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Pasha SV, Reddy CS. Global spatial distribution of Prosopis juliflora - one of the world's worst 100 invasive alien species under changing climate using multiple machine learning models. Environ Monit Assess 2024; 196:196. [PMID: 38265744 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-024-12347-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Climate change is one of the factors contributing to the spread of invasive alien species. As a result, it is critical to investigate potential invasion dynamics on a global scale in the face of climate change. We used updated occurrence data, bioclimatic variables, and Köppen-Geiger climatic zones to better understand the climatic niche dynamics of Prosopis juliflora L. (Fabaceae). In this study, we first compared several algorithms-MaxEnt, generalized linear model (GLM), artificial neural network (ANN), generalized boosted model (GBM), generalized additive model (GAM), and random forest (RF)-to investigate the relationships between species-environment and climate for mesquite. We identified the global climate niche similarity sites (NSSs) using the coalesce approach. This study focused on the current and future climatic suitability of P. juliflora under two global circulation models (GCMs) and two climatic scenarios, i.e., Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs), 4.5 and 8.5, for 2050 and 2070, respectively. Sensitivity, specificity, true skill statistic (TSS), kappa coefficient, and correlation were used to evaluate model performance. Among the tested models, the machine learning algorithm random forest (RF) demonstrated the highest accuracy. The vast swaths of currently uninvaded land on multiple continents are ideal habitats for invasion. Approximately 9.65% of the area is highly suitable for the establishment of P. juliflora. Consequently, certain regions in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania have become particularly vulnerable to invasion. In relation to RCPs, we identified suitable area changes (expansion, loss, and stability). The findings of this study show that NSSs and RCPs increase the risk of invasion in specific parts of the world. Our findings contribute to a cross-border continental conservation effort to combat P. juliflora expansion into new potential invasion areas.
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- S Vazeed Pasha
- Forest Biodiversity and Ecology Division, National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500 037, India.
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- Forest Biodiversity and Ecology Division, National Remote Sensing Centre, ISRO, Balanagar, Hyderabad, 500 037, India
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Mengistu AG, Tesfuhuney WA, Woyessa YE, Steyn AS. Potential distribution of selected invasive alien plants under current and future climate change scenarios in South Africa. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19867. [PMID: 37809438 PMCID: PMC10559257 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Invasive alien plants are one of the main causes for the decline of native biodiversity worldwide. Hence, it is crucial to understand the dynamics of invasive plants in the context of a changing climate. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the potential distribution of two major invasive alien plants, Prosopis spp and Acacia mearnsii, under current and future climate change scenarios across South Africa. The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) model was used with species occurrence data and bioclimatic variables. The Species occurrence data was obtained from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), while the bioclimatic variables were downloaded from the WorldClim database. The model evaluation metrics for training and test samples were the area under curve (AUC) of 0.76 and 0.77 for Prosopis spp, and 0.91 and 0.89 for A. mearnsii, respectively. It showed that MaxEnt performed well in mapping the distribution of both species. Model results indicated that the near-current potential distribution of Prosopis spp and A. mearnsii in South Africa is significant (93.8% and 9.7% of the total land area, respectively). With the projected climate, Prosopis spp showed an inconsistent result across the General Circulation Models (GCMs), projection times and climate change scenarios. However, with respect to the current potential distribution, the geographical ranges of A. mearnsii will significantly contract (by about 75%) due to climate change. Therefore, it is imperative that policy makers, environmental managers and other stakeholders implement integrated management and control strategies to restrict the distribution of Prosopis spp.
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- Achamyeleh G. Mengistu
- University of the Free State, Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, 205 Nelson Mandela Drive, Park West, Bloemfontein 9300, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- University of the Free State, Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, 205 Nelson Mandela Drive, Park West, Bloemfontein 9300, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Central University of Technology, Free State, Department of Civil Engineering, 20 President Brand Street, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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- University of the Free State, Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences, 205 Nelson Mandela Drive, Park West, Bloemfontein 9300, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Ibrahim TG, Almufarij RS, Abdulkhair BY, Ramadan RS, Eltoum MS, Abd Elaziz ME. A Thorough Examination of the Solution Conditions and the Use of Carbon Nanoparticles Made from Commercial Mesquite Charcoal as a Successful Sorbent for Water Remediation. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:nano13091485. [PMID: 37177030 PMCID: PMC10180082 DOI: 10.3390/nano13091485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Water pollution has invaded seas, rivers, and tap water worldwide. This work employed commercial Mesquite charcoal as a low-cost precursor for fabricating Mesquite carbon nanoparticles (MUCNPs) using a ball-milling process. The scanning electron energy-dispersive microscopy results for MUCNPs revealed a particle size range of 52.4-75.0 nm. The particles were composed mainly of carbon with trace amounts of aluminum, potassium, calcium, titanium, and zinc. The X-ray diffraction peaks at 26.76 and 43.28 2θ° ascribed to the (002) and (100) planes indicated a crystalized graphite phase. Furthermore, the lack of FT-IR vibrations above 3000 cm-1 showed that the MUCNPs were not functionalized. The MUCNPs' pore diameter, volume, and surface area were 114.5 Ǻ, 0.363 cm3 g-1, and 113.45 m2 g-1. The batch technique was utilized to investigate MUCNPs' effectiveness in removing chlorohexidine gluconate (CHDNG) from water, which took 90 min to achieve equilibrium and had an adsorption capacity of 65.8 mg g-1. The adsorption of CHDNG followed pseudo-second-order kinetics, with the rate-limiting step being diffusion in the liquid film. The Langmuir isotherm dominated the CHDNG adsorption on the MUCNPs with a correlation coefficient of 0.99. The thermodynamic studies revealed that CHDNG adsorption onto the MUCNPs was exothermic and favorable, and its spontaneity increased inversely with CHDNG concentration. The ball-milling-made MUCNPs demonstrated consistent efficiency through regeneration-reuse cycles.
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- Tarig G Ibrahim
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum P.O. Box 13311, Sudan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum P.O. Box 13311, Sudan
- Chemistry Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia
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- Central Research Laboratory, Female Campus, King Saud University, Riyadh 11495, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum P.O. Box 13311, Sudan
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Sudan University of Science and Technology (SUST), Khartoum P.O. Box 13311, Sudan
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Tiawoun MAP, Malan PW, Comole AA, Moshobane MC. Impact of Prosopis velutina Wooton on the Composition and Diversity of Native Woody Species in a Semi-Arid Zone along the Molopo River, South Africa. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:1561. [PMID: 37050187 PMCID: PMC10096978 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Invasive alien species represent one of the main threats to biodiversity and species extinction. This is the case for the genus Prosopis, among which Prosopis velutina is the most invasive and common tree species along the Molopo River in the North-West Province, impacting native plant communities. However, its impact on the composition and diversity of native woody species remains poorly investigated in the area. Thus, this study aimed to assess the impact of P. velutina on native woody plant composition and diversity across three sites along the Molopo River. At each site, five quadrats of 20 × 20 m2 were randomly established in invaded and adjacent uninvaded stands. A comparative methodological approach was adopted, and the woody plants in invaded and uninvaded stands with similar site conditions were sampled. The results showed that native woody species density differed significantly (p < 0.05) between invaded and uninvaded stands, except for Bray sites, where there was a marginal difference (p = 0.6). The overall native woody species density decreased by 79.7% in the invaded stand. However, non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS) and analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) indicated significant differences in native tree composition between invaded and uninvaded stands at all sites. In all three sites, all ecological indices had significantly lower values in invaded stands compared to uninvaded stands. The decrease in all ecological indices in invaded over uninvaded stands indicated that P. velutina invasion reduced the diversity of native woody plant species. Due to the incessant spread of P. velutina, it may become a long-term dominant species with an increasing impact on the native vegetation. Therefore, the findings of this study call for urgent management and appropriate control measures against the ongoing spread of this invader within the riparian zones of the Molopo River in North-West Province.
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- Makuété A. P. Tiawoun
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Department of Botany, North-West University, Mafikeng, Private Bag X 2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa; (P.W.M.); (A.A.C.)
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Department of Botany, North-West University, Mafikeng, Private Bag X 2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa; (P.W.M.); (A.A.C.)
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- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, Department of Botany, North-West University, Mafikeng, Private Bag X 2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa; (P.W.M.); (A.A.C.)
