Invasive alien plant species of the southern part of the Nowogard Plain (NW Poland)

Invasive alien plant species of the southern part of the Nowogard Plain (NW Poland)Investigations on the distribution of selected invasive plant species in southern part of the Nowogard Plain were conducted in the vegetation seasons of years 2008-2010. Field studies were based on the cartogram method. The article shows the distribution of twelve selected invasive plant species:Echinocystis lobata, Heracleum sosnowskyi, Impatiens glandulifera, Impatiens parvifora, Padus serotina, Reynoutria japonica, Robinia pseudacacia, Solidago canadensis, Solidago gigantea, Quercus rubra, Rosa rugosaandAcer negundoin the study area.

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Assessment of the Potential of Introduction, Establishment and Further Spread of Invasive Alien Plant Species of European Union Concern in Lithuania

Botanica ◽

10.2478/botlit-2018-0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 37-48 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zigmantas Gudžinskas ◽

Egidijus Žalneravičius ◽

Lukas Petrulaitis

Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

European Union ◽

Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant Species ◽

Myriophyllum Aquaticum ◽

Impatiens Glandulifera ◽

Alien Plant ◽

Invasive Alien Plant ◽

Heracleum Mantegazzianum ◽

Pennisetum Setaceum

AbstractThe list of invasive alien species of European Union concern currently includes 23 plant species. The aim of this study was to assess the potential and importance of introduction pathways for invasive alien plant species in Lithuania, to estimate probability of their establishment and further spread in the country. Analysis of all available information revealed that three species (Asclepias syriaca,Heracleum sosnowskyiandImpatiens glandulifera) currently occur in Lithuania and the latter two are widespread invasive species in the country. The remaining 20 plant species have not been registered in the wild in Lithuania so far. Four of these,Gunnera tinctoria,Lysichiton americanus,Myriophyllum aquaticumandPennisetum setaceum, are occasionally cultivated in gardens or other outdoor areas, and six species, e.g.Cabomba caroliniana,Eichhornia crassipes, Lagarosiphon major, are cultivated in aquaria or other indoor spaces. Naturalization of seven species is unlikely in the country, whereas naturalization of 13 species (Lysichiton americanus,Myriophyllum aquaticum,Pennisetum setaceum, etc.) is plausible. Five of the analysed and still not recorded species are recognized as potentially invasive in Lithuania; the invasion of five species is plausible and that of 10 species is unlikely. The most important pathway of introduction of the analysed species is ornamental gardening. Three species that have not been recorded in Lithuania, but occur in the neighbouring regions of Europe (Elodea nuttallii,Heracleum mantegazzianum,Heracleum persicum) can enter the country by natural means. Importance of permanent studies and surveys on alien plants aiming to ensure early detection and eradication of invasive species is discussed.

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Ecological risk assessment of potentially invasive alien plant species in Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, West Java, Indonesia

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/914/1/012035 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 914 (1) ◽

pp. 012035

Author(s):

A Handayani ◽

D I Junaedi ◽

E A M Zuhud

Keyword(s):

Risk Assessment ◽

Plant Species ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

Biosphere Reserve ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Invasive Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant ◽

Core Zone ◽

Invasive Alien Plant ◽

Wedelia Trilobata

Abstract More than 80 potentially invasive plant species have spread throughout the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve, Indonesia. Recently, research has shown that the surrounding community utilizes more than 50% of these species. Although this utilization provides social and economic benefits, it threatens the Cibodas Biosphere Reserve core zone ecologically. Therefore, this study conducted a risk assessment to determine the invasiveness level of utilized plant species. The evaluation was performed using Hawaii and Pacific Weed Risk Assessment (WRA) scheme. The results show that almost all the potentially invasive plant species are high risk, with scores ranging from 10 to 26, except for Fragaria vesca and Mentha arvensis. The highest WRA score was obtained for Lantana camara and followed by Austroeupatorium inulifolium, Cobaea scandens, Mikania cordata, Sonchus asper, Clidemia hirta, Piper aduncum, Sonchus arvensis, Cestrum aurantiacum, Dracaena fragrans, Passiflora ligularis, Podachaenium eminens, Thunbergia coccinea, and Wedelia trilobata. As most of these species were herbaceous plants obtained from cultivated areas, the risk of invasion into the core zone is low. Based on the findings, the recommended management option to control these species is harvesting, accompanied by containment. Through this method, the community can continue to use the species while controlling the population, thereby limiting their spread.

