Native seed addition as an effective tool for post-invasive restoration

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.01.002" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.01.002</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2020.01.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.baae.2020.01.002</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Native seed addition as an effective tool for post-invasive restoration

Original language description

Invasive plant species reduce biodiversity, alter ecosystem processes and cause economic losses. Control of invasive plants is therefore in high demand by land managers and policymakers. However, invasive plant control frequently fails, partly because management often concentrates only on eradication of the invasive plants, but not on revegetation with native species that would use the available resources and prevent re-invasion. In this study, we focused on a within-continental invader Rumex alpinus L. that spreads to semi-natural meadows in lower mountains in central Europe, suppresses local biodiversity and reduces quality of the hay as fodder for cattle. The species is effectively removed by herbicide but leaves behind a persistent seeds bank. Without further treatment, the species rapidly regenerates and re-invades the area. Here, we supplemented the herbicide treatment by seed addition of native grasses. We show that native seed addition effectively suppresses regeneration of the invader from the seed bank, reduces its biomass and consequently, prevents massive re-invasion. While the invader removal was successful, the restored community remained species poor because the dense sward of native grasses blocked regeneration of native forbs from the seed bank. Nevertheless, addition of native seed proved to be an effective tool to prevent re-invasion after eradication of the invasive plant species.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10611 - Plant sciences, botany

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Basic and applied Ecology

ISSN

1439-1791

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

42

Issue of the periodical within the volume

FEB 2020

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

54-61

UT code for WoS article

000519077900007

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85076512570