- School of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology Education, Department of Natural Sciences, North-West University, Mafikeng, Private Bag X 2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria National Botanical Garden, 2 Cussonia Avenue, Brummeria, Silverton 0184, South Africa;
- Centre for Functional Biodiversity, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, P/Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South Africa
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Shiferaw H, Alamirew T, Dzikiti S, Bewket W, Zeleke G, Teketay D, Schaffner U. Water abstraction of invasive Prosopis juliflora and native Senegalia senegal trees: A comparative study in the Great Rift Valley Area, Ethiopia. Sci Total Environ 2023; 862:160833. [PMID: 36509281 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Besides direct water abstraction, natural water scarcity in semi-arid and arid regions may be further exacerbated by human-assisted changes in vegetation composition, including the invasion by non-native plant species. Water abstraction by the invasive tree Prosopis juliflora and by the native Senegalia senegal was compared in the dry Great Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Transpiration rates were quantified using the heat ratio method on six trees each of P. julifora and S. senegal, growing adjacent to each other in the same environment. Water use for P. juliflora trees ranges from 1 to 26 L/day (an average of 4.74 ± 1.97), and that of S. senegal trees from 1 to 38 L/day (an average of 5.48 ± 5.29 during two study years). For both species, soil heat, latent heat, and soil moisture status influenced the rates of sap flow of trees; in addition, water use by P. juliflora trees was related to vapor pressure deficit; the higher the vapor pressure deficit, the higher the water abstraction by P. juliflora. Stand densities of pure P. juliflora and S. senegal were 1200-1600 trees and 400-600 trees per ha, respectively. At the stand scale, P. juliflora consumed approximately 6636 L/day/ha (transpiration: 242 mm per year) and S. senegal stands consumed 2723 L/day/ha (transpiration: 87 mm per year). That is, P. juliflora stands consumed three times more water than S. senegal stands, because of two reasons: (1) P. juliflora stands are denser than S. senegal stands, and denser stands consume more water than less dense stands, and (2) P. juliflora is evergreen and uses water all year-round, while S. senegal sheds its leaves during the peak dry seasons. Our findings suggest that, compared to S. senegal, P. juliflora invasion results in severe impacts on groundwater resources of the drylands of Ethiopia, with direct and indirect consequences to ecosystem services and rural livelihoods.
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- Hailu Shiferaw
- Water and Land Resource Centre, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 3880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Water and Land Resource Centre, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 3880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Horticultural Science, Stellenbosch University, P Bag X1 Matieland, Stellenbosch 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Ethiopia
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- Water and Land Resource Centre, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 3880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Range and Forest Resources, Private Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
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- CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, CH-2800 Delémont, Switzerland
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Abbas AM, Alomran MM, Alharbi NK, Novak SJ. Suppression of Seedling Survival and Recruitment of the Invasive Tree Prosopis juliflora in Saudi Arabia through Its Own Leaf Litter: Greenhouse and Field Assessments. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:959. [PMID: 36840305 PMCID: PMC9965580 DOI: 10.3390/plants12040959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Many studies have focused on how leaf litter depth affects seed germination and seedling growth because the seedling stage is the most vulnerable portion of a plant's life cycle. Invasive plants with the most severe ecological consequences are those that modify ecosystems, and this can occur through the formation of thick litter layers which can suppress the emergence, survival, and recruitment of native plant seedlings; in addition, in some cases, these litter layers can suppress invasive plant seedling recruitment. Prosopis juliflora is a thorny shrub that is native to arid and semi-arid portions of North America, parts of South America, and the Caribbean. It has invaded millions of hectares around the world, including Saudi Arabia. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether P. juliflora leaf litter reduces the recruitment of its own seedlings under greenhouse and field conditions in Saudi Arabia. In both the greenhouse and the field, the number of days to first emergence increased and germination percentage decreased with increasing litter depth. With the 1, 2, and 4 cm litter depth treatments, the number of viable seeds generally decreased, with no emergence, germination, or viable seeds detected for the 8 cm litter depth treatment. Results of this study reveal that increasing the depth of P. juliflora leaf litter suppresses the survival and recruitment of its own seedlings. Future search should assess the actual mechanisms through which P. juliflora seeds are suppressed, the role of allelopathic compounds in this process, and whether viable seeds are dormant and will persist in the soil seed bank.
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- Ahmed M. Abbas
- Department of Biology, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena 83523, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
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Dawson W, Peyton JM, Pescott OL, Adriaens T, Cottier‐Cook EJ, Frohlich DS, Key G, Malumphy C, Martinou AF, Minchin D, Moore N, Rabitsch W, Rorke SL, Tricarico E, Turvey KMA, Winfield IJ, Barnes DKA, Baum D, Bensusan K, Burton FJ, Carr P, Convey P, Copeland AI, Fa DA, Fowler L, García‐Berthou E, Gonzalez A, González‐Moreno P, Gray A, Griffiths RW, Guillem R, Guzman AN, Haakonsson J, Hughes KA, James R, Linares L, Maczey N, Mailer S, Manco BN, Martin S, Monaco A, Moverley DG, Rose‐Smyth C, Shanklin J, Stevens N, Stewart AJ, Vaux AGC, Warr SJ, Werenkaut V, Roy HE. Horizon scanning for potential invasive non‐native species across the United Kingdom Overseas Territories. Conserv Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/conl.12928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Wayne Dawson
- Department of Biosciences Durham University Durham UK
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- Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) Herman Teirlinckgebouw Brussels Belgium
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- GB Non‐Native Species Secretariat Animal and Plant Health Agency York UK
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- Joint Services Health Unit, British Forces Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus
- The Cyprus Institute Nicosia Cyprus
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- Marine Research Institute Klaipėda University Klaipėda Lithuania
- Marine Organism Investigations Co Clare Ireland
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- GB Non‐Native Species Secretariat Animal and Plant Health Agency York UK
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- Department of Biology University of Florence Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Lancaster Environment Centre Lancaster UK
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- Ascension Island Government Ascension Island South Atlantic Ocean
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- Gibraltar Botanic Gardens Campus, ‘The Alameda’ University of Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar
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- Department of Environment Cayman Islands Government Grand Cayman Cayman Islands
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- Institute of Zoology Zoological Society of London London UK
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- Department of Biosciences Durham University Durham UK
- Department of Environment and Natural Resources Government of Bermuda Hamilton Parish Bermuda
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- Natural Sciences and Environment Hub, Research Office University of Gibraltar, Europa Point Campus Gibraltar Gibraltar
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- St Helena National Trust Jamestown South Atlantic Ocean
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- Department of Forest Engineering, ERSAF University of Cordoba Córdoba Spain
- CABI Egham UK
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- UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Penicuik UK
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- U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia Diego Garcia British Indian Ocean Territory
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- Gibraltar Botanic Gardens Campus, ‘The Alameda’ University of Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar
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- Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands Government House Stanley Falkland Islands
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- Field Centre, Jews’ Gate Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society Gibraltar Gibraltar
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- Department of Environment and Coastal Resources National Environmental Centre Providenciales Turks and Caicos Islands
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- Government of Tristan da Cunha Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Tristan da Cunha
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- Department of Life Sciences University of Siena Siena Italy
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- Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Apia Samoa
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- Department of the Environment HM Government of Gibraltar Gibraltar Gibraltar
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- Laboratorio Ecotono INIBIOMA‐CONICET – Universidad Nacional del Comahue San Carlos de Bariloche Argentina
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Crowmarsh Gifford UK
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Tariq A, Ullah A, Sardans J, Zeng F, Graciano C, Li X, Wang W, Ahmed Z, Ali S, Zhang Z, Gao Y, Peñuelas J. Alhagi sparsifolia: An ideal phreatophyte for combating desertification and land degradation. Sci Total Environ 2022; 844:157228. [PMID: 35809729 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The upcoming launch of the post-2020 biodiversity framework entails elucidating the future priorities and strategies for conserving biodiversity on a regional and global scale. Desertification has caused significant environmental and socio-economic problems in many arid and semiarid areas of the world. Phreatophytes increase nutrient levels and water reserves in the ground below them and are essential resources for other plants and animals. Factors that can enhance or reduce the island effect of phreatophytes are worthy of research since they can contribute to the survival and growth of this group of plants. Furthermore, these plants substantially impact the whole environment and boast necessary evolutionary adaptations for sustaining islands of life in the arid landscape to prevent complete desertification. Alhagi sparsifolia is a semi-shrub legume and a typical desert phreatophyte. The main objective of this review is to disseminate research-based knowledge and improve awareness of this important plant species and provide a framework that could effectively improve regional socio-ecological environments, particularly in controlling desertification, thereby enhancing human welfare. First, we synthesized knowledge of the physiological acclimation of this species, above all in terms of water and nutrient use, the impact of salinity, and its response to different light environments and temperatures. Then, we analyzed the socio-ecological services that A. sparsifolia offers, highlighted the anthropogenic threats to its habitats, and strategies for its sustainable utilization and management. We conclude that more knowledge of how A. sparsifolia interacts with groundwater will contribute significantly to elucidating the possible effects of climate change and human activities on the sustainable use of groundwater. Protected areas must be set up, and key knowledge shared to combat desertification and improve people's welfare as a means of guaranteeing sustainable development. An integrative socio-ecological approach must be adapted to improve understanding of this valuable phreatophyte's importance and sustainable use and fulfill Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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- Akash Tariq
- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China.
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China.
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- Instituto de Fisiología Vegetal, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
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- Key Laboratory of Humid Subtropical Eco-Geographical Process, Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China; Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
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- Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Desert Plant Roots Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China; Cele National Station of Observation and Research for Desert-Grassland Ecosystems, Cele 848300, China
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- CSIC, Global Ecology Unit, CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Castro D, Concha C, Jamett F, Ibáñez C, Hurry V. Soil Microbiome Influences on Seedling Establishment and Growth of Prosopis chilensis and Prosopis tamarugo from Northern Chile. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:2717. [PMID: 36297741 PMCID: PMC9610084 DOI: 10.3390/plants11202717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 10/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Prosopis chilensis and Prosopis tamarugo, two woody legumes adapted to the arid regions of Chile, have a declining distribution due to the lack of new seedling establishment. This study investigated the potential of both species to establish in soil collected from four locations in Chile, within and outside the species distribution, and to assess the role of the root-colonizing microbiome in seedling establishment and growth. Seedling survival, height, and water potential were measured to assess establishment success and growth. 16S and ITS2 amplicon sequencing was used to characterize the composition of microbial communities from the different soils and to assess the ability of both Prosopis species to recruit bacteria and fungi from the different soils. Both species were established on three of the four soils. P. tamarugo seedlings showed significantly higher survival in foreign soils and maintained significantly higher water potential in Mediterranean soils. Amplicon sequencing showed that the four soils harbored distinct microbial communities. Root-associated microbial composition indicated that P. chilensis preferentially recruited mycorrhizal fungal partners while P. tamarugo recruited abundant bacteria with known salt-protective functions. Our results suggest that a combination of edaphic properties and microbial soil legacy are potential factors mediating the Prosopis establishment success in different soils.
