J 2008

Separating habitat invasibility by alien plants from the actual level of invasion

CHYTRÝ, Milan, Vojtěch JAROŠÍK, Petr PYŠEK, Ondřej HÁJEK, Ilona KNOLLOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Separating habitat invasibility by alien plants from the actual level of invasion

Name in Czech

Oddělení invazibility biotopů nepůvodními rostlinami od skutečné invadovanosti

Authors

CHYTRÝ, Milan (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), Vojtěch JAROŠÍK (203 Czech Republic), Petr PYŠEK (203 Czech Republic), Ondřej HÁJEK (203 Czech Republic), Ilona KNOLLOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Lubomír TICHÝ (203 Czech Republic) and Jiří DANIHELKA (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Ecology, Washington, Ecological Society of America, 2008, 0012-9658

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.874

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/08:00026019

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000256540300008

Keywords in English

archaeophyte; biological invasions; Central Europe; Czech Republic; disturbance; exotic species; invasion resistance; neophyte; plant community; propagule pressure

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 26/6/2009 09:41, prof. RNDr. Milan Chytrý, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Habitats vary considerably in the level of invasion (number or proportion of alien plant species they contain), which depends on local habitat properties, propagule pressure, and climate. To determine the invasibility (susceptibility to invasions) of different habitats, it is necessary to factor out the effects of any confounding variables such as propagule pressure and climate on the level of invasion. We used 20 468 vegetation plots from 32 habitats in the Czech Republic to compare the invasibility of different habitats. Using regression trees, the proportion of alien plants, including archaeophytes (prehistoric to medieval invaders) and neophytes (recent invaders), was related to variables representing habitat properties, propagule pressure, and climate. The propagule pressure was expressed as the proportion of surrounding urban and industrial or agricultural land, human population density, distance from a river, and history of human colonization in the region. Urban and industrial land use had a positive effect on the proportion of both archaeophytes and neophytes. Agricultural land use, higher population density, and longer history of human impact positively affected the proportion of archaeophytes. Disturbed human-made habitats with herbaceous vegetation were most invaded by both groups of aliens. Neophytes were also relatively common in disturbed woody vegetation, such as broad-leaved plantations, forest clearings, and riverine scrub. These habitats also had the highest proportion of aliens after removing the effect of propagule pressure and climate, indicating that they are not only the most invaded, but also most invasible. These habitats experience recurrent disturbances and are rich, at least temporarily, in available nutrients, which supports the hypothesis that fluctuating resources are the major cause of habitat invasibility. The least invaded habitats were mires and alpine-subalpine grasslands and scrub. After removing the effect of propagule pressure and climate, some habitats actually invaded at an intermediate level had very low proportions of aliens. This indicates that these habitats (e.g., dry, wet, and saline grasslands, base-rich fens, and broad-leaved deciduous woodlands) are resistant to invasion.

In Czech

Analýza zastoupení nepůvodních druhů rostlin v různých středoevropských biotopech a vytvoření statistických modelů, které oddělují jejich invazibilitu (náchylnost k invazi) od skutečné invadovanosti.

Links

MSM 143100010, plan (intention)
Name: Časoprostorová dynamika biodiverzity v ekosystémech střední Evropy.
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Spatiotemporal biodiversity dynamics in ecosystems of Central Europe
MSM0021622416, plan (intention)
Name: Diverzita biotických společenstev a populací: kauzální analýza variability v prostoru a čase
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Diversity of Biotic Communities and Populations: Causal Analysis of variation in space and time