Species Distribution Model for Management of an Invasive Vine in Forestlands of Eastern Texas

Wang, Hsiao‐Hsuan; Koralewski, Tomasz E.; McGrew, E.; Grant, William E.; Byram, Thomas D.

doi:10.3390/f6124374

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“…Honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica Thunb.) is a twining, semi-evergreen vine, distributed widely in temperate and tropical regions 33 , 34 . It is a popular landscape plant with high environmental adaptability 35 .…”

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Phytochemical analysis reveals an antioxidant defense response in Lonicera japonica to cadmium-induced oxidative stress

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Cadmium (Cd), though potentially beneficial at lower levels to some plant species, at higher levels is a toxic metal that is detrimental to plant growth and development. Cd is also a carcinogen to humans and other contaminated plant consumers, affecting the kidneys and reducing bone strength. In this study we investigated responses of growth, chlorophyll content, reactive oxygen species levels, and antioxidant responses to Cd in honeysuckle leaves (Lonicera japonica Thunb.), a potential Cd hyperaccumulator. Results indicated that plant height, dry weight, leaf area, and chlorophyll content increased when honeysuckle was exposed to 10 mg kg−1 or 30 mg kg−1 Cd (low concentration). However, in response to 150 mg kg−1 or 200 mg kg−1 Cd (high concentration) these growth parameters and chlorophyll content significantly decreased relative to untreated control plant groups. Higher levels of superoxide radical (O2·−) and hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were observed in high concentration Cd groups. The activities of ascorbate peroxidase (APX), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), and glutathione reductase were enhanced with exposure to increasing levels of Cd. Additionally, the Ascorbate–Glutathione (AsA–GSH) cycle was activated for the removal of H2O2 in honeysuckle in response to elevated Cd. The Pearson correlation analysis, a redundancy analysis, and a permutation test indicated that proline and APX were dominant antioxidants for removing O2·− and H2O2. The antioxidants GSH and non-protein thiols (NPTs) also increased as the concentration of Cd increased.

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Phytochemical analysis reveals an antioxidant defense response in Lonicera japonica to cadmium-induced oxidative stress

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“…Areas with high productivity and natural regeneration also should be targeted for prompt inspection and potential control measures in order to mitigate the ecological impacts of this aggressive understory invader. While there are no direct solutions for invasive plant problems, identifying potential casual factors of invasion can help improve management strategies to limit the spread of non-natives (Wang et al 2015 ). In this regard, our model could aid in the on-going development of control strategies for confronting Japanese stiltgrass invasions by identifying vulnerable areas that might emerge as a result of changes in climatic conditions and land use patterns.…”

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Understory upheaval: factors influencing Japanese stiltgrass invasion in forestlands of Tennessee, United States

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BackgroundInvasions by non-native plants contribute to loss of ecosystem biodiversity and productivity, modification of biogeochemical cycles, and inhibition of natural regeneration of native species. Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Campus) is one of the most prevalent invasive grasses in the forestlands of Tennessee, United States. We measured the extent of invasion, identified potential factors affecting invasion, and quantified the relative importance of each factor. We analyzed field data collected by the Forest Inventory and Analysis Program of the U.S. Forest Service to measure the extent of invasion from 2005 to 2011 and identified potential factors affecting invasion during this period using boosted regression trees.ResultsOur results indicated that presence of Japanese stiltgrass on sampled plots increased 50% (from 269 to 404 plots) during the time period. The probability of invasion was correlated with one landscape condition (elevation) (20.5%) and five forest features (including tree species diversity, basal area, stand age, site productivity, and natural regeneration) (79.5%). Boosted regression trees identified the most influential (highly correlated) variables as tree species diversity (30.7%), basal area (22.9%), elevation (20.5%), and stand age (16.7%). Our results suggest that Japanese stiltgrass is likely to continue its invasion in Tennessee forests.ConclusionsThe present model, in addition to correlating the probability of Japanese stiltgrass invasions with current climatic conditions and landscape attributes, could aid in the on-going development of control strategies for confronting Japanese stiltgrass invasions by identifying vulnerable areas that might emerge as a result of likely changes in climatic conditions and land use patterns.

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“…Once the optimal combination of learning rate and tree complexity was found, model performance was evaluated using a tenfold crossvalidation procedure with re-substitution. For each cross-validation trial, 60% of the dataset was randomly selected for model fitting, and the excluded 40% was used for testing, following the recommendation of Wang et al [31]. We derived our optimal model in R 3.6.0 [32] using the gbm package version 1.5-7 [33].…”

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Importance of Anthropogenic Determinants of Tubastraea coccinea Invasion in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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Tubastraea coccinea is an invasive coral that has had ecological, economic, and social impacts in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Tubastraea coccinea is considered a major threat to marine biodiversity, whose occurrence in its non-native range has been associated with artificial structures such as oil/gas platforms and shipwrecks. A recent species distribution model identified important determinants of T. coccinea invasion in the northern GoM and projected its potential range expansion. However, the potential effects of anthropogenic factors were not considered. We used boosted regression trees to develop a species distribution model investigating the importance of oil/gas platforms and shipping fairways as determinants of T. coccinea invasion in the northern GoM. Our results indicate that maximum salinity, distance to platform, minimum nitrate, and mean pH were the first to fourth most influential variables, contributing 31.9%, 23.5%, 22.8%, and 21.8%, respectively, to the model. These findings highlight the importance of considering the effects of anthropogenic factors such as oil/gas platforms as potential determinants of range expansion by invasive corals. Such consideration is imperative when installing new platforms and when decommissioning retired platforms.

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Species Distribution Model for Management of an Invasive Vine in Forestlands of Eastern Texas

Cited by 10 publications

References 63 publications

Phytochemical analysis reveals an antioxidant defense response in Lonicera japonica to cadmium-induced oxidative stress

Phytochemical analysis reveals an antioxidant defense response in Lonicera japonica to cadmium-induced oxidative stress

Understory upheaval: factors influencing Japanese stiltgrass invasion in forestlands of Tennessee, United States

Importance of Anthropogenic Determinants of Tubastraea coccinea Invasion in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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