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- David Castro
- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90736 Umeå, Sweden
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- Laboratorio de Silvogenómica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena 1720236, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquímica y Productos Naturales, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena 1720236, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Silvogenómica y Biotecnología, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Serena, La Serena 1720236, Chile
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- Umeå Plant Science Centre, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 90736 Umeå, Sweden
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Boltovskoy D, Guiaşu R, Burlakova L, Karatayev A, Schlaepfer MA, Correa N. Misleading estimates of economic impacts of biological invasions: Including the costs but not the benefits. Ambio 2022; 51:1786-1799. [PMID: 35191001 PMCID: PMC9200917 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-022-01707-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
The economic costs of non-indigenous species (NIS) are a key factor for the allocation of efforts and resources to eradicate or control baneful invasions. Their assessments are challenging, but most suffer from major flaws. Among the most important are the following: (1) the inclusion of actual damage costs together with various ancillary expenditures which may or may not be indicative of the real economic damage due to NIS; (2) the inclusion of the costs of unnecessary or counterproductive control initiatives; (3) the inclusion of controversial NIS-related costs whose economic impacts are questionable; (4) the assessment of the negative impacts only, ignoring the positive ones that most NIS have on the economy, either directly or through their ecosystem services. Such estimates necessarily arrive at negative and often highly inflated values, do not reflect the net damage and economic losses due to NIS, and can significantly misguide management and resource allocation decisions. We recommend an approach based on holistic costs and benefits that are assessed using likely scenarios and their counter-factual.
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- Demetrio Boltovskoy
- IEGEBA, Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Intendente Güiraldes 2160, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Biology Program, Glendon College, York University, 2275 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4N 3M6 Canada
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- Great Lakes Center, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222 USA
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- Great Lakes Center, SUNY Buffalo State, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, NY 14222 USA
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Boulevard Carl-Vogt 66, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Servicio de Hidrografía Naval y Escuela de Ciencias del Mar, Sede Educativa Universitaria, Facultad de la Armada, UNDEF, Av. Montes de Oca 2124, 1271 Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Agirman E, Celik I, Dogan A. Consumption of the Syrian mesquite plant ( Prosopis farcta) fruit and seed lyophilized extracts may have both protective and toxic effects in STZ-induced diabetic rats. Arch Physiol Biochem 2022; 128:887-896. [PMID: 32157917 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2020.1734844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The aim of study was to investigate the antidiabetic and antioxidant properties of extracts obtained from dried Prosopis farcta fruit and seeds against streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rats. According to the results, glucose, haemoglobin A1c, α-glycosidase activity, liver and kidney damage biomarkers, and malondialdehyde contents of all of the diabetic groups were found to have increased significantly according to the control group. Furthermore, the insulin and C-peptide secretions increased, and liver malondialdehyde level decreased, which were determined as the result of fluctuations in the antioxidant enzyme activities with a dose of 400 mg/kg fruit extract, while seed extract dosages of 100 and 400 mg/kg caused an increase in hepatic demage biomarkers. It was concluded that fruit extract may have insulin secretion stimulating and lipid peroxidation inhibitory effects, whereas seed extract might have caused hepatocyte damage changes to the transport functions and membrane permeability of these cells, thus causing enzymes to leak.
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- Esvet Agirman
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Biochemistry, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Van, Turkey
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Saleh I, Ahmed T, Halboosi R, Abu-Dieyeh M. Genetic diversity of Prosopis juliflora in the state of Qatar and its valuable use against postharvest pathogen of mango fruits. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11012. [PMID: 35773458 PMCID: PMC9246915 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-14871-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Mango (Mangifera indica) is the second most internationally traded tropical fruit in the world. The fruit has high nutritional value. Its susceptibility to postharvest diseases and chill injuries increases its storage cost and put stress on exploring natural products that can increase its shelf-life. Our team has previously described Prosopis juliflora water-soluble leaf ethanolic (PJ-WS-LE) extract with fungicidal effectiveness against spoiling fungi. The present study explores P. juliflora genetic diversity in the state of Qatar and the antifungal effectiveness of the leaf extract of plants collected from different locations. The study also evaluates PJ-WS-LE extract efficacy against Alternaria. alternata and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides inoculated in mango samples and the power of the extract as coating material. P. juliflora samples collected from six different locations showed genetic and antimicrobial effectiveness similarities. They showed also similarity to the sequence representing P. juliflora 18S ribosomal RNA partial sequence, accession number JX139107.1 originated from India. PJ-WS-LE extract (8 mg/ml) has 80% efficacy in controlling A. alternata in mango and it lowers C. gloeosporioides disease severity by 53.4%. PJ-WS-LE extract (8 mg/ml) embedded in 1% chitosan maintained mango quality for 5 weeks. In vivo results of PJ-WS-LE extract highlights the potentials of the extract as chemical fungicides replacement.
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- Iman Saleh
- Biological Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Art and Science, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Environmental Science Centre, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Biological Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Art and Science, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar
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- Biological Science Program, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, College of Art and Science, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
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Sharifian A, Niknahad–Gharmakher H, Foladizada M, Tabe A, Shackleton RT. Socio‐ecological evidence highlights that native
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species are better for arid land restoration than non‐native ones. Restor Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Abolfazl Sharifian
- Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan Iran
- Centre for Ecological Research Institute of Ecology and Botany Vácrátót Hungary
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- Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan Iran
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- Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan Iran
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- Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Gorgan Iran
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- Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscapes Research, WSL, Zürcherstrasse 111, CH 8903 Switzerland
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology Stellenbosch University Stellenbosch South Africa
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Davis AR, Hultine KR, Sala OE, Throop HL. Seedling responses to soil moisture amount versus pulse frequency in a successfully encroaching semi-arid shrub. Oecologia 2022. [PMID: 35661250 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-022-05193-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Rainfall timing, frequency, and quantity is rapidly changing in dryland regions, altering dryland plant communities. Understanding dryland plant responses to future rainfall scenarios is crucial for implementing proactive management strategies, particularly in light of land cover changes concurrent with climate change. One such change is woody plant encroachment, an increasing abundance of woody plants in areas formerly dominated by grasslands or savannas. Continued woody plant encroachment will depend, in part, on seedling capacity to establish and thrive under future climate conditions. Seedling performance is primarily impacted by soil moisture conditions governed by precipitation amount (quantity) and frequency. We hypothesized that (H1) seedling performance would be enhanced by both greater soil moisture and pulse frequency, such that seedlings with similar mean soil moisture would perform best under high pulse frequency. Alternatively, (H2) mean soil moisture would have greater influence than pulse frequency, such that a given pulse frequency would have little influence on seedling performance. The hypotheses were tested with Prosopis velutina, a shrub native to the United States that has encroached throughout its range and is invasive in other continents. Seedlings were grown in a greenhouse under two soil moisture treatments, each which was maintained by two pulse frequency treatments. Contrary to H1, mean soil moisture had greater impact than pulse frequency on seedling growth, photosynthetic gas exchange, leaf chemistry, and biomass allocation. These results indicate that P. velutina seedlings may be more responsive to rainfall amount than frequency, at least within the conditions seedlings experienced in this experimental manipulation.
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Howari FM, Sharma M, Nazzal Y, El-Keblawy A, Mir S, Xavier CM, Salem IB, Al-Taani AA, Alaydaroos F. Changes in the Invasion Rate of Prosopis juliflora and Its Impact on Depletion of Groundwater in the Northern Part of the United Arab Emirates. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:682. [PMID: 35270152 PMCID: PMC8912357 DOI: 10.3390/plants11050682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Prosopis species were introduced to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) region for desert greening. However, the species now pose a great threat to the native plant diversity. This study used high-resolution satellite imagery (1990-2019) to understand the history and current distribution of Prosopis species and their impact on fresh groundwater. The results show that the Prosopis invasion in the study area reached its maximum expansion rate in 2019 and covered an area of about 16 km2 compared to 0.2 km2 in 1990. The areas near Sharjah Airport, Umm Fannan, and Al Talla, located at a lower elevation of the sand dune area, are heavily invaded. Prosopis groundwater requirement derived using evapotranspiration shows that groundwater consumption has changed drastically after 2010 and consumed about 22.22 million m3 of groundwater in 2019, which is about a 7372% increase in groundwater consumption from the year 1990 to 2019. The results can be useful for setting up a management plan for the sustainable use of this species in the UAE region in particular and other similar countries in the arid land regions that are suffering from freshwater depletion because of Prosopis invasion.
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- Fares M. Howari
- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates;
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 144534, United Arab Emirates; (F.M.H.); (Y.N.); (S.M.); (C.M.X.); (I.B.S.); (A.A.A.-T.)
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Starns HD, Wonkka CL, Dickinson MB, Lodge AG, Treadwell ML, Kavanagh KL, Tolleson DR, Twidwell D, Rogers WE. Prosopis glandulosa persistence is facilitated by differential protection of buds during low- and high-energy fires. J Environ Manage 2022; 303:114141. [PMID: 34838383 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 11/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Rangelands worldwide have experienced significant shifts from grass-dominated to woody-plant dominated states over the past century. In North America, these shifts are largely driven by overgrazing and landscape-scale fire suppression. Such shifts reduce productivity for livestock, can have broad-scale impacts to biodiversity, and are often difficult to reverse. Restoring grass dominance often involves restoring fire as an ecological process. However, many resprouting woody plants persist following disturbance, including fire, by resprouting from protected buds, rendering fire ineffective for reducing resprouting woody plant density. Recent research has shown that extreme fire (high-energy fires during periods of water stress) may reduce resprouting capacity. This previous research did not examine whether high-energy fires alone would be sufficient to cause mortality. We created an experimental framework for assessing the "buds-protection-resources" hypothesis of resprouting persistence under different fire energies. In July-August 2018 we exposed 48 individuals of a dominant resprouting woody plant in the region, honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), to two levels of fire energy (high and low) and root crown exposure (exposed vs unexposed) and evaluated resprouting capacity. We censused basal and epicormic resprouts for two years following treatment. Water stress was moderate for several months leading up to fires but low in subsequent years. Epicormic and basal buds were somewhat protected from low- and high-energy fire. However, epicormic buds were protected in very few mesquites subjected to high-energy fires. High-energy fires decreased survival, caused loss of apical dominance, and left residual dead stems, which may increase chances of mortality from future fires. Basal resprout numbers were reduced by high-energy fires, which may have additional implications for long-term mesquite survival. While the buds, protection, and resources components of resprouter persistence all played a role in resprouting, high-energy fire decreased mesquite survival and reduced resprouting. This suggests that high-energy fires affect persistence mechanisms to different extents than low-energy fires. In addition, high-energy fires during normal rainfall can have negative impacts on resprouting capacity; water stress is not a necessary precursor to honey mesquite mortality from high-energy fire.
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- Heath D Starns
- Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Department, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Sonora, TX, 76950, USA.
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- USDA ARS, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Lab, Sidney, MT, 59270, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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- Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Department, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, San Angelo, TX, USA
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- Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management Department, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Sonora, TX, 76950, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Shiferaw W, Demissew S, Bekele T, Aynekulu E. Community perceptions towards invasion of Prosopis juliflora, utilization, and its control options in Afar region, Northeast Ethiopia. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0261838. [PMID: 35077454 PMCID: PMC8789103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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This study aimed to assess community perceptions towards invasion of Prosopis juliflora, utilization, and its control options in Afar region, Northern Ethiopia. Using purposive sampling and stratified random methods, 20 members of key informants and 154 households from four sites of Awash Fentale and Amibara Districts were selected. For data analysis, we used Kruskal Wallis non-parametric tests of K independent samples. About 30% of respondents in Amibara and 29% in Awash Fentale reported that Prosopis juliflora was largely introduced into their landscape by livestock. It showed that 29% of the respondents in Awash Fentale and 41% in Amibara responded that Prosopis juliflora largely invaded and affected rangelands. Morevover, about 1% of respondents in Awash Fentale and 14% in Amibara argued that Prosopis juliflora hindered movements of livestock. In addition, 30% of respondents in Amibara and 29% in Awash Fentale believe that Prosopis juliflora was largely dispersed by livestock. It showed that 20% of households in Awash Fentale and 41% in Amibara have the notion that Prosopis juliflora majorly impacted rangelands. Whereas 1.3% of respondents in Awash Fentale and 14% in Amibara argued that Prosopis juliflora have hampered the movement of livestock. Thus, the afromentioned findings are implications for management of rangelands. With regard to the control of Prosopis juliflora invasions, 12% of respondents in Awash Fentale and 33% in Amibara District tried control its expansion by fire. About 10% of respondents in Awash Fentale and 9% in Amibara district managed Prosopis juliflora expansion by its utilization, whereas, in Awash Fentale (11%) and Amibara (8%) households indicated that invasion of Prosopis juliflora could be controlled by mechanical methods. It is advisable to do some managerial work to reverse these impacts as perceived by local communities in the study area to avert the aggressive proliferation of Prosopis juliflora in the region.
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- Wakshum Shiferaw
- College of Agricultural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Arba Minch University, Arba Minch, Ethiopia
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- College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Hughes CE, Ringelberg JJ, Lewis GP, Catalano SA. Disintegration of the genus Prosopis L. (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, mimosoid clade). PhytoKeys 2022; 205:147-189. [PMID: 36762004 PMCID: PMC9849005 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.205.75379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Robust evidence from phylogenomic analyses of 997 nuclear genes has recently shown, beyond doubt, that the genus Prosopis is polyphyletic with three separate lineages, each with affinities to other genera of mimosoids: (i) Prosopisafricana is an isolated lineage placed in the grade of Plathymenia, Newtonia and Fillaeopsis that subtends the core mimosoid clade; (ii) the remaining Old World species of Prosopis form a clade that is sister to the Indo-Nepalese monospecific genus Indopiptadenia and (iii) New World Prosopis has the Namibian / Namaqualand monospecific endemic genus Xerocladia nested within it. This means that it is now clear that maintaining the unity of the genus Prosopis sensu Burkart (1976) is no longer tenable. These three distinct lineages of Prosopis species correspond directly to Burkart's (1976) sectional classification of the genus, to previously recognised genera and to the differences in types of armature that underpin Burkart's sections. Here, we address this non-monophyly by resurrecting three segregate genera - Anonychium, Neltuma and Strombocarpa and provide 57 new name combinations where necessary, while maintaining the morphologically distinctive and geographically isolated genera Xerocladia and Indopiptadenia. The genus Prosopis itself is reduced to just three species and an emended description is presented. The impacts of these name changes for a genus of such high ecological and human use importance are discussed. These impacts are mitigated by clear differences in armature which facilitate identification and by potential benefits from the deeper biological understanding brought about by recognition of these divergent lineages at generic rank. We provide an identification key to genera and present a map showing the distributions of the segregate genera, as well as drawings and photos illustrating variation in armature and fruits.
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- Colin E. Hughes
- Department of Systematic & Evolutionary Botany, University of Zurich, Zollikerstrasse 107, 8008 Zurich, SwitzerlandUniversity of ZürichZurichSwitzerland
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- Accelerated Taxonomy Department, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AE, UKUniversity of ZurichZurichSwitzerland
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- Unidad Ejecutora Lillo, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas – Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 S. M. de Tucumán, ArgentinaAccelerated Taxonomy Department, Royal Botanic GardensRichmondUnited Kingdom
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- Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000 S. M. de Tucumán, ArgentinaConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas, Fundacion Miguel LilloS.M. de TucumanArgentina
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Ngondya IB, Munishi LK. Impact of invasive alien plants Gutenbergia cordifolia and Tagetes minuta on native taxa in the Ngorongoro crater, Tanzania. Scientific African 2021; 13:e00946. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e00946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Palmquist EC, Allan GJ, Ogle K, Whitham TG, Butterfield BJ, Shafroth PB. Riverine complexity and life history inform restoration in riparian environments in the southwestern United States. Restor Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Emily C. Palmquist
- Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center 2255 North Gemini Drive Flagstaff AZ 86001 U.S.A
- Department of Biological Sciences Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
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- Department of Biological Sciences Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
- Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes Northern Arizona University Box 5640 Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
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- School of Informatics, Computing and Cyber Systems Northern Arizona University Box 5693 Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
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- Department of Biological Sciences Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
- Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes Northern Arizona University Box 5640 Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
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- Center for Ecosystem Science and Society Northern Arizona University Box 5640 Flagstaff AZ 86011 U.S.A
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- Fort Collins Science Center U.S. Geological Survey 2150 Centre Avenue, Building C Fort Collins CO 80526 U.S.A
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Pinilla-Torres AM, Carrión-García PY, Sánchez-Domínguez CN, Gallardo-Blanco H, Sánchez-Domínguez M. Modification of Branched Polyethyleneimine Using Mesquite Gum for Its Improved Hemocompatibility. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2766. [PMID: 34451303 PMCID: PMC8399277 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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In the present study, the modification of branched polyethyleneimine (b-PEI) was carried out using mesquite gum (MG) to improve its hemocompatibility to be used in biomedical applications. In the copolymer synthesis process (carboxymethylated mesquite gum grafted polyethyleneimine copolymer (CBX-MG-PEI), an MG carboxymethylation reaction was initially carried out (carboxymethylated mesquite gum (CBX-MG). Subsequently, the functionalization between CBX-MG and b-PEI was carried out using 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide (EDC) and N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) as crosslinking agents. The synthesis products were characterized using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Thermogravimetric analysis showed that CBX-MG and CBX-MG-PEI presented a lower decomposition temperature than MG. The CBX-MG-PEI has a high buffer capacity in the pH range of 4 to 7, similar to the b-PEI. In addition, the CBX-MG-PEI showed an improvement in hemocompatibility in comparison with the b-PEI. The results showed a non-hemolytic property at doses lower than 0.1 µg/mL (CBX-MG-PEI). These results allow us to propose that this copolymer be used in transfection, polymeric nanoparticles, and biomaterials due to its physicochemical and hemocompatibility properties.
