Impacts of the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis on herbivore communities on the Iberian Peninsula
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985939%3A_____%2F21%3A00543560" target="_blank" >RIV/67985939:_____/21:00543560 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02449-5" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02449-5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02449-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10530-020-02449-5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Impacts of the invasive plant Carpobrotus edulis on herbivore communities on the Iberian Peninsula
Original language description
Human activities have facilitated the introduction of invasive plants worldwide, altering habitat structure and leading to substantial effects on biodiversity. However, the effects of plant invasions on herbivore communities are understudied. Here, we examine factors influencing the occurrence of herbivores in ten coastal sites invaded by Carpobrotus edulis in the northwestern Iberian Peninsula. The aims were to evaluate the distribution and abundance of herbivorous invertebrates in different communities (invaded vs. non-invaded), explore the structure of plant–herbivore interaction networks, and assess whether the presence of herbivores affects the performance and fitness of C. edulis. Our results show that herbivore species composition was altered by the presence of C. edulis. Non-invaded plots had a higher number of plant–herbivore interactions and more specialized herbivore species, resulting in a greater degree of specialization. We also found an increase in the number of damaged flowers (florivory) of C. edulis by the native snails Theba pisana and Cornu aspersum. We conclude that C. edulis alters herbivore communities compared with non-invaded plots by changing plant–herbivore interactions and increasing the abundance of herbivores in invaded coastal sites. Snails might reduce seed production of C. edulis, acting as a natural biological control agent. Understanding the impacts of introduced species over invertebrate species at different community levels is crucial for implementing long-term management strategies that are key to reducing the impact of C. edulis on biodiversity.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA19-13142S" target="_blank" >GA19-13142S: The role of hybridization in plant invasiveness: global insights across continents</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biological Invasions
ISSN
1387-3547
e-ISSN
1573-1464
Volume of the periodical
23
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
1425-1441
UT code for WoS article
000604467500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85098707176