthworms on plant diversity and community composition in North American forests. We conducted a meta-analysis using a total of 645 observations to quantify mean effect sizes of associations between introduced earthworm communities and plant diversity, cover of plant functional groups, and cover of native and non-native plants. We found that plant diversity significantly declined with increasing richness of introduced earthworm ecological groups. While plant species richness or evenness did not change with earthworm invasion, our results indicate clear changes in plant community composition: cover of graminoids and non-native plant species significantly increased, and cover of native plant species (of all functional groups) tended to decrease, with increasing earthworm biomass. Overall, these findings support the hypothesis that introduced earthworms facilitate particular plant species adapted to the abiotic conditions of earthworm-invaded forests. Further, our study provides evidence that introduced earthworms are associated with declines in plant diversity in North American forests. Changing plant functional composition in these forests may have long-lasting effects on ecosystem functioning.
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- Dylan Craven
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigDeutscher Platz 5e04103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2104103LeipzigGermany
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigDeutscher Platz 5e04103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2104103LeipzigGermany
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- Metapopulation Research CentreDepartment of BiosciencesUniversity of HelsinkiPO Box 65, 00014 HelsinkiFinland
- Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate ChangeNatural History Museum of DenmarkUniversity of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15KøbenhavnDenmark
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- Center for Forest EcologyUniversity of MinnesotaSt. PaulMNUSA
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- Département de BiologieUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQCCanada
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation BiologyUniversity Of Minnesota2003 Upper Buford Circle Suite 135St. PaulMN55108USA
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- Department of Natural ResourcesCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Natural ResourcesCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Faculty of ForestryUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
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- Department of Natural ResourcesCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Natural ResourcesCornell UniversityIthacaNew YorkUSA
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- Department of Botany and Plant PathologyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Département des sciences biologiquesUniversité du Québec à MontréalMontréalQCCanada
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- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and ManagementOklahoma State UniversityStillwaterOKUSA
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- Natural Area Consultants1 West Hill School RoadRichfordNYUSA
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- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural ResourcesUniversity of GeorgiaAthensGAUSA
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- Faculty of ForestryUniversity of TorontoTorontoONCanada
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- Département de BiologieUniversité de SherbrookeSherbrookeQCCanada
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- Plant Biology and ConservationNorthwestern UniversityEvanstonILUSA
- Department of Plant ScienceChicago Botanic GardenGlencoeILUSA
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- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigDeutscher Platz 5e04103LeipzigGermany
- Institute of BiologyLeipzig UniversityJohannisallee 2104103LeipzigGermany
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Heberling JM, Brouwer NL, Kalisz S. Effects of deer on the photosynthetic performance of invasive and native forest herbs. AOB PLANTS 2017; 9:plx011. [PMID: 28496966 PMCID: PMC5424084 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plx011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Overabundant generalist herbivores can facilitate non-native plant invasions, presumably through direct and indirect modifications to the environment that affect plant performance. However, ecophysiological mechanisms behind ungulate-mediated plant invasions have not been well-studied. At a long-term Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) exclusion site in a temperate deciduous forest, we quantified deer-mediated ecophysiological impacts on an invasive biennial Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) and two palatable native herbaceous perennials, Maianthemum racemosum and Trillium grandiflorum. In mid-summer, we found that leaf-level light availability was higher in unfenced areas compared with areas fenced to exclude deer. Alliaria in unfenced areas exhibited 50 % higher mean maximum photosynthetic rates compared with fenced areas. Further, specific leaf area decreased by 48 % on average in unfenced areas, suggesting leaf structural responses to higher light levels. Similarly, Maianthemum had 42 % higher mean photosynthetic rates and 33 % decreased mean specific leaf area in unfenced areas, but these functional advantages were likely countered by high rates of deer herbivory. By contrast, Trillium exhibited significantly lower (26 %) maximum photosynthetic rates in unfenced areas, but SLA did not differ. Deer-mediated differences in light saturated photosynthetic rates for all three species were only significant during months with overstory tree canopy cover, when light availability in the herb layer was significantly lower in fenced areas. Alliaria's enhanced photosynthetic rates implicate overabundant deer, a situation that is nearly ubiquitous across its invaded range. Collectively, our results provide empirical evidence that generalist herbivores can alter non-native plant physiology to facilitate invasion.
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- J. Mason Heberling
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 569 Dabney Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Section of Botany, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
- Corresponding author’s e-mail address:
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- Department of Conservation and Field Research, National Aviary, Allegheny Commons West, 700 Arch Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, 569 Dabney Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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Sajna N. Habitat Preference Within Its Native Range and Allelopathy of Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata. POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.3161/15052249pje2017.65.1.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Nina Sajna
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Maribor, Koroška c. 160, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia,
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Wardle DA, Peltzer DA. Impacts of invasive biota in forest ecosystems in an aboveground–belowground context. Biol Invasions 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-017-1372-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Gilliam FS. A novel mechanism to explain success of invasive herbaceous species at the expense of natives in eastern hardwood forests. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2016; 209:451-453. [PMID: 26763677 DOI: 10.1111/nph.13767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Frank S Gilliam
- Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 25755-2510, USA
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