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Findings of invasive and potentially invasive plant species in the Western regions of the Republic of Bashkortostan

Bulletin of the State Nikitsky Botanical Gardens ◽

10.36305/0513-1634-2020-137-29-37 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 29-37

Author(s):

L. M. Abramova ◽

Ya. M. Golovanov ◽

A. A. Muldashev

Keyword(s):

Plant Species ◽

Invasive Plants ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

High Rate ◽

Published Data ◽

Invasive Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant ◽

Republic Of Bashkortostan ◽

The Republic

Invasions of aggressive alien plant species that have a high rate of expansion and pose a threat to ecosystems and their biodiversity have become more active in the 21st century due to anthropogenic disturbances of vegetation cover, the lack of systematic control of their numbers, the expansion of transport corridors, etc. Research for the search of new locations of adventitious plant species is carried out in the Republic of Bashkortostan especially intensively during the last 10 years. The result of this work was the publication of the "blacklist" flora of Bashkortostan [1] including 100 invasive and potentially invasive plants and "Synopsis of adventive species of the Republic of Bashkortostan" [13], who presented data on 457 localities of alien plant species, is not peculiar to the nature of Bashkortostan. This article is an addition to the previously published data obtained during the route expedition research in 2019-2020, conducted in the Western regions of the Republic. More than 150 new localities of 22 invasive and potentially invasive plant species were identified. 11 species are included in the “Black book of flora of Central Russia” [9]. The data obtained clarify and expand the understanding of the modern secondary range of invasive plants on the territory of the Republic.

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DISTRIBUTION OF INVASIVE SPECIES (CRASSULACEAE) IN THE DAUGAVPILS CITY (LATVIA)

Environment Technology Resources Proceedings of the International Scientific and Practical Conference ◽

10.17770/etr2009vol2.1033 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Santa Rutkovska ◽

Ingūna Zeiļa

Keyword(s):

Invasive Species ◽

Plant Species ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

Natural Ecosystem ◽

Invasive Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant ◽

Species Protection ◽

The World

The problem of invasive plant species is becoming more popular all over the world. The peculiarities of alien plant species is also growing in Latvia every year. Invasive species are the serious problem for natural ecosystem and species protection, in traditional landscape visual conservation as well it shows noticeable economical reducing in farming. Existing flora and its structure was as appearing in approximately 10 000-15 000 years after the last examining. It is still developing, quantitative and qualitative plant changes continue to grow in flora. That has an influence on natural narrowing, distribution and species changes. In Latvia, as well in such city as Daugavpils, such questions as alien plant growing were examined only in some fragments. An alien plant growing was analyzed. The following facts are found the biggest plant concentration is noticed in dry and sunny places well near the artificial plant areas.

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Invasive alien plants in Poland – the state of research and the use of the results in practice

Environmental & Socio-economic Studies ◽

10.2478/environ-2021-0027 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 71-95

Author(s):

Barbara Tokarska-Guzik ◽

Katarzyna Bzdęga ◽

Zygmunt Dajdok ◽

Karolina Mazurska ◽

Wojciech Solarz

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Plant Species ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

