Habitat Factors and Species' Traits Influence Riparian Community Recovery Following Removal of Bohemian Knotweed (Polygonum x bohemicum)

Autor:	Lauren S. Urgenson, Charles B. Halpern, Sarah H. Reichard
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	geography Polygonum geography.geographical_feature_category biology Perennial plant Ecology Species diversity Herbaceous plant biology.organism_classification Invasive species Habitat Forb Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Riparian zone
Zdroj:	Northwest Science. 88:246-260
ISSN:	2161-9859 0029-344X
DOI:	10.3955/046.088.0307
Popis:	Removal of invasive plants to restore native community structure and function is an important component of riparian management in the Pacific Northwest, USA. However, little is known about the role of habitat factors and species' traits in mediating recovery of native riparian systems following removal of invasives. We experimentally investigated the response of riparian understories to removal of Bohemian knotweed (Polygonum x bohemicum). We measured abundance, diversity, and composition of herbaceous and woody species before and for two years after removal. Knotweed removal resulted in rapid and abundant colonization of native woody species and of native and non-native forbs. Variation in the responses of these groups was most commonly associated with two habitat factors, height above channel and depth of knotweed litter. Knotweed litter benefited native forbs (predominantly forest perennials) relative to non-native forbs (predominantly light-demanding annuals). Natives, which are adapted to na...
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