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Competition among Native and Invasive Plants
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Competition among Native and Invasive Plants

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Ecology".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 9960

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Hana Skalova

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Department of Invasion Ecology, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Zámek 1, Czech Republic
Interests: plant ecology, plant-to-plant interaction, species co-existence, invasive species, clonal plants
Dr. Jan Čuda

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Co-Guest Editor
Department of Invasion Ecology, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Zámek 1 , Czech Republic
Interests: plant invasions, clonal growth, intraspecific differentiation, criptic invasions

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Throughout the world, thousands of plant species have been introduced to biogeographic regions where they are not native. Thus, the number of invasive species still increases. With increasing concern about the effects of invasive alien plants on native plant species, communities and ecosystems, as well as the economic consequences of plant invasion, there has been growing interest in studying the processes and mechanisms underlying successful invasion. Alien species have to overcome biogeographical, environmental, and reproductive barriers to become naturalized (i.e., to establish a self-sustaining population). To become invasive, the species has to be effective in dispersal and overcome further environmental barriers, especially to cope with native biota. To become a really successful invader, the species has to fill an empty niche or effectively compete with the native species. Much attention has been paid to introduction pathways and the role of the characteristics of invasive plants and recipient communities, but still not enough is known about interactions, especially competition with the native species. To increase our knowledge about this topic, the Plants journal decided to publish a Special Issue aimed at exploring the competition among native and invasive plants.

Dr. Skálová Hana
Dr. Čuda Jan
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Plant invasions
  • invasion success
  • alien species
  • plant ecology

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Suppression of an Invasive Native Plant Species by Designed Grassland Communities
by Kathrin Möhrle, Hugo E. Reyes-Aldana, Johannes Kollmann and Leonardo H. Teixeira
Plants 2021, 10(4), 775; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10040775 - 15 Apr 2021
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Grassland biodiversity is declining due to climatic change, land-use intensification, and establishment of invasive plant species. Excluding or suppressing invasive species is a challenge for grassland management. An example is Jacobaea aquatica, an invasive native plant in wet grasslands of Central Europe, [...] Read more.
Grassland biodiversity is declining due to climatic change, land-use intensification, and establishment of invasive plant species. Excluding or suppressing invasive species is a challenge for grassland management. An example is Jacobaea aquatica, an invasive native plant in wet grasslands of Central Europe, that is causing problems to farmers by being poisonous, overabundant, and fast spreading. This study aimed at testing designed grassland communities in a greenhouse experiment, to determine key drivers of initial J. aquatica suppression, thus dismissing the use of pesticides. We used two base communities (mesic and wet grasslands) with three plant traits (plant height, leaf area, seed mass), that were constrained and diversified based on the invader traits. Native biomass, community-weighted mean trait values, and phylogenetic diversity (PD) were used as explanatory variables to understand variation in invasive biomass. The diversified traits leaf area and seed mass, PD, and native biomass significantly affected the invader. High native biomass permanently suppressed the invader, while functional traits needed time to develop effects; PD effects were significant at the beginning of the experiment but disappeared over time. Due to complexity and temporal effects, community weighted mean traits proved to be moderately successful for increasing invasion resistance of designed grassland communities. Full article
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Phenotypic Variability and Genetic Diversity of Phragmites australis in Quebec and Kashmir Reveal Contrasting Population Structure
by Gowher A. Wani, Manzoor A. Shah, Honoré Tekeu, Zafar A. Reshi, Alain R. Atangana and Damase P. Khasa
Plants 2020, 9(10), 1392; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9101392 - 20 Oct 2020
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The origin of differences in traits influencing competitive success between invasive and native wild populations of alien species is subject of debate. Herbarium-based information sources from 2005 onwards about nativity and distributional range of Phragmites australis were used to survey putative native populations [...] Read more.
The origin of differences in traits influencing competitive success between invasive and native wild populations of alien species is subject of debate. Herbarium-based information sources from 2005 onwards about nativity and distributional range of Phragmites australis were used to survey putative native populations of the species in Quebec, and chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) PCR-RFLP analyses identified only one native population, whereas the same analyses revealed that the Kashmir populations are invasive. We compared the native population of P. australis in Quebec (QN), ten populations invasive to Quebec (QE), and five populations invasive in Kashmir, India (KE) using morphometric traits. Using nine cpDNA microsatellite loci, we also compared nine KE populations, ten QE populations, and the QN population. Phenotypic variation was observed among and within populations. Only dry mass of flowers varied across regions. Characterization of morphotypes defined three distinct haplotypes. A bimodal distribution of stem diameter (SD), internode length (IL), leaf length (LL), and leaf width (LW) suggests that a major gene may control growth traits or occurrence of co-selection. High genetic differentiation was observed between populations (RST = 0.353) and haplotypes (RST = 0.133 to 0.418), indicating limited gene flow and probable local adaptation. Principal coordinates analysis and the neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree clearly distinguished the three haplotypes. Among-populations phenotypic difference (PST) was lower than overall RST for plant height, SD, and fresh and dry mass of flowers and seeds, whereas PST estimates for LL and LW exceeded among-populations RST, suggesting divergent selection, while local adaptation might have occurred in IL, LL, and flower masses. Genetic drift probably influenced among-populations IL differences. Full article
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A Review and Secondary Analysis of Competition-Related Impacts of Nonindigenous Aquatic Plants in the Laurentian Great Lakes
by Rochelle Sturtevant, El Lower, Austin Bartos and Ashley Elgin
Plants 2021, 10(2), 406; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10020406 - 20 Feb 2021
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The Laurentian Great Lakes of North America are home to thousands of native fishes, invertebrates, plants, and other species that not only provide recreational and economic value to the region but also hold an important ecological value. However, there are also 55 nonindigenous [...] Read more.
The Laurentian Great Lakes of North America are home to thousands of native fishes, invertebrates, plants, and other species that not only provide recreational and economic value to the region but also hold an important ecological value. However, there are also 55 nonindigenous species of aquatic plants that may be competing with native species and affecting this value. Here, we use a key regional database—the Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS)—to describe the introduction of nonindigenous aquatic plants in the Great Lakes region and to examine patterns relating to their capacity to compete with native plants species. Specifically, we used an existing catalog of environmental impact assessments to qualitatively evaluate the potential for each nonindigenous plant species to outcompete native plant species for available resources. Despite an invasion record spanning nearly two centuries (1837–2020), a great deal remains unknown about the impact of competition by these species. Nonetheless, our synthesis of existing documentation reveals that many of these nonindigenous species have notable impacts on the native plant communities of the region in general and on species of concern in particular. Furthermore, we provide a thorough summary of the diverse adaptations that may contribute to giving these nonindigenous plants a competitive advantage. Adaptations that have been previously found to aid successful invasions were common in 98% of the nonindigenous aquatic plant species in the database. Full article
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