Kudzu in Europe: niche conservatism for a highly invasive plant

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Montagnani ◽  
Gabriele Casazza ◽  
Rodolfo Gentili ◽  
Sarah Caronni ◽  
Sandra Citterio
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Niche Conservatism

scholarly journals Climatic Niche Conservatism and Biogeographical Non-Equilibrium in Eschscholzia californica (Papaveraceae), an Invasive Plant in the Chilean Mediterranean Region

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e105025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco T. Peña-Gómez ◽  
Pablo C. Guerrero ◽  
Gustavo Bizama ◽  
Milén Duarte ◽  
Ramiro O. Bustamante
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Region ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Niche Conservatism ◽  
Climatic Niche ◽  
Eschscholzia Californica ◽  
Non Equilibrium

Invasive Plant Ecology

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-213
Author(s):  
E. K. Espeland
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Plant Ecology

Ecological niche conservatism shapes the distributions of lichens

Preslia ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Fačkovcová ◽  
Senko ◽  
M. Svitok ◽  
A. Guttová
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Niche Conservatism

scholarly journals Have Niche, Will Travel. New Means of Linking Diet and Ecomorphology Reveals Niche Conservatism in Freshwater Cottoid Fishes

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T J Buser ◽  
D L Finnegan ◽  
A P Summers ◽  
M A Kolmann
Keyword(s):  
Niche Conservatism ◽  
Freshwater Species ◽  
Evolutionary Transitions ◽  
Adaptive Diversification ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Ecological Evolution ◽  
Jaw Apparatus ◽  
Cottoid Fishes ◽  
Freshwater Habitats ◽  
Dietary Niche

Synopsis Evolutionary transitions between habitats have been catalysts for some of the most stunning examples of adaptive diversification, with novel niches and new resources providing ecological opportunity for such radiations. In aquatic animals, transitions from saltwater to freshwater habitats are rare, but occur often enough that in the Neotropics for example, marine-derived fishes contribute noticeably to regional ichthyofaunal diversity. Here, we investigate how morphology has evolved in a group of temperate fishes that contain a marine to freshwater transition: the sculpins (Percomorpha; Cottoidea). We devised a novel method for classifying dietary niche and relating functional aspects of prey to their predators. Coupled with functional measurements of the jaw apparatus in cottoids, we explored whether freshwater sculpins have fundamentally changed their niche after invading freshwater (niche lability) or if they retain a niche similar to their marine cousins (niche conservatism). Freshwater sculpins exhibit both phylogeographical and ecological signals of phylogenetic niche conservatism, meaning that regardless of habitat, sculpins fill similar niche roles in either saltwater or freshwater. Rather than competition guiding niche conservatism in freshwater cottoids, we argue that strong intrinsic constraints on morphological and ecological evolution are at play, contra to other studies of diversification in marine-derived freshwater fishes. However, several intertidal and subtidal sculpins as well as several pelagic freshwater species from Lake Baikal show remarkable departures from the typical sculpin bauplan. Our method of prey categorization provides an explicit, quantitative means of classifying dietary niche for macroevolutionary studies, rather than relying on somewhat arbitrary means used in previous literature.

Planting native trees to restore riparian forests increases biotic resistance to non-native plant invasions

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Chad F. Hammer ◽  
John S. Gunn
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Ecosystem Service ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Biotic Resistance ◽  
The United States ◽  
Tree Regeneration ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Plant Colonization ◽  
Native Plant ◽  
Native Trees

Abstract Non-native invasive plant species are a major cause of ecosystem degradation and impairment of ecosystem service benefits in the United States. Forested riparian areas provide many ecosystem service benefits and are vital to maintaining water quality of streams and rivers. These systems are also vulnerable to natural disturbances and invasion by non-native plants. We assessed whether planting native trees on disturbed riparian sites may increase biotic resistance to invasive plant establishment in central Vermont in the northeastern United States. The density (stems/m2) of invasive stems was higher in non-planted sites (x̄=4.1 stems/m2) compared to planted sites (x̄=1.3 stems/m2). More than 90% of the invasive plants were Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica). There were no significant differences in total stem density of native vegetation between planted and non-planted sites. Other measured response variables such as native tree regeneration, species diversity, soil properties and soil function showed no significant differences or trends in the paired riparian study sites. The results of this case study indicate that tree planting in disturbed riparian forest areas may assist conservation efforts by minimizing the risk of invasive plant colonization.

Electrophotography toner adhesion on agro-industrial residue and invasive plant papers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Igor Karlovits ◽  
Gregor Lavrič ◽  
Urška Kavčič ◽  
Vladimir Zorić
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Industrial Residue

Dominant Fungal Epiphytes Promote Growth of the Invasive Plant Ipomoea cairica Through Hormone Interactions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Xu ◽  
Ping Chang ◽  
Shaoshan Li ◽  
Jianguo Lu ◽  
Xuejun Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Hormone Interactions
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