To manage or not? Successful native tree seedling restoration despite a dense, invasive shrub, Berberis thunbergii

Plant Ecology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 220 (6) ◽  
pp. 577-593 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur F. Link ◽  
Linda M. K. Johnson ◽  
Ryan M. Utz
Keyword(s):  
Berberis Thunbergii ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Invasive Shrub ◽  
Native Tree

Low Recruitment of Native Trees in a Deciduous Forest Associated with Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii) Invasion

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur F. Link ◽  
Trey Turnblacer ◽  
Cierra K. Snyder ◽  
Sarah E. Daugherty ◽  
Ryan M. Utz
Keyword(s):  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Ecological Integrity ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Tree Seedlings ◽  
Berberis Thunbergii ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Mass Model ◽  
Japanese Barberry ◽  
Native Tree

AbstractInvasive plants may dramatically impact forest ecosystems by establishing dense populations and suppressing the recruitment of native tree species. One invasive shrub currently spreading throughout eastern deciduous forests of North America, Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii DC), may be limiting tree recruitment in stands where it invades. Once established, B. thunbergii becomes densely populated within forest understories and suppresses native plants by competing for limited resources, altering soil conditions, and changing the understory microclimate. To quantify native seedling inhibition caused by B. thunbergii invasion, we conducted an observational study on seedling abundance within forest plots that were either invaded or not invaded by B. thunbergii and used survey data to generate Bayesian models of native seedling densities along gradients of increasing B. thunbergii stem counts and aboveground plant dry mass. Model outputs predicted that B. thunbergii–invaded plots had 82% lower seedling densities compared with uninvaded plots. Native tree seedling densities were very low even in areas with moderate B. thunbergii density, suggesting that reduced tree seedling densities are observed even at low densities of invasion. Our findings indicate that forests invaded with B. thunbergii harbor substantially lower densities of native tree seedlings, with potentially significant long-term consequences for forest ecological integrity, biodiversity, and ecosystem services.

scholarly journals Do dense layers of invasive plants elevate the foraging intensity of small mammals in temperate deciduous forests? A case study from Pennsylvania, USA

NeoBiota ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 73-88
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Utz ◽  
Alysha Slater ◽  
Hannah R. Rosche ◽  
Walter P. Carson
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Invasive Plants ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Small Mammal ◽  
Capture Rate ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Invasive Shrub ◽  
Temperate Deciduous ◽  
Temperate Deciduous Forests ◽  
Capture Rates

Monospecific stands of invasive plants can dramatically restructure habitat for fauna, thereby elevating population densities or promoting foraging of consumer species who benefit in the altered habitat. For example, dense stands of invasive plants may protect small mammals from predators, which in turn could increase foraging pressure on seeds that small mammals feed upon. We used a before-after, control-impact experimental design to test whether small mammal capture rates were higher and giving-up densities (GUDs) lower beneath dense stands of Berberis thunbergii, an invasive shrub with a rapidly expanding range throughout eastern North America. Our experimental design included three plot categories: 1) plots heavily invaded by B. thunbergii, 2) control plots lacking invasive shrub cover, and 3) invaded plots where we eradicated B. thunbergii midway through the study. Although our overall small mammal capture rate was low, small mammal captures were 65% higher in B. thunbergii invaded habitat relative to control plots and eradication lowered capture rates by 77%. GUDs were also 26% higher within B. thunbergii relative to control plots and eradication decreased GUDs by 65%. Our findings suggest that small mammals perceive dense stands of B. thunbergii as relatively safe foraging habitat. Prior surveys within our study locations revealed dramatically depressed tree seedling densities under B. thunbergii, thus invasive plants may promote intensive foraging by small mammals and reduce recruitment for species with foraged seeds or seedlings.

scholarly journals Facilitation, competition and parasitic facilitation amongst invasive and native liana seedlings and a native tree seedling

NeoBiota ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. 17-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris French ◽  
Sharon Robinson ◽  
Liza Smith ◽  
Eva Watts
Keyword(s):  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Native Tree

Dry Forest Restoration and Unassisted Native Tree Seedling Recruitment at Auwahi, Maui

2014 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Medeiros ◽  
E. I. von Allmen ◽  
C. G. Chimera
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Seedling Recruitment ◽  
Dry Forest ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Dry Forest Restoration

Can current native tree seedling production and infrastructure meet an increasing forest restoration demand in Brazil?

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 509-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana P. Moreira da Silva ◽  
Daniella Schweizer ◽  
Henrique Rodrigues Marques ◽  
Ana M. Cordeiro Teixeira ◽  
Thaiane V. M. Nascente dos Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Restoration ◽  
Seedling Production ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Native Tree

Experimental Native Tree Seedling Establishment for the Restoration of a Mexican Cloud Forest

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 412-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Alvarez-Aquino ◽  
Guadalupe Williams-Linera ◽  
Adrian C. Newton
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Establishment ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Tree Seedling Establishment

Which are the factors controlling tree seedling establishment in North Italian floodplain forests invaded by non-native tree species?

2013 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 192-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Terwei ◽  
Stefan Zerbe ◽  
Achim Zeileis ◽  
Peter Annighöfer ◽  
Heike Kawaletz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seedling Establishment ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Floodplain Forests ◽  
Tree Seedling ◽  
Native Tree ◽  
Tree Seedling Establishment ◽  
Native Tree Species

Are Native Tree Seedlings Facilitated by an Invasive Shrub Where White-Tailed Deer Are Abundant?

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-548 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica R. Peebles-Spencer ◽  
David L. Gorchov
Keyword(s):  
Tree Seedlings ◽  
Invasive Shrub ◽  
Native Tree
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