Higher Ant Diversity in Native Vegetation Than in Stands of the Invasive Arundo, Arundo donax L., Along the Rio Grande Basin in Texas, USA

Our hypothesis was that there will be greater ant biodiversity in heterogeneous native vegetation compared with Arundo stands. Changes in ant biodiversity due to Arundo invasion may be one of the ecological changes in the landscape that facilitates the invasion of cattle fever ticks from Mexico where they are endemic. Ants collected in pitfall traps were identified and compared between native vegetation and stands of Arundo, Arundo donax L., monthly for a year at 10 locations. A total of 82 752 ants representing 28 genera and 76 species were collected. More ants were collected in the native vegetation which also had greater species richness and biological diversity than ants collected from Arundo stands. It is suggested that the greater heterogeneous nature of native vegetation provided greater and more predictable nourishment in the form of nectars and more abundant arthropod prey when compared with Arundo stands.

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Higher Beetle Diversity in Native Vegetation Than in Stands of the Invasive Arundo, Arundo donax L., along the Rio Grande Basin in Texas, USA

Journal of Insect Science ◽

10.1093/jisesa/iey053 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

W L A Osbrink ◽

D B Thomas ◽

J A Goolsby ◽

A T Showler ◽

B Leal

Keyword(s):

Rio Grande ◽

Arundo Donax ◽

Native Vegetation ◽

Rio Grande Basin ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Preparation of amino-functionalized microcrystalline cellulose from Arundo Donax L. and its effect on the curing behavior of bisphenol A–based benzoxazine

Thermochimica Acta ◽

10.1016/j.tca.2021.178882 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 698 ◽

pp. 178882

Author(s):

Wissam Bessa ◽

Ahmed Fouzi Tarchoun ◽

Djalal Trache ◽

Mehdi Derradji

Keyword(s):

Bisphenol A ◽

Microcrystalline Cellulose ◽

Arundo Donax ◽

Curing Behavior ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Integrated cascade biorefinery processes for the production of single cell oil by Lipomyces starkeyi from Arundo donax L. hydrolysates

Bioresource Technology ◽

10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124635 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 124635

Author(s):

Nicola Di Fidio ◽

Giorgio Ragaglini ◽

Federico Dragoni ◽

Claudia Antonetti ◽

Anna Maria Raspolli Galletti

Keyword(s):

Single Cell ◽

Arundo Donax ◽

Single Cell Oil ◽

Lipomyces Starkeyi ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Removal of several metal ions from aqueous solution using powdered stem of Arundo donax L. as a new biosorbent

Chemical Engineering Research and Design ◽

10.1016/j.cherd.2014.04.027 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 92 (10) ◽

pp. 1915-1922 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Hai-Liang Song ◽

Lu Liang ◽

Ke-Yun Yang

Keyword(s):

Aqueous Solution ◽

Metal Ions ◽

Arundo Donax ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Shoot cuttings propagation of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) in water and moist soil: The path forward?

Biomass and Bioenergy ◽

10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.06.002 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 34 (11) ◽

pp. 1614-1623 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

Enrico Ceotto ◽

Mario Di Candilo

Keyword(s):

Arundo Donax ◽

Giant Reed ◽

Moist Soil ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Economic and energy analysis of different systems for giant reed ( Arundo donax L.) harvesting in Italy and Spain

Industrial Crops and Products ◽

10.1016/j.indcrop.2016.01.036 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 84 ◽

pp. 176-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Luigi Pari ◽

Maria Dolores Curt ◽

Javier Sánchez ◽

Enrico Santangelo

Keyword(s):

Energy Analysis ◽

Arundo Donax ◽

Giant Reed ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Alkaloids from Arundo Donax L

Nature ◽

10.1038/139027b0 ◽

1937 ◽

Vol 139 (3505) ◽

pp. 27-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

J. MADINAVEITIA

Keyword(s):

Arundo Donax ◽

Arundo Donax L

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Shooting of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) stem cuttings in cold greenhouse

International Journal of Plant Biology ◽

10.4081/pb.2016.6294 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Piergiorgio Gherbin ◽

Simone Milan ◽

Giuseppe Mercurio ◽

Antonio Scopa

Keyword(s):

Arundo Donax ◽

Stem Cutting ◽

Giant Reed ◽

Stem Cuttings ◽

Mother Plants ◽

Propagation Methods ◽

One Year ◽

Arundo Donax L

The increasing interest in<em> Arundo donax,</em> a perennial lignocellulosic species only reproducing by propagation, requires the setup of cheap, simple and reliable techniques. Considering these targets, stem cutting offers considerable advantages. The present investigation aimed to compare: i) plants obtained by different propagation methods (by rhizome and micropropagation mother plants); ii) plants obtained by stem cuttings from basal, central and apical parts of the stem; iii) different planting periods (spring, summer, autumn). The obtained results showed that the number of new shoots from stem buds was: i) higher in the spring and lower in the summer planting period; ii) higher from cuttings obtained by micropropagated than rhizome mother plants, both in spring and summer plantings; iii) decreasing passing from the basal to the apical stem portion; iv) partly unexpressed in the autumn planting period; v) lower from one-year stem cuttings as compared to two-year stem cuttings.

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