The invasive <i>Impatiens glandulifera</i> Royle (Himalayan balsam) in the Republic of Macedonia: first record and forecast

Pacanoski, Zvonko; Saliji, A.

doi:10.1111/epp.12102

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“…The species is largely absent from truly Mediterranean vegetation types. The species has recently also spread in the Balkans and the Caucasus (Fayvush and Tamanyan, 2011;GBIF Secretariat, 2019;Komzha and Popov, 1990;Pacanoski and Saliji, 2014), and is naturalized in Russia (European part, far East and, recently, the Altai Republic), China (Hunan), Japan, New Zealand, Argentina and both western and eastern Canada and USA (Fig. 3A) (Artemov and Zykova, 2019;CABI, 2020;Čuda et al, 2020;EPPO, 2020;GBIF Secretariat, 2019;Vinogradova et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

Biological flora of Central Europe: Impatiens glandulifera Royle

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Diekmann

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Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

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Biological flora of Central Europe: Impatiens glandulifera Royle

Helsen

Diekmann

Decocq

et al. 2021

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

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“…A good model system to study plant species × ecosystem interactions is Impatiens glandulifera. Originating from the Himalayan Mountain ranges, it now occurs all over Europe over a broad range of elevation, geographical latitude, and ecosystem types (Pyšek and Prach 1995, Larsson and Martinsson 1998, Kollmann and Bañuelos 2004, Pacanoski and Saliji 2014, Laube et al 2015. After introduction to Europe in the 19 th century it spread mainly along riverbanks and into wet habitats such as fens, mesotrophic grasslands, and woodland, but also forests out of the riparian zone, and into ruderal vegetation (Beerling and Perrins 1993, Pyšek and Prach 1993, 1995, Čuda et al 2017.…”

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Micro-habitat and season dependent impact of the invasive Impatiens glandulifera on native vegetation

Bieberich¹,

Feldhaar²,

Lauerer³

2020

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The impact of invasive species is often difficult to assess due to species × ecosystem interactions. Impatiens glandulifera heavily invaded several habitat types in Central Europe but its impact on native plant communities is rated ambiguously. One reason could be that the impact differs between habitat types or even between environmentally heterogeneous patches (micro-habitats) within one habitat type. In the present study a vegetation survey was performed within heterogeneous riverside habitats in Germany investigating the impact of I. glandulifera on native vegetation in dependence of environmental conditions. The vegetation was recorded in summer and spring because of seasonal species turnover and thus potentially different impact of the invasive plant. We found that the cover of I. glandulifera depended on environmental conditions resulting in a patchy occurrence. I. glandulifera did not have any impact on plant alpha-diversity but reduced the cover of the native vegetation, especially of the dominant species. This effect depended on micro-habitat and season. The native vegetation was most affected in bright micro-habitats, especially those with a high soil moisture. Not distinguishing between micro-habitats, plant species composition was not affected in summer but in spring. However, environmental conditions had a higher impact on the native vegetation than I. glandulifera. We conclude that within riparian habitats the threat of I. glandulifera to the native vegetation can be rated low since native species were reduced in cover but not excluded from the communities. This might be due to patchy occurrence and year-to-year changes in cover of I. glandulifera. The context-dependency in terms of micro-habitat and season requires specific risk assessments which is also an opportunity for nature conservation to develop management plans specific to the different habitats. Particular attention should be given to habitats that are bright and very wet since the effect of I. glandulifera was strongest in these habitats.

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“…Nowadays, I. glandulifera is widespread along river systems in 23 European countries, being the third most important neophyte plant in Germany (Sheppard et al, 2006). Since 2004, it has been considered an invasive species in North America and Europe and recognised in the EPPO List of Invasive Alien Plants (Pacanoski and Saliji, 2014), causing detrimental effects on native plant species through competition for space and nutrients, as well as monopolisation of pollinators (Chittka and Schürkens, 2001). In phytochemical studies, naphthoquinones have been identified as potential growth inhibitors produced by this plant (Ruckli et al, 2014).…”

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confidence: 99%