Native trees in Britain and Ireland

Abstract Non-native invasive plant species are a major cause of ecosystem degradation and impairment of ecosystem service benefits in the United States. Forested riparian areas provide many ecosystem service benefits and are vital to maintaining water quality of streams and rivers. These systems are also vulnerable to natural disturbances and invasion by non-native plants. We assessed whether planting native trees on disturbed riparian sites may increase biotic resistance to invasive plant establishment in central Vermont in the northeastern United States. The density (stems/m2) of invasive stems was higher in non-planted sites (x̄=4.1 stems/m2) compared to planted sites (x̄=1.3 stems/m2). More than 90% of the invasive plants were Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica). There were no significant differences in total stem density of native vegetation between planted and non-planted sites. Other measured response variables such as native tree regeneration, species diversity, soil properties and soil function showed no significant differences or trends in the paired riparian study sites. The results of this case study indicate that tree planting in disturbed riparian forest areas may assist conservation efforts by minimizing the risk of invasive plant colonization.

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Phytoseiidae mites associated withHeveaspp. from the Amazon region: a hidden diversity under the canopy of native trees

Systematics and Biodiversity ◽

10.1080/14772000.2014.985344 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 182-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Felipe Micali Nuvoloni ◽

Antonio Carlos Lofego ◽

José Marcos Rezende ◽

Reinaldo José Fazzio Feres

Keyword(s):

Amazon Region ◽

Native Trees

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Planting native trees and shrubs

Landscape and Planning ◽

10.1016/0304-3924(80)90040-4 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 396-397

Author(s):

O.L. Gilbert

Keyword(s):

Native Trees ◽

Trees And Shrubs

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Use of non-timber forest products from invasive alien Prosopis species (mesquite) and native trees in South Africa: implications for management

Forest Ecosystems ◽

10.1186/s40663-015-0040-9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Ross T Shackleton ◽

David C Le Maitre ◽

Brian W van Wilgen ◽

David M Richardson

Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Forest Products ◽

Native Trees ◽

Non Timber Forest Products

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Eriophyidae mites from Cupania trees (Sapindaceae) from the Atlantic Forest in Brazil: three new genera and five new species

Systematic and Applied Acarology ◽

10.11158/saa.22.3.3 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 341

Author(s):

Mercia Elias Duarte ◽

Edmilson Santos Silva ◽

Denise Navia

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

Atlantic Forest ◽

New Taxa ◽

New Genus ◽

New Genera ◽

Native Trees ◽

Two New Species ◽

One New Species

Eight new taxa of Eriophyidae mites associated with native trees in the Cupania genus—C. oblongifolia Mart. and C. impressinervia Acev (Sapindaceae)—from the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, are described and illustrated. They include two new genera and two new species of Nothopodinae, Colopodacini (Setibia domatiagena gen. nov., sp. nov. and Aricolopodos alagoensis gen. nov., sp. nov.), one new genus and two new species of Cecidophyinae, Colomerini (Euryslobos keronidos gen. nov., sp. nov. and Gammaphytoptus cupanius sp. nov.), and one new species of Phyllocoptinae, Tegonotini (Shevtchenkella caboata sp. nov.).

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