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Zhang H, Jiang K, Zhao Y, Xing Y, Ge H, Cui J, Liu T, Wang C. A Trait-Based Protocol for the Biological Control of Invasive Exotic Plant Species. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.586948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Selecting appropriate native species for the biological control of invasive exotic plants is a recurring challenge for conservationists, ecologists, and land managers. Recently developed trait-based approaches may be an effective means of overcoming this challenge. However, we lack a protocol and software platform that can be used to quickly and effectively select potential native plant species for performing biological control of the invasive exotic plant species. Here, our study introduces a protocol and a software program that can be used for trait-based selection of appropriate native plant species for performing biocontrol of invasive exotic plant species. In particular, we illustrate the effectiveness of this software program and protocol by identifying native species that can be used for the biological control of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, a highly invasive plant species found in many parts of the world. Bougainvillea spectabilis was the only native species selected by our software program as a potential biocontrol agent for L. leucocephala. When separately planting 4 seedlings of B. spectabilis and two unselected species (Bombax ceiba, and Ficus microcarpa) as neighbors of each individual of L. leucocephala for 3 years, we found that B. spectabilis, which was functionally similar to the invasive L. leucocephala, significantly limited the invasion of the latter, while the unselected native plant species could not. That was because all the seedling of B. spectabilis survived, while half seedlings of unselected species (B. ceiba and F. microcarpa) died, during the experimental period when planted with L. leucocephala seedlings. Moreover, the growth of L. leucocephala was restricted when planted with B. spectabilis, in contrast B. ceiba and F. microcarpa did not influence the growth of L. leucocephala. Overall, our software program and protocol can quickly and efficiently select native plant species for use in the biological control of invasive exotic plant species. We expect that this work will provide a general protocol to perform biological control of many different types of invasive exotic plant species.
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Durbecq A, Jaunatre R, Buisson E, Cluchier A, Bischoff A. Identifying reference communities in ecological restoration: the use of environmental conditions driving vegetation composition. Restor Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Aure Durbecq
- Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Avignon University, CNRS, IRD Aix Marseille University, IUT Campus Jean Henri Favre, 337 Chemin des Meinajaries, 84140 Avignon France
- Engineering consulting ECO‐MED Tour Méditerranée 65 Avenue Jules Cantini, 13006 Marseille France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE LESSEM 2 rue de la Papeterie‐BP 76, 38402 St‐Martin‐d'Hères France
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- Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Avignon University, CNRS, IRD Aix Marseille University, IUT Campus Jean Henri Favre, 337 Chemin des Meinajaries, 84140 Avignon France
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- Engineering consulting ECO‐MED Tour Méditerranée 65 Avenue Jules Cantini, 13006 Marseille France
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- Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Ecology (IMBE), Avignon University, CNRS, IRD Aix Marseille University, IUT Campus Jean Henri Favre, 337 Chemin des Meinajaries, 84140 Avignon France
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Wang C, Zhang H, Liu H, Jian S, Yan J, Liu N. Application of a trait‐based species screening framework for vegetation restoration in a tropical coral island of China. Funct Ecol 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Chen Wang
- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- College of Forestry/Wuzhishan National Long Term Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Research Station Hainan University Haikou China
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
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- CAS Engineering Laboratory for Vegetation Ecosystem Restoration on Islands and Coastal Zones South China Botanical Garden Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou China
- Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) Guangzhou China
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Kareksela S, Moilanen A, Ristaniemi O, Välivaara R, Kotiaho JS. Exposing ecological and economic costs of the research-implementation gap and compromises in decision making. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2018; 32:9-17. [PMID: 29139572 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The frequently discussed gap between conservation science and practice is manifest in the gap between spatial conservation prioritization plans and their implementation. We analyzed the research-implementation gap of one zoning case by comparing results of a spatial prioritization analysis aimed at avoiding ecological impact of peat mining in a regional zoning process with the final zoning plan. We examined the relatively complex planning process to determine the gaps among research, zoning, and decision making. We quantified the ecological costs of the differing trade-offs between ecological and socioeconomic factors included in the different zoning suggestions by comparing the landscape-level loss of ecological features (species occurrences, habitat area, etc.) between the different solutions for spatial allocation of peat mining. We also discussed with the scientists and planners the reasons for differing zoning suggestions. The implemented plan differed from the scientists suggestion in that its focus was individual ecological features rather than all the ecological features for which there were data; planners and decision makers considered effects of peat mining on areas not included in the prioritization analysis; zoning was not truly seen as a resource-allocation process and not emphasized in general minimizing ecological losses while satisfying economic needs (peat-mining potential); and decision makers based their prioritization of sites on site-level information showing high ecological value and on single legislative factors instead of finding a cost-effective landscape-level solution. We believe that if the zoning and decision-making processes are very complex, then the usefulness of science-based prioritization tools is likely to be reduced. Nevertheless, we found that high-end tools were useful in clearly exposing trade-offs between conservation and resource utilization.