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- Ana M. Pinilla-Torres
- Grupo de Química Coloidal e Interfacial Aplicada a Nanomateriales y Formulaciones, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV, S.C.), Unidad Monterrey, Apodaca 66628, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; (P.Y.C.-G.); (C.N.S.-D.)
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- Departamento de Bioquímica y Medicina Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey 64460, Mexico; (P.Y.C.-G.); (C.N.S.-D.)
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- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey 64460, Mexico
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- Grupo de Química Coloidal e Interfacial Aplicada a Nanomateriales y Formulaciones, Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, S.C. (CIMAV, S.C.), Unidad Monterrey, Apodaca 66628, Mexico;
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Castro-Díez P, Alonso Á, Saldaña-López A, Granda E. Effects of widespread non-native trees on regulating ecosystem services. Sci Total Environ 2021; 778:146141. [PMID: 33711596 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tree taxa are often planted beyond their native range to increase the provision of some ecosystem services. Yet, they can disrupt ecosystem processes in their new ranges, causing changes in the provision of other services. Here we review the effects of five widespread tree taxa (Acacia, Ailanthus, Eucalyptus, Pinus and Robinia) on six regulating ecosystem services in areas where they are non-native. We conducted a literature search for pair-wise comparisons between sites dominated by any of the selected taxa and sites with native vegetation. An array of variables were used as indicators for each ecosystem service. Data were analysed using multi-level meta-analyses to compare effects of taxa on each ecosystem service, and effects of the same taxa across contexts. We compiled 857 case studies from 107 source papers. Several taxa tended to increase climate regulation, mostly Eucalyptus. Acacia decreased fire risk prevention. Robinia, Acacia and Ailanthus increased soil fertility, while Eucalyptus and Pinus, tended to decrease it. Soil formation was enhanced by Robinia and Ailanthus. Acacia promoted the increase of water in land pools, while Eucalyptus tended to decrease them. All effects show a large heterogeneity across case studies. Part of this heterogeneity could be attributed to gross climatic differences (i.e. biome), to species differences within each genus, to the structure of the recipient ecosystem, and/or to human management. Managers and policy-makers should consider the context-dependency and the potential effects of non-native trees on a wide range of services to ground their decisions. Our analyses also revealed important gaps of knowledge (e.g. on fire risk prevention, erosion control or water cycle regulation) and some potential publication bias. The methodology used here easily allows for future updates as new information will become available.
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- Pilar Castro-Díez
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Ctra. Madrid-Barcelona Km 33.6, E-28805 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Nerlekar AN, Mehta N, Pokar R, Bhagwat M, Misher C, Joshi P, Hiremath AJ. Removal or utilization? Testing alternative approaches to the management of an invasive woody legume in an arid Indian grassland. Restor Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/rec.13477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Ashish N. Nerlekar
- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru Karnataka 560064 India
- Present address: Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology Texas A&M University College Station TX 77843‐2258 U.S.A
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru Karnataka 560064 India
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- Sahjeevan Bhuj Gujarat 370001 India
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Science The M. S. University of Baroda Vadodara Gujarat 390002 India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru Karnataka 560064 India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru Karnataka 560064 India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal Karnataka 576104 India
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- Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Bengaluru Karnataka 560064 India
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Ravhuhali KE, Mudau HS, Moyo B, Hawu O, Msiza NH. Prosopis Species—An Invasive Species and a Potential Source of Browse for Livestock in Semi-Arid Areas of South Africa. Sustainability 2021; 13:7369. [DOI: 10.3390/su13137369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Globally, there have been differing views on whether the proliferation of invasive species will be of benefit as a livestock feed source or it will have detrimental effects on the ecosystem. The infestation of invasive plants such as Prosopis species does not only affect the groundwater levels but also threatens the grazing capacity and species richness of most of the semi-arid areas around South Africa. Though Prosopis is invasive, it is however of good nutritive value and can serve as an alternative source of protein and minerals for livestock during the dry season. Bush encroachment by browsable invasive species can be controlled through biological methods by using organisms such as livestock. The utilisation of Prosopis through browse benefits livestock production and at the same time reduces its spread, thereby preventing possible environmental harm that may arise. Although several studies have been carried out globally on the assessment of the Prosopis species’ nutritive value and also on the threat of this invasive species to the environment, there is a need to update the state of knowledge on this species, particularly in the context of the semi-arid areas of South Africa where the dry season is characterised by less herbage of poor quality. It is therefore critical to understand whether Prosopis is a beneficial invader, or a detriment that needs to be eradicated. This review will contribute knowledge towards finding practical solutions to controlling Prosopis species and whether utilising Prosopis as a feed source will limit its spread and result in a vegetation structure where Prosopis becomes part of the ecosystem with limited detrimental impact. This means that the several components of the species such as nutritive value and the negative impact associated with this plant species along with the means to control its spreading must be well understood to recognise the plant species’ vital contribution to the ecosystem.
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Elbalola AAA. Evidence for increased competitive ability (EICA) in
Prosopis juliflora
(Sw.) Dc (mesquite) under
P. juliflora‐Portulaca oleracea
L. (purslane) field competition. Afr J Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Eschen R, Bekele K, Mbaabu PR, Kilawe CJ, Eckert S. Prosopis juliflora
management and grassland restoration in Baringo County, Kenya: Opportunities for soil carbon sequestration and local livelihoods. J Appl Ecol 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- School of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Haramaya University Dire Dawa Ethiopia
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- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Chuka University Chuka Kenya
- Kenya Forestry Research InstituteBaringo Sub‐Centre Marigat Kenya
- Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation University of Nairobi Nairobi Kenya
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- Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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Linders TEW, Schaffner U, Alamirew T, Allan E, Choge SK, Eschen R, Shiferaw H, Manning P. Stakeholder priorities determine the impact of an alien tree invasion on ecosystem multifunctionality. People and Nature 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pan3.10197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Theo E. W. Linders
- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBIK‐F) Frankfurt am Main Germany
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- Water and Land Resource Centre Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Institute of Plant Sciences University of Bern Bern Switzerland
- Centre for Development and the Environment University of Bern Bern Switzerland
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- Baringo SubcentreKenya Forestry Research Institute Marigat Kenya
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- Water and Land Resource Centre Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBIK‐F) Frankfurt am Main Germany
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Dakhil MA, El-Keblawy A, El-Sheikh MA, Halmy MWA, Ksiksi T, Hassan WA. Global Invasion Risk Assessment of Prosopis juliflora at Biome Level: Does Soil Matter? Biology (Basel) 2021; 10:biology10030203. [PMID: 33803081 PMCID: PMC7999975 DOI: 10.3390/biology10030203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Prosopis juliflora is one of the most problematic invasive trees in tropical and subtropical regions. Understanding driving forces affecting the potential global distribution would help in managing its current and future spread. The role of climate on the global spatial distribution of P. juliflora has been well studied, but little is known about the role of soil and human impacts as potential drivers. Here, we used maximum entropy (MaxEnt) for species distribution modelling to understand the role of climate (C), soil (S) and human impacts (H), C+S, and C+S+H in controlling the potential invasion range of P. juliflora, and to project its global potential invasive risk. We defined the top threatened global biomes, as predicted by the best-selected model. The incorporation of the edaphic factors improved the model performance and enhanced the accuracy of the outcome. Our findings revealed that the potential invasion risk increases with increases in mean temperature of the driest quarter (Bio9), soil alkalinity and clay fractions. Arid and semi-arid lands are at the highest risk of invasion than other moist biomes.
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- Mohammed A. Dakhil
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo 11790, Egypt;
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- Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Sharjah, Sharjah P.O. Box 27272, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence:
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21511, Egypt;
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- Biology Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain 15258, United Arab Emirates;
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef 62511, Egypt;
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Comole AA, Malan PW, Tiawoun MAP, Marques I. Effects of Prosopis velutina Invasion on Soil Characteristics along the Riverine System of the Molopo River in North-West Province, South Africa. International Journal of Ecology 2021; 2021:1-11. [DOI: 10.1155/2021/6681577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Invasive alien plants are one of the major threats to ecosystems. Many invasive plant species, such as Prosopis species, have been introduced around the world and can alter the soil properties of invaded ecosystems. It is one of the most aggressive invasive plant invaders in the North-West Province of South Africa, but little information is available about their influence on soil properties. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Prosopis velutina invasion on selected soil properties at five different sites along the riverine system of the Molopo River in North West Province. At each study site, soil characteristics were measured from soil samples taken under P. velutina canopies, between canopies and in the benchmark stands free of Prosopis species. The effect on selected soil properties of P. velutina invasion varied between the three stands and between sites. In all the sites, almost all soils collected from under the canopies had a significantly higher soil exchangeable Ca, K, Mg, and Na, organic matter (OM), total nitrogen (TN), available phosphorus (P), Electrical conductivity (EC), and cation exchange capacity (CEC) than the other sample positions, except for the pH which had the high value in intercanopies. Significantly higher (
) values of almost all soil properties were found on the densely invaded sites (Tshidilamolomo I and Tshidilamolomo II) compared to lightly invaded sites (Mabule, Black Heat Farm, and Bray). However, it was difficult to generalise as the effects often appear to be site-specific. In addition, the findings also indicated that soils textural classes ranged between sand, silt, and clay in all study sites with a higher proportion of sand in the benchmark than in the soil under the canopies and intercanopies. Soil characteristics differed significantly more between sites than among positions. The site effects observed in this current study provide evidences that this species may occupy a relatively broad soil niche.
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Castillo ML, Schaffner U, van Wilgen BW, Montaño NM, Bustamante RO, Cosacov A, Mathese MJ, Le Roux JJ. Genetic insights into the globally invasive and taxonomically problematic tree genus Prosopis. AoB Plants 2021; 13:plaa069. [PMID: 33542801 PMCID: PMC7846124 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plaa069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Accurate taxonomic identification of alien species is crucial to detect new incursions, prevent or reduce the arrival of new invaders and implement management options such as biological control. Globally, the taxonomy of non-native Prosopis species is problematic due to misidentification and extensive hybridization. We performed a genetic analysis on several Prosopis species, and their putative hybrids, including both native and non-native populations, with a special focus on Prosopis invasions in Eastern Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania). We aimed to clarify the taxonomic placement of non-native populations and to infer the introduction histories of Prosopis in Eastern Africa. DNA sequencing data from nuclear and chloroplast markers showed high homology (almost 100 %) between most species analysed. Analyses based on seven nuclear microsatellites confirmed weak population genetic structure among Prosopis species. Hybrids and polyploid individuals were recorded in both native and non-native populations. Invasive genotypes of Prosopis juliflora in Kenya and Ethiopia could have a similar native Mexican origin, while Tanzanian genotypes likely are from a different source. Native Peruvian Prosopis pallida genotypes showed high similarity with non-invasive genotypes from Kenya. Levels of introduced genetic diversity, relative to native populations, suggest that multiple introductions of P. juliflora and P. pallida occurred in Eastern Africa. Polyploidy may explain the successful invasion of P. juliflora in Eastern Africa. The polyploid P. juliflora was highly differentiated from the rest of the (diploid) species within the genus. The lack of genetic differentiation between most diploid species in their native ranges supports the notion that hybridization between allopatric species may occur frequently when they are co-introduced into non-native areas. For regulatory purposes, we propose to treat diploid Prosopis taxa from the Americas as a single taxonomic unit in non-native ranges.
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- María L Castillo
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
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- Departamento de Biología, División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, CP, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, CP, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratorio de Ecología Evolutiva - Biología Floral, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal IMBIV, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina, CP, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Shiferaw H, Alamirew T, Dzikiti S, Bewket W, Zeleke G, Schaffner U. Water use of Prosopis juliflora and its impacts on catchment water budget and rural livelihoods in Afar Region, Ethiopia. Sci Rep 2021; 11:2688. [PMID: 33514795 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-81776-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Dense impenetrable thickets of invasive trees and shrubs compete with other water users and thus disrupt ecosystem functioning and services. This study assessed water use by the evergreen Prosopis juliflora, one of the dominant invasive tree species in semi-arid and arid ecosystems in the tropical regions of Eastern Africa. The objectives of the study were to (1) analyze the seasonal water use patterns of P. juliflora in various locations in Afar Region, Ethiopia, (2) up-scale the water use from individual tree transpiration and stand evapotranspiration (ET) to the entire invaded area, and 3) estimate the monetary value of water lost due to the invasion. The sap flow rates of individual P. juliflora trees were measured using the heat ratio method while stand ET was quantified using the eddy covariance method. Transpiration by individual trees ranged from 1-36 L/day, with an average of 7 L of water per tree per day. The daily average transpiration of a Prosopis tree was about 3.4 (± 0.5) mm and the daily average ET of a dense Prosopis stand was about 3.7 (± 1.6) mm. Using a fractional cover map of P. juliflora (over an area of 1.18 million ha), water use of P. juliflora in Afar Region was estimated to be approximately 3.1-3.3 billion m3/yr. This volume of water would be sufficient to irrigate about 460,000 ha of cotton or 330,000 ha of sugar cane, the main crops in the area, which would generate an estimated net benefit of approximately US$ 320 million and US$ 470 million per growing season from cotton and sugarcane, respectively. Hence, P. juliflora invasion in the Afar Region has serious impacts on water availability and on the provision of other ecosystem services and ultimately on rural livelihoods.
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Mbaabu PR, Olago D, Gichaba M, Eckert S, Eschen R, Oriaso S, Choge SK, Linders TEW, Schaffner U. Restoration of degraded grasslands, but not invasion by Prosopis juliflora, avoids trade-offs between climate change mitigation and other ecosystem services. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20391. [PMID: 33235254 PMCID: PMC7686326 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77126-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Grassland degradation and the concomitant loss of soil organic carbon is widespread in tropical arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Afforestation of degraded grassland, sometimes by using invasive alien trees, has been put forward as a legitimate climate change mitigation strategy. However, even in cases where tree encroachment of degraded grasslands leads to increased soil organic carbon, it may come at a high cost since the restoration of grassland-characteristic biodiversity and ecosystem services will be blocked. We assessed how invasion by Prosopis juliflora and restoration of degraded grasslands in a semi-arid region in Baringo, Kenya affected soil organic carbon, biodiversity and fodder availability. Thirty years of grassland restoration replenished soil organic carbon to 1 m depth at a rate of 1.4% per year and restored herbaceous biomass to levels of pristine grasslands, while plant biodiversity remained low. Invasion of degraded grasslands by P. juliflora increased soil organic carbon primarily in the upper 30 cm and suppressed herbaceous vegetation. We argue that, in contrast to encroachment by invasive alien trees, restoration of grasslands in tropical semi-arid regions can both serve as a measure for climate change mitigation and help restore key ecosystem services important for pastoralists and agro-pastoralist communities.
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- Purity Rima Mbaabu
- Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Baringo Sub-Centre, P.O. Box 57-30403, Marigat, Kenya. .,Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya. .,Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Chuka University, P.O. Box 109-60400, Chuka, Kenya.
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- Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Mittelstrasse 43, Bern, Switzerland
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- CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, Delémont, Switzerland
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- Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation (ICCA), University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 30197-00100, GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), Baringo Sub-Centre, P.O. Box 57-30403, Marigat, Kenya
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- CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, Delémont, Switzerland.,Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, Bern, Switzerland.,Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F), Senckenberganlage 25, 60325, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Al-assaf A, Tadros MJ, Al-shishany S, Stewart S, Majdalawi M, Tabieh M, Othman YA. Economic Assessment and Community Management of Prosopis juliflora Invasion in Sweimeh Village, Jordan. Sustainability 2020; 12:8327. [DOI: 10.3390/su12208327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Invasions by invasive alien species (IAS) are recognized as one of the largest threats to earth’s ecosystem services and represent rapidly growing economic costs as they damage local ecosystems and force surrounding communities to divert resources towards IAS management and control. The study objectives were to assess the economic impacts of a Prosopis juliflora invasion in Jordan and gauge community preferences for management plans. The study was conducted in Sweimeh, Jordan Valley using a combination of focus groups and randomized interviews with 203 local households. Direct-use values for products derived from P. juliflora and direct costs owing to P. juliflora’s presence have been calculated. A binary logistic regression model was then developed to predict the households’ preferences between two policy responses: P. juliflora management or complete eradication. The results revealed the dualistic role of P. juliflora in household livelihoods: it was widely used for firewood, fodder, and charcoal offering benefits valued at JOD 2165 per household/year (JOD 1 = USD 0.71). At the same time, the invasion reduced household welfare by taking over arable lands and injuring humans and animals. Consequently, the income lost as a result of the invasion was estimated by JOD 1410.5 per household/year. As a result, two-thirds of respondents choose the option of P.juliflora invasion management. Only respondents’ monthly income and perception of P. juliflora’s impact on the prevention of soil erosion were significant predictors of respondents’ preferences for the management plans. In conclusion, more coordinated responses between policy makers, institutions, and local communities are required to mitigate the negative impact of P. juliflora invasion.
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Tadros MJ, Al-assaf A, Othman YA, Makhamreh Z, Taifour H. Evaluating the Effect of Prosopis juliflora, an Alien Invasive Species, on Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing Approach. Sustainability 2020; 12:5887. [DOI: 10.3390/su12155887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Invasive plant species (IPS) affect people’s livelihoods and well-being by providing both benefits and costs in different contexts. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of Prosopis juliflora invasion on land cover change using ground survey and satellite sensor data derived from Landsat ETM+. The study was conducted at Sweimeh, Jordan Valley, between 1999 and 2017. The overall classification accuracy of remotely sensed data was 86% for 1999 and 80% for 2017. Accordingly, a remote sensing approach has the potential to assess land change/cover and aid in monitoring the IPS, specifically Prosopis invasion. Change detection analysis of Landsat classes (i.e., 1999 and 2017) showed that bare soil, urban, and water surface areas decreased by 6%, 11%, and 3%, respectively. Conversely, the vegetation class (i.e., IPS and native plants) increased by 20%. Ground surveys in 1999 and 2017 showed that the average vegetation area in Sweimeh invaded by Prosopis was approximately 60% in 1999 and 70% in 2017. Accordingly, the total estimated area invaded by P. juliflora at Sweimeh (2106 ha) in 1999 was approximately 92 ha, while Prosopis coverage in the same region was approximately 413 ha in 2017. The high emergence rate, the adaptation to high temperatures and low precipitation as well as governmental regulations which restrict the removal of trees, including IPS, were the main factors that prompted the extreme P. juliflora invasion in the Jordan Valley. The high invasion rate has led to a reduction in native species, including Tamarix spp., and dried up five natural water springs in the area. Overall, a monitoring plan should be applied to control the invasion problem by Prosopis in the valley. In addition, the conservation regulations that deal with IPS should be revised to mitigate the IPS risk.
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Hussain MI, tsombou FM, El-keblawy A. Surface Canopy Position Determines the Photosystem II Photochemistry in Invasive and Native Prosopis Congeners at Sharjah Desert, UAE. Forests 2020; 11:740. [DOI: 10.3390/f11070740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Plants have evolved photoprotective mechanisms in order to counteract the damaging effects of excess light in hyper-arid desert environments. We evaluated the impact of surface canopy positions on the photosynthetic adjustments and chlorophyll fluorescence attributes (photosystem II photochemistry, quantum yield, fluorescence quenching, and photon energy dissipation), leaf biomass and nutrient content of sun-exposed leaves at the south east (SE canopy position) and shaded-leaves at the north west (NW canopy position) in the invasive Prosopis juliflora and native Prosopis cineraria in the extreme environment (hyper-arid desert area, United Arab Emirates (UAE)). The main aim of this research was to study the photoprotection mechanism in invasive and native Prosopis congeners via the safe removal—as thermal energy—of excess solar energy absorbed by the light collecting system, which counteracts the formation of reactive oxygen species. Maximum photosynthetic efficiency (Fv/Fm) from dark-adapted leaves in P. juliflora and P. cineraria was higher on NW than SE canopy position while insignificant difference was observed within the two Prosopis congeners. Greater quantum yield was observed in P. juliflora than P. cineraria on the NW canopy position than SE. With the change of canopy positions from NW to SE, the reduction of the PSII reaction center activity in the leaves of both Prosopis congeners was accelerated. On the SE canopy position, a significant decline in the electron transport rate (ETR) of in the leaves of both Prosopis congeners occurred, which might be due to the blockage of electron transfer from QA to QB on the PSII acceptor side. On the SE canopy position; Prosopis leaves dissipated excess light energy by increasing non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). However, in P. cineraria, the protective ability of NPQ decreased, which led to the accumulation of excess excitation energy (1 − qP)/NPQ and the aggravation of photoinhibition. The results also explain the role of different physiological attributes contributing to invasiveness of P. juliflora and to evaluate its liaison between plasticity of these characters and invasiveness.
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Asaf S, Khan AL, Khan A, Al-Harrasi A. Unraveling the Chloroplast Genomes of Two Prosopis Species to Identify Its Genomic Information, Comparative Analyses and Phylogenetic Relationship. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E3280. [PMID: 32384622 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21093280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Genus Prosopis (family Fabaceae) are shrubby trees, native to arid and semi-arid regions of Asia, Africa, and America and known for nitrogen fixation. Here, we have sequenced the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes of two Prosopis species (P. juliflora and P. cineraria) and compared them with previously sequenced P. glandulosa, Adenanthera microsperma, and Parkia javanica belonging to the same family. The complete genome sequences of Prosopis species and related species ranged from 159,389 bp (A. microsperma) to 163,677 bp (P. cineraria). The overall GC contents of the genomes were almost the similar (35.9–36.6%). The P. juliflora and P. cineraria genomes encoded 132 and 131 genes, respectively, whereas both the species comprised of 85 protein-coding genes higher than other compared species. About 140, 134, and 129 repeats were identified in P. juliflora, P. cineraria and P. glandulosa cp genomes, respectively. Similarly, the maximum number of simple sequence repeats were determined in P. juliflora (88), P. cineraria (84), and P. glandulosa (78). Moreover, complete cp genome comparison determined a high degree of sequence similarity among P. juliflora, P. cineraria, and P. glandulosa, however some divergence in the intergenic spacers of A. microsperma and Parkia javanica were observed. The phylogenetic analysis showed that P. juliflora is closer to P. cineraria than P. glandulosa.
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Egoh BN, Ntshotsho P, Maoela MA, Blanchard R, Ayompe LM, Rahlao S. Setting the scene for achievable post-2020 convention on biological diversity targets: A review of the impacts of invasive alien species on ecosystem services in Africa. J Environ Manage 2020; 261:110171. [PMID: 32148262 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Revised: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Invasive alien species (IAS) are known to pose a serious threat to biodiversity, and reduce the ability of ecosystems to provide benefits to humans. In recognition of this threat and to address the impacts of IAS, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted Aichi Biodiversity Target 9, which is dedicated to the control or eradication of priority IAS and the management of their introduction pathways by 2020. The achievement of Target 9 relies strongly on the commitment and ability of Parties to set ambitious national or regional targets and achive them, the availability of information and the requisite expertise on invasion biology. Now that the global community is gearing for the post-2020 Biodiversity Framework, it is time to take stock and identify opportunities to improve the performance of the African region beyond 2020. We approached this task by reviewing information on the impacts of IAS on ecosystem services in Africa, as a large proportion of Africans directly rely on ecosystem services, particularly in rural areas. Furthermore, we assessed the expertise on IAS in Africa. Our data sources were National Reports of African countries to the CBD, as well as peer-reviewed scientific literature. National Reports under the CBD provide information on measures taken to implement the Convention at country level, as well as progress towards the achievement of set targets. We found National Reports for 48 (about 90%) countries of which 73% provided feedback on IAS indicating commitment to fight IAS. However, there were few studies within peer-reviewed scientific literature looking at impacts of IAS on ecosystem services in Africa and almost half of the authors were non-Africans. This alludes to limited scientific expertise to inform and support IAS management on the continent. Both the National Reports and scientific literature showed that provisioning services were the most negatively affected by IAS. Also, more than 100 species were listed as problematic. More efforts and resources are needed to document IAS impacts across different realms (e.g. marine, terrestrial and freshwater) and for sub-regional bodies so that more integrated strategies and approaches can be developed. This information is also needed to support the development and implementation of national legislative and regulatory initiatives, as well as to report on international obligations such as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
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- Benis N Egoh
- Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA.
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- Smart Places Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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- Smart Places Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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- Smart Places Cluster, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), P.O. Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa; Centre of Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Earth System Science, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, 92697, USA
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Biological Invasions Directorate, Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, Private Bag X101, Silverton, 0184, Pretoria, South Africa; Centre of Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Edrisi SA, El-keblawy A, Abhilash PC. Sustainability Analysis of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC Based Restoration of Degraded Land in North India. Land 2020; 9:59. [DOI: 10.3390/land9020059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Restoration of marginal and degraded lands is essential for regaining biodiversity and ecosystems services, and thereby attaining UN-Sustainable Development Goals. During the last few decades, many fast growing and hardy trees have been introduced worldwide to restore the marginal and degraded lands for ecosystem stability. Unfortunately, most of these introduced species have become invasive and invaded the nearby productive systems, leading to significant biodiversity loss and land degradation. Therefore, it is imperative to conduct a sustainability analysis of the introduced species for necessary course correction and also for preventing the future utilisation of such species for land restoration. With this backdrop, the present study was conducted to analyse the socio-ecological impacts of a widely used species, i.e., Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC based restoration of degraded land of Lucknow, North India. For this, ecological (soil quality and plant biodiversity) and social (livelihood) indicators have been studied over a period of two years (2015–16) through direct field sampling and questionnaire-based surveys. While there was a positive difference (p < 0.01) in the key physico-chemical properties of the P. juliflora-invaded soil than the non-invaded site, the belowground microbial load was significantly lower (19.46 × 106 g−1 of soil) in invaded land as compared to the non-invaded one (31.01 × 106 g−1). Additionally, the invasion of P. juliflora had significantly reduced the biodiversity by displacing the local flora such as Achyranthes aspera L., Amaranthus spinosus L., Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers, Euphorbia hirta L., etc. The invaded area had only eight plant species having an effective number of species (ENS) of 7.2, whereas the non-invaded area had the presence of 26 plant species with an ENS of 23.8. Although the local people utilised P. juliflora as fuelwood mostly during summer and winter seasons, the invasion resulted in a fodder deficit of 419.97 kg household−1 y−1 leading to resource scarcity in the invaded area in comparison to the non-invaded area. Ecodistribution mapping clearly showed that P. juliflora is already found in most of the tropical and subtropical countries (~103) including in India and has become invasive in many countries. Therefore, we recommend that P. juliflora must be wisely used for the land restoration programs targeted during the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) as this species has invasive traits and thereby reduces the ecosystem sustainability of the invaded areas.