The State ◽

Invasive Plant Species ◽

Natural Habitats ◽

Alien Plant ◽

Invasive Alien Plant ◽

State Of Research ◽

Basic And Applied Research

Abstract The participation of species of alien origin in the flora of individual regions of the world is increasing. A large proportion of these species pose a threat to biodiversity. Issues of the dynamics of changes in the flora and the scale and pace of the processes, with particular emphasis on the biology, ecology, chorology, and genetic variability of the populations of plants of alien origin, including those alien species which are invasive, have been the subject of many years of research in this field in Poland. The present study is an overview of the state of research on invasive plant species in Poland, including the main results of the basic and applied research which have provided the basis for (i) the preparation of a list of invasive plant species for Poland; (ii) assessing the degree of invasiveness of the species analysed, in accordance with the adoption of criteria and the development of methodological solutions. In this work, a new version of the list of invasive plant species has been prepared on the basis of earlier studies, combining theoretical and practical aspects of definition, and it is compared with the list of invasive alien plant species considered to constitute a threat to the EU and Poland as a member country. The categorization (risk assessment) of invasive alien species along with the identification of the most endangered types of natural habitats is often used in practice in the management of invasive plants in Poland. The results of our research have fed into the formulation of legal regulations at the global and regional levels.

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Invasive alien plants in Polish national parks—threats to species diversity

PeerJ ◽

10.7717/peerj.8034 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. e8034 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna Bomanowska ◽

Wojciech Adamowski ◽

Izabella Kirpluk ◽

Anna Otręba ◽

Agnieszka Rewicz

Keyword(s):

Protected Areas ◽

Plant Species ◽

National Parks ◽

Invasive Plants ◽

National Park ◽

Alien Plants ◽

Alien Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant ◽

Reynoutria Japonica ◽

Invasive Alien Plant

Due to the relevance of protected areas to the conservation of native biota, the magnitude of invasions and threats posed by alien plants are currently important issues for the preservation of these areas. The paper summarises data on invasive alien plant species presence in the most valuable protected areas in Poland, i.e. national parks (NPs). We investigated the distribution of invasive alien plant species and management attempts concerning those species. We analysed data obtained from 23 national parks originating from published and unpublished sources. Invasive plants were present in all protected areas analysed, from two to 42 species in a particular national park, and 68 in total. The most widely distributed species were: Impatiens parviflora (present in 19 NPs), I. glandulifera (17), Solidago gigantea (17), Reynoutria japonica (17), and Robinia pseudoacacia (16). The conducted analyses showed that the number of invasive species decreased with the higher altitude (asl) of the national park. The most often managed species were Impatiens glandulifera (being removed in seven NPs), I. parviflora (six), Padus serotina (four) and Quercus rubra (four). In the majority of NPs, control activities are limited to small areas and singular species, thus having an incidental character. Only in five objects (Białowieża NP, Biebrza NP, Kampinos NP, Tuchola NP, Wigry NP), management has been focused on several species. We conclude that a lack of comprehensive management of invasive plant species in the majority of national parks currently limits the effectiveness of IAS (invasive alien species) eradication. Exchange of expertise among protected areas, documenting best practice examples, synthesising lessons learnt in IAS management, as well as the development of minimum standards for invasive plants surveillance and management are pivotal.

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Phytopathogenic micromycetes on alien plants from the publication «Black book of the flora of Belarus: alien harmful plants»

Journal of the Belarusian State University Biology ◽

10.33581/2521-1722-2021-3-78-87 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 78-87

Author(s):

Valentina D. Poliksenova ◽

Alexander K. Khramtsov ◽

Ivan S. Hirilovich ◽

Nikolai A. Lemeza ◽

Svetlana G. Sidorova ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Alien Species ◽

Plant Species ◽

Invasive Plant ◽

Alien Plants ◽

Invasive Plant Species ◽

Black Book ◽

Alien Plant Species ◽

Alien Plant ◽

The Republic

The 228 species of phytopathogenic micromycetes parasitising alien plants included in the publication «Black book of the flora of Belarus: alien harmful plants» (Minsk, 2020) were identified in the course of the conducted research. It was found that out of 322 plant species listed in this edition phytopathogenic micromycetes were found on 182 species (56.5 %). It is noted that among the phytopathogenic micromycetes only 92 species and intraspecific taxon (40.4 %) belong to the alien species of the Republic of Belarus. Obviously, these phytopathogens are highly specialised and currently parasitise only on these invasive plant species. The remaining 136 species and intraspecific taxon (59.6 %) affect both native and alien plant species.

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