Native versus non-native invasions: similarities and differences in the biodiversity impacts of Pinus contorta in introduced and native ranges
Taylor KT, Maxwell BD, Pauchard A, Nunez M, Rew LJ. 2016. Native versus non-native invasions: similarities and differences in the biodiversity impacts of Pinus contorta in introduced and native ranges. Diversity and Distributions. 22(5):578–588
Aim: To determine whether one of the most invasive pine species introduced to the Southern Hemisphere, Pinus contorta, has changed plant species richness, composition, diversity, and litter depth where it has invaded into native open forest, shrub steppe and grassland communities and to assess whether changes were similar in its native and introduced ranges. Location: Rıo Negro Province, Argentina; Aysen and Araucanıa Regions, Chile; Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, USA. Methods: We measured changes in plant species richness, species composition and cover, diversity, and litter depth associated with increasing P. contorta tree cover along the invasion front at three sites in the introduced range (Argentina and Chile) and one in the native range (Montana, USA).
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Taylor, Kimberley; Maxwell, Bruce; Pauchard, Anibal; Nunez, Martin; Rew, Lisa
- Units
- GRYN
- Keywords
- biogeography, biological invasions, invasion impact, pine invasion, Pinus contorta, tree invasions
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Invasive Species | Invasive/Exotic plants , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities