Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China

Although studies argue that invasive species can cause biotic differentiation, some cases show that biological invasions actually decrease biodiversity through biotic homogenization. The concept of biotic homogenization through the invasion of a certain serious invasive plant species merit more stud...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Guo-qi CHEN, Chao-bin ZHANG, Ling MA, Sheng QIANG, John A Silander, Li Li Qi
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Έκδοση: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2013-05-01
Σειρά:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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author Guo-qi CHEN
Chao-bin ZHANG
Ling MA
Sheng QIANG
John A Silander
Li Li Qi
author_facet Guo-qi CHEN
Chao-bin ZHANG
Ling MA
Sheng QIANG
John A Silander
Li Li Qi
author_sort Guo-qi CHEN
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description Although studies argue that invasive species can cause biotic differentiation, some cases show that biological invasions actually decrease biodiversity through biotic homogenization. The concept of biotic homogenization through the invasion of a certain serious invasive plant species merit more studies. Hence, we used field surveys to quantitatively compare invasive populations of Solidago canadensis (SC) in China with the control sites (adjacent sites to SC present sites yet without the species) and SC native populations in the USA. We found that plant communities in SC invaded habitats shared similarities with those in SC native ranges. Bray-Curtis similarity clearly showed that the composition of plant communities in SC invaded habitats were similar to those in SC native ranges. Both in the native and introduced range, plant communities with SC present were characterized by SC being dominant, significantly lower species richness, α-diversity and β-diversity, as well as a decrease in the correlation coefficient between geographic distance and floristic similarities. SC favors fertile and moist loam habitat, while it dominated in various habitats in China, where more than 20 different dominants should have occurred. In conclusion, serious invasive species can quickly remodel and homogenize diverse communities by dominating them.
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spelling doaj-art-92b68d6e000247e6bc4729e42cd404922025-08-02T14:03:05ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Journal of Integrative Agriculture2095-31192013-05-01125835845Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in ChinaGuo-qi CHEN0Chao-bin ZHANG1Ling MA2Sheng QIANG3John A Silander4Li Li Qi5Weed Research Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. China; Correspondence QIANG Sheng, Tel/Fax: +86-25-84395117Weed Research Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. ChinaWeed Research Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. ChinaWeed Research Laboratory, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, P.R. ChinaDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043, Storrs, CT, USANorthern Crop Science Laboratory, USDA-ARS, North Dakota 58105, USAAlthough studies argue that invasive species can cause biotic differentiation, some cases show that biological invasions actually decrease biodiversity through biotic homogenization. The concept of biotic homogenization through the invasion of a certain serious invasive plant species merit more studies. Hence, we used field surveys to quantitatively compare invasive populations of Solidago canadensis (SC) in China with the control sites (adjacent sites to SC present sites yet without the species) and SC native populations in the USA. We found that plant communities in SC invaded habitats shared similarities with those in SC native ranges. Bray-Curtis similarity clearly showed that the composition of plant communities in SC invaded habitats were similar to those in SC native ranges. Both in the native and introduced range, plant communities with SC present were characterized by SC being dominant, significantly lower species richness, α-diversity and β-diversity, as well as a decrease in the correlation coefficient between geographic distance and floristic similarities. SC favors fertile and moist loam habitat, while it dominated in various habitats in China, where more than 20 different dominants should have occurred. In conclusion, serious invasive species can quickly remodel and homogenize diverse communities by dominating them.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311913603020biodiversitycontrol sitefield surveygeographic distanceinvasive populationnative population
spellingShingle Guo-qi CHEN
Chao-bin ZHANG
Ling MA
Sheng QIANG
John A Silander
Li Li Qi
Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture
biodiversity
control site
field survey
geographic distance
invasive population
native population
title Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China
title_full Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China
title_fullStr Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China
title_full_unstemmed Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China
title_short Biotic Homogenization Caused by the Invasion of Solidago canadensis in China
title_sort biotic homogenization caused by the invasion of solidago canadensis in china
topic biodiversity
control site
field survey
geographic distance
invasive population
native population
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