Multispecies invasion reduces the negative impact of single alien plant species on native flora

Magdalena Lenda; Piotr Skórka; Johannes Knops; Michał Żmihorski; Renata Gaj; Dawid Moroń; Michał Woyciechowski; Piotr Tryjanowski

doi:10.1111/ddi.12902

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Multispecies invasion reduces the negative impact of single alien plant species on native flora

Magdalena Lenda

Piotr Skórka Johannes Knops Michał Żmihorski Renata Gaj Dawid Moroń

Michał Woyciechowski Piotr Tryjanowski

Diversity and Distributions Vol. 25 No. 6 pp. 951-962 · Wiley

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Abstract

AbstractAimIn the current Anthropocene, many ecosystems are being simultaneously invaded by multiple alien species. Some of these invasive species become more dominant and have greater environmental impacts than others. If two potentially dominant species invade the same area, the combined impact has been reported to be either (a) domination by one species, that is, the competitive dominance of one invader, or (b) invasion meltdown, where the combined impact is much greater, that is, a synergistic effect. We studied the effects of the invasion of two alien plant species that are known to strongly decrease native plant species diversity: the Persian walnut Juglans regiaand goldenrod Solidago canadensis.LocationWe examined native vegetation diversity in abandoned fields (in Poland) where neither species had invaded, only one species had invaded, and both species had invaded.MethodsField survey data were analysed using generalized linear mixed models and ordination techniques.ResultsWhen goldenrod invaded alone, it caused a larger decrease in species richness and cover (74%) than when walnut invaded alone (58%). When walnut and goldenrod co‐occurred in abandoned fields, walnut was dominant and strongly decreased goldenrod density by 87%. However, the combined impact on native species diversity was much lower (15% decrease in native plant diversity) than when either goldenrod or walnut invaded alone.Main conclusionsIn contrast to many other studies, our study does not support the occurrence of an invasion meltdown. Instead, our results show that even when one invader dominates, its negative effect on plant diversity can be strongly modified by the presence of another invasive species.

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Published: Feb 17, 2019
Vol/Issue: 25(6)
Pages: 951-962
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Authors

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Magdalena Lenda

Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, School of Biological Sciences The University of Queensland St. Lucia Queensland Australia; Institute of Zoology Poznań University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland; Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland

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Piotr Skórka

Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland

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Johannes Knops

School of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska Lincoln Nebraska

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Michał Żmihorski

Institute of Nature Conservation Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland; Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences Białowieża Poland

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Renata Gaj

Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Environmental Biogeochemistry Poznan University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland

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Dawid Moroń

Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland

M

Michał Woyciechowski

Institute of Environmental Sciences Jagiellonian University Kraków Poland

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Piotr Tryjanowski

Institute of Zoology Poznań University of Life Sciences Poznan Poland

Funding

Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Australian Research Council Award: CE11001000104

Cite This Article

Magdalena Lenda, Piotr Skórka, Johannes Knops, et al. (2019). Multispecies invasion reduces the negative impact of single alien plant species on native flora. Diversity and Distributions, 25(6), 951-962. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12902

Multispecies invasion reduces the negative impact of single alien plant species on native flora

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