Forest plant diversity is threatened by Robinia pseudoacacia (black-locust) invasion

Benesperi, Renato; Giuliani, C.; Zanetti, Silvana; Gennai, Matilde; Lippi, Marta Mariotti; Guidi, Tommaso; Nascimbene, Juri; Foggi, Bruno

doi:10.1007/s10531-012-0380-5

Cited by 110 publications

(48 citation statements)

References 36 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Invasive plant species in Mediterranean regions frequently negatively affect the cover of understory vegetation [141] and/or change species compositions [142,143], usually reducing species diversity [142,144]. A literature review by Erskine-Ogden et al [145] found that Mediterranean invasive woody species could increase their competitive advantage over native species under N deposition by their larger mass and leaf area and their early height advantage.…”

Section: Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Responsesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of Global Change on Mediterranean Forests and Their Services

Peñuelas

Sardans

Filella

et al. 2017

Forests

127

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The increase in aridity, mainly by decreases in precipitation but also by higher temperatures, is likely the main threat to the diversity and survival of Mediterranean forests. Changes in land use, including the abandonment of extensive crop activities, mainly in mountains and remote areas, and the increases in human settlements and demand for more resources with the resulting fragmentation of the landscape, hinder the establishment of appropriate management tools to protect Mediterranean forests and their provision of services and biodiversity. Experiments and observations indicate that if changes in climate, land use and other components of global change, such as pollution and overexploitation of resources, continue, the resilience of many forests will likely be exceeded, altering their structure and function and changing, mostly decreasing, their capacity to continue to provide their current services. A consistent assessment of the impacts of the changes, however, remains elusive due to the difficulty of obtaining simultaneous and complete data for all scales of the impacts in the same forests, areas and regions. We review the impacts of climate change and other components of global change and their interactions on the terrestrial forests of Mediterranean regions, with special attention to their impacts on ecosystem services. Management tools for counteracting the negative effects of global change on Mediterranean ecosystem- services are finally discussed.

show abstract

Section: Biogeochemical and Ecosystem Responsesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of Global Change on Mediterranean Forests and Their Services

Peñuelas

Sardans

Filella

et al. 2017

Forests

127

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The species has been planted worldwide in mine reclamation, as a source of fuel and nectar for honey, and in landscaping (Keresztesi 1980;DeGomez and Wagner 2001;Lee et al 2004;Iliev et al 2005;Groninger et al 2006;Tamura et al 2007). It grows vigorously, and consequently, short-rotation coppicing has been practiced in some regions (Bongarten et al 1992;Böhm et al 2011;Rédei et al 2011a;Benesperi et al 2012). The high quality of honey derived from the species' abundant flowers contributes to its popularity in apiculture (Rédei et al 2011b;Masaka et al 2013a).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seasonality of sprouting in the exotic treeRobinia pseudoacaciaL. in Hokkaido, northern Japan

Masaka

Torita

Kon

et al. 2015

Journal of Forest Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Robinia pseudoacacia L., one of the major invasive tree species in Japan, has been used for coppice wood production worldwide. However, we have little knowledge of the species' sprouting characteristics. Here, we tested seasonality in R. pseudoacacia sprout development. We removed aboveground parts of R. pseudoacacia at different times throughout the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) and censused sprout demographics for three consecutive growing seasons thereafter. The most vigorous sprouting was observed among trees cut in winter, while sprouting was lowest among those cut in summer. Sprout abundance in the spring-and autumn-cut treatments was intermediate between that of winter-and summer-cut treatments. Both trunk diameter and season affected stump sprout biomass after three growing seasons, following the same seasonal pattern as above. We found a negative relationship between the herbaceous vegetation cover height and the biomass of root suckers. Both trunk removal in summer and consecutive sprout-clipping treatments contributed to the decline of living stumps. Our results show that R. pseudoacacia trees should be cut during the dormant season to facilitate coppicing and in the summer to facilitate control or removal. Conservation of herbaceous vegetation cover, together with consecutive sprout clipping, will aid the complete removal of this species.

show abstract

“…Therefore, early post-harvest management plans need to minimize the negative effects of A. altissima on R. pseudoacacia in order to optimize long-term forest regeneration. Indeed, despite a shared nonnative status and lack of enemies, A. altissima has spread faster than R. pseudoacacia in Northern Italy over the last thirty years [22], though planted R. pseudoacacia has increased the dominance of nitrophilous species in some European forests in part due to stalled succession caused by the short-rotation cycles typical of energy tree plantations [50].…”

Section: What Are the Forest Management Implications Of This Research?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Interaction between Ailanthus altissima and Native Robinia pseudoacacia in Early Succession: Implications for Forest Management

Nilsen

Huebner

Carr

et al. 2018

Forests

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Abstract:The goal of this study was to discover the nature and intensity of the interaction between an exotic invader Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle and its coexisting native Robinia pseudoacacia L. and consider management implications. The study occurred in the Mid-Appalachian region of the eastern United States. Ailanthus altissima can have a strong negative influence on community diversity and succession due to its allelopathic nature while R. pseudoacacia can have a positive effect on community diversity and succession because of its ability to fix nitrogen. How these trees interact and the influence of the interaction on succession will have important implications for forests in many regions of the world. An additive-replacement series common garden experiment was established to identify the type and extent of interactions between these trees over a three-year period. Both A. altissima and R. pseudoacacia grown in monoculture were inhibited by intraspecific competition. In the first year, A. altissima grown with R. pseudoacacia tended to be larger than A. altissima in monoculture, suggesting that R. pseudoacacia may facilitate the growth of A. altissima at the seedling stage. After the second year, R. pseudoacacia growth decreased as the proportion of coexisting A. altissima increased, indicating inhibition of R. pseudoacacia by A. altissima even though the R. pseudoacacia plants were much larger aboveground than the A. altissima plants. In early successional sites A. altissima should be removed, particularly in the presence of R. pseudoacacia in order to promote long-term community succession.

show abstract

Forest plant diversity is threatened by Robinia pseudoacacia (black-locust) invasion

Cited by 110 publications

References 36 publications

Impacts of Global Change on Mediterranean Forests and Their Services

Impacts of Global Change on Mediterranean Forests and Their Services

Seasonality of sprouting in the exotic treeRobinia pseudoacaciaL. in Hokkaido, northern Japan

Interaction between Ailanthus altissima and Native Robinia pseudoacacia in Early Succession: Implications for Forest Management

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About