Eucalypt plantations expand rapidly out of their natural distribution zones, thus inducing a concern on their effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functions. We compare the understory plant diversity of 46 plots of eucalypt plantations, including early and later stages in rotation, with that of 21 plots of contrast vegetation, including other types of plantations and secondary shrub grassland, in Guangdong and Guangxi Provinces, South China. Although the overall plant diversity did not change significantly in eucalypt plantations relative to the contrast vegetation, the community structures changed dramatically. The Asteraceae family, which is the most important source of destructive invasive plant species in China, is ranked 3(rd) (7.42%) and 7(th) (3.14%) in species importance in the early and later stages in eucalypt plantations, respectively. Nevertheless, Asteraceae is ranked 15(th) (1.73%) in other types of plantations and 21(st) (0.94%) in secondary shrub grassland. Significant increases in the richness and frequency of invasive species were also observed in eucalypt plantations. Among the 20 invasive species recorded in the eucalypt plantations, 9 species were destructive invasive species and 7 of these species belonged to Asteraceae. This study highlights an enhanced plant invasion risk in eucalypt plantations in South China, particularly by Asteraceae.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|---|
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4685264 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep18492 | DOI Listing |
Mol Ecol
January 2025
Laboratorio de Ecología de Comunidades y Macroecología, Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Universidad de Buenos Aires, IEGEBA UBA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Data Brief
December 2024
Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
plantations are a crucial global resource, offering raw materials for industries across five continents, including renewable energy sources, recyclable fibers, and eco-friendly wood products. To support sustainable management, ten wireless dendrometer and environmental sensor systems were deployed on trees-six in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and four in Leiria, Portugal. These systems measure tree stem growth, air and soil conditions, and transmit data via LoRaWAN to a cloud-based platform (ThingSpeak), with local SD-card backups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCurr Issues Mol Biol
September 2024
Institute of Fast-Growing Trees, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Zhanjiang 524022, China.
Zoolog Sci
October 2024
Forest Ecology Division, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei City 100060, Taiwan,
We identified two gall-inducing wasp species infesting eucalypts leaves, including an undescribed species, sp. nov., and , which is a new record for Taiwan.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFungal Syst Evol
June 2024
Forest Pathogen Center (FPC), College of Forestry, Fujian Agricultural and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
Species of are saprobic or plant pathogenic, and widely distributed in soil in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Limited information is available about the species diversity and distribution of in China. The aim of this study was to identify the isolates from soils collected in a plantation in the Yunnan Province of southwestern China.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!