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- Santtu Kareksela
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, Finland
- Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland, Kalevankatu 8, FI-40100 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 65, FI-00014, Finland
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- Regional Council of Central Finland, Cygnaeuksenkatu 1, FI-40100 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Regional Council of Central Finland, Cygnaeuksenkatu 1, FI-40100 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014, Finland
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Wainwright CE, Staples TL, Charles LS, Flanagan TC, Lai HR, Loy X, Reynolds VA, Mayfield MM. Links between community ecology theory and ecological restoration are on the rise. J Appl Ecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Claire E. Wainwright
- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
- School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; University of Washington; Seattle WA USA
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- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
- Land and Water Unit; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation; Dutton Park QLD Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
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- Forest Ecology and Restoration Lab; Department of Biological Sciences; National University of Singapore; Singapore
- Yale-NUS College; Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
- Department of Environmental Sciences; Emory University; Atlanta GA USA
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- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences; The Ecology Centre; The University of Queensland; St Lucia QLD Australia
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Prescribing Innovation within a Large-Scale Restoration Programme in Degraded Subtropical Thicket in South Africa. FORESTS 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/f6114328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cooke SJ, Sack L, Franklin CE, Farrell AP, Beardall J, Wikelski M, Chown SL. What is conservation physiology? Perspectives on an increasingly integrated and essential science(†). CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 1:cot001. [PMID: 27293585 PMCID: PMC4732437 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cot001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 238] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Globally, ecosystems and their constituent flora and fauna face the localized and broad-scale influence of human activities. Conservation practitioners and environmental managers struggle to identify and mitigate threats, reverse species declines, restore degraded ecosystems, and manage natural resources sustainably. Scientific research and evidence are increasingly regarded as the foundation for new regulations, conservation actions, and management interventions. Conservation biologists and managers have traditionally focused on the characteristics (e.g. abundance, structure, trends) of populations, species, communities, and ecosystems, and simple indicators of the responses to environmental perturbations and other human activities. However, an understanding of the specific mechanisms underlying conservation problems is becoming increasingly important for decision-making, in part because physiological tools and knowledge are especially useful for developing cause-and-effect relationships, and for identifying the optimal range of habitats and stressor thresholds for different organisms. When physiological knowledge is incorporated into ecological models, it can improve predictions of organism responses to environmental change and provide tools to support management decisions. Without such knowledge, we may be left with simple associations. 'Conservation physiology' has been defined previously with a focus on vertebrates, but here we redefine the concept universally, for application to the diversity of taxa from microbes to plants, to animals, and to natural resources. We also consider 'physiology' in the broadest possible terms; i.e. how an organism functions, and any associated mechanisms, from development to bioenergetics, to environmental interactions, through to fitness. Moreover, we consider conservation physiology to include a wide range of applications beyond assisting imperiled populations, and include, for example, the eradication of invasive species, refinement of resource management strategies to minimize impacts, and evaluation of restoration plans. This concept of conservation physiology emphasizes the basis, importance, and ecological relevance of physiological diversity at a variety of scales. Real advances in conservation and resource management require integration and inter-disciplinarity. Conservation physiology and its suite of tools and concepts is a key part of the evidence base needed to address pressing environmental challenges.
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- Steven J. Cooke
- Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1S 5B6
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of California Los Angeles, 621 Charles E. Young Drive South, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Department of Zoology and Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Max Plank Institute of Ornithology, D-78315 Radolfzell, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia
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DeSimone SA. Restoration and Science: A Practitioner/Scientist's View from Rare Habitat Restoration at a Southern California Preserve. Restor Ecol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2012.00923.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Sandra A. DeSimone
- Audubon Starr Ranch Sanctuary; 100 Bell Canyon Road; Trabuco Canyon; CA; 92679; U.S.A
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Dettman CL, Mabry CM. Lessons Learned about Research and Management: A Case Study from a Midwest Lowland Savanna, U.S.A. Restor Ecol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2008.00478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Funk JL, Cleland EE, Suding KN, Zavaleta ES. Restoration through reassembly: plant traits and invasion resistance. Trends Ecol Evol 2008; 23:695-703. [PMID: 18951652 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2008.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 302] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2008] [Revised: 07/16/2008] [Accepted: 07/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wagner KI, Gallagher SK, Hayes M, Lawrence BA, Zedler JB. Wetland Restoration in the New Millennium: Do Research Efforts Match Opportunities? Restor Ecol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2008.00433.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ecological research can augment restoration practice in urban areas degraded by invasive species—examples from Chicago Wilderness. Urban Ecosyst 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-008-0057-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Papanastasis VP. Transdisciplinary Challenges in Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology—An Anthology - Edited by Zev Naveh. Restor Ecol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2008.00365.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Cabin RJ. Science and Restoration Under a Big, Demon Haunted Tent: Reply to Giardina et al. (2007). Restor Ecol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100x.2007.00233.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Robert J. Cabin
- Division of Science and Math, Brevard College, Brevard, NC 28712, U.S.A
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