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Singh S, Malhotra S, Mukherjee P, Mishra R, Farooqi F, Sharma RS, Mishra V. Peroxidases from an invasive Mesquite species for management and restoration of fertility of phenolic-contaminated soil. J Environ Manage 2020; 256:109908. [PMID: 31822458 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 11/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Phenolics drive the global economy, but they also pose threats to soil health and plant growth. Enzymes like peroxidase have the potential to remove the phenolic contaminants from the wastewater; however, their role in restoring soil health and improving plant growth has not yet been ascertained. We fractionated efficient peroxidases (MPx) from leaves of an invasive species of Mesquite, Prosopis juliflora, and demonstrated its superiority over horseradish peroxidase (HRP) in remediating phenol, 3-chlorophenol (3-CP), and a mixture of chlorophenols (CP-M), from contaminated soil. MPx removes phenolics over a broader range of pH (2.0-9.0) as compared with HRP (pH: 7.0-8.0). In soil, replacing H2O2 with CaO2 further increases the phenolic removal efficiency of MPx (≥90% of phenol, ≥ 70% of 3-CP, and ≥90% of CP-M). MPx maintains ~4-fold higher phenolic removal efficiency than purified HRP even in soils with extremely high contaminant concentration (2 g phenolics/kg of soil), which is desirable for environmental applications of enzymes for remediation. MPx treatment restores soil biological processes as evident by key enzymes of soil fertility viz. Acid- and alkaline-phosphatases, urease, and soil dehydrogenase, and improves potential biochemical fertility index of soil contaminated with phenolics. MPx treatment also assists the Vigna mungo test plant to overcome toxicant stress and grow healthy in contaminated soils. Optimization of MPx for application in the field environment would help both in the restoration of phenolic-contaminated soils and the management of invasive Mesquite.
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- Savita Singh
- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
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- Bioresources and Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India.
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Eckert S, Hamad A, Kilawe CJ, Linders TEW, Ng W, Mbaabu PR, Shiferaw H, Witt A, Schaffner U. Niche change analysis as a tool to inform management of two invasive species in Eastern Africa. Ecosphere 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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- Sandra Eckert
- Centre for Development and Environment University of Bern Mittelstrasse 43 Bern CH‐3012 Switzerland
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- School of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro Tanzania
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- School of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism Sokoine University of Agriculture Morogoro Tanzania
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- Institute for Surveying, Remote Sensing and Land Information (IVFL) University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna Austria
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- Kenya Forestry Research Institute P.O. Box 20412 Nairobi Kenya
- Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation University of Nairobi P.O. Box 29053 Nairobi Kenya
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- Water and Land Resource Centre P.O. Box 3880 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
- College of Natural Sciences Addis Ababa University P.O. Box 1176 Addis Ababa Ethiopia
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- CABI Kenya Canary Bird, 673 Limuru Road, Muthaiga, P.O. Box 633‐00621 Nairobi Kenya
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- CABI Switzerland Rue des Grillons 1 Delemont CH‐2800 Switzerland
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Ecosystems can sustain social adaptation to environmental change by protecting people from climate change effects and providing options for sustaining material and non-material benefits as ecological structure and functions transform. Along adaptation pathways, people navigate the trade-offs between different ecosystem contributions to adaptation, or adaptation services (AS), and can enhance their synergies and co-benefits as environmental change unfolds. Understanding trade-offs and co-benefits of AS is therefore essential to support social adaptation and requires analysing how people co-produce AS. We analysed co-production along the three steps of the ecosystem cascade: (i) ecosystem management; (ii) mobilization; and (iii) appropriation, social access and appreciation. Using five exemplary case studies across socio-ecosystems and continents, we show how five broad mechanisms already active for current ecosystem services can enhance co-benefits and minimize trade-offs between AS: (1) traditional and multi-functional land/sea management targeting ecological resilience; (2) pro-active management for ecosystem transformation; (3) co-production of novel services in landscapes without compromising other services; (4) collective governance of all co-production steps; and (5) feedbacks from appropriation, appreciation of and social access to main AS. We conclude that knowledge and recognition of co-production mechanisms will enable pro-active management and governance for collective adaptation to ecosystem transformation. This article is part of the theme issue 'Climate change and ecosystems: threats, opportunities and solutions'.
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- Sandra Lavorel
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Cirad, University of Montpellier, Montpellier 34098, France.,Cifor, Lima 15024, Peru
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- Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Linnaeus Way, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine, CNRS, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Hussain MI, Shackleton RT, El-Keblawy A, Del Mar Trigo Pérez M, González L. Invasive Mesquite ( Prosopis juliflora), an Allergy and Health Challenge. Plants (Basel) 2020; 9:plants9020141. [PMID: 31979176 PMCID: PMC7076653 DOI: 10.3390/plants9020141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC), is an medium-sized tree (family Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae), that has been intorcuded around the world. It is a noxious invasive species in Africa, Asia, and the Arabian Peninsula and a source of highly allergenic pollen in. The present article reviews the adverse allergenic effects of P. juliflora pollen on human and animal health. Several studies have diagnosed that allergenic pollens from Prosopis spp. can provoke respiratory problems. Prosopis pollen extracts have 16 allergenic components of which nine proteins were recognized as major allergens with some of them showing cross-reactivity. Clinically, understanding Prosopis pollen production, flowering seasonality, pollen load, and dispersal in the atmosphere are important to avoid allergic consequences for local inhabitants. Climate change and other pollution can also help to further facilitate allergenic issues. Furthermore, we document other human and animal health problems caused by invasive Prosopis trees. This includes flesh injuries, dental and gastric problems, and the facilitation of malaria. This review summarizes and enhances the existing knowledge about Prosopis flowering phenology, aeroallergen, and other human and animal health risks associated with this noxious plant.
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- M. Iftikhar Hussain
- Research Institute of Science and Engineering, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 2141, UAE
- Plant Biology & Soil Science Department, Universidad de Vigo, 36310–Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain;
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +971-5-6786-0330
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Natural Sciences Building, Private Bag X1, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7600, South Africa;
- Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Applied Biology, College of Sciences, University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 27272, Sharjah 2141, UAE;
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- Plant Biology & Soil Science Department, Universidad de Vigo, 36310–Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain;
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Prasad S, Baishya R. Interactive effects of soil moisture and temperature on soil respiration under native and non-native tree species in semi-arid forest of Delhi, India. Trop Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s42965-019-00028-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Castro‐Díez P, Vaz AS, Silva JS, van Loo M, Alonso Á, Aponte C, Bayón Á, Bellingham PJ, Chiuffo MC, DiManno N, Julian K, Kandert S, La Porta N, Marchante H, Maule HG, Mayfield MM, Metcalfe D, Monteverdi MC, Núñez MA, Ostertag R, Parker IM, Peltzer DA, Potgieter LJ, Raymundo M, Rayome D, Reisman‐Berman O, Richardson DM, Roos RE, Saldaña A, Shackleton RT, Torres A, Trudgen M, Urban J, Vicente JR, Vilà M, Ylioja T, Zenni RD, Godoy O. Global effects of non-native tree species on multiple ecosystem services. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2019; 94:1477-1501. [PMID: 30974048 PMCID: PMC6850375 DOI: 10.1111/brv.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Non-native tree (NNT) species have been transported worldwide to create or enhance services that are fundamental for human well-being, such as timber provision, erosion control or ornamental value; yet NNTs can also produce undesired effects, such as fire proneness or pollen allergenicity. Despite the variety of effects that NNTs have on multiple ecosystem services, a global quantitative assessment of their costs and benefits is still lacking. Such information is critical for decision-making, management and sustainable exploitation of NNTs. We present here a global assessment of NNT effects on the three main categories of ecosystem services, including regulating (RES), provisioning (PES) and cultural services (CES), and on an ecosystem disservice (EDS), i.e. pollen allergenicity. By searching the scientific literature, country forestry reports, and social media, we compiled a global data set of 1683 case studies from over 125 NNT species, covering 44 countries, all continents but Antarctica, and seven biomes. Using different meta-analysis techniques, we found that, while NNTs increase most RES (e.g. climate regulation, soil erosion control, fertility and formation), they decrease PES (e.g. NNTs contribute less than native trees to global timber provision). Also, they have different effects on CES (e.g. increase aesthetic values but decrease scientific interest), and no effect on the EDS considered. NNT effects on each ecosystem (dis)service showed a strong context dependency, varying across NNT types, biomes and socio-economic conditions. For instance, some RES are increased more by NNTs able to fix atmospheric nitrogen, and when the ecosystem is located in low-latitude biomes; some CES are increased more by NNTs in less-wealthy countries or in countries with higher gross domestic products. The effects of NNTs on several ecosystem (dis)services exhibited some synergies (e.g. among soil fertility, soil formation and climate regulation or between aesthetic values and pollen allergenicity), but also trade-offs (e.g. between fire regulation and soil erosion control). Our analyses provide a quantitative understanding of the complex synergies, trade-offs and context dependencies involved for the effects of NNTs that is essential for attaining a sustained provision of ecosystem services.
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- Pilar Castro‐Díez
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad de AlcaláE‐28805Alcalá de HenaresSpain
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO‐CIBIO)Universidade do PortoPT4485‐661VairãoPortugal
- Faculdade de CiênciasUniversidade do PortoPT4169‐007PortoPortugal
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- College of Agriculture, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra3045‐601CoimbraPortugal
- Centre for Applied Ecology “Prof. Baeta Neves” (InBIO‐CEABN), School of AgricultureUniversity of LisbonPT1349‐017LisbonPortugal
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity ResearchUniversity of Vienna1030ViennaAustria
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad de AlcaláE‐28805Alcalá de HenaresSpain
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- School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, Faculty of ScienceThe University of MelbourneRichmondVictoria3121Australia
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- Department of Integrative EcologyEstación Biológica de Doñana (EBD‐CSIC)E‐41092SevillaSpain
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- Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMAUniversidad Nacional del Comahue, CONICETAvenida de los Pioneros 2350San Carlos de BarilocheRío NegroArgentina
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of Hawai'i at HiloHiloHI96720U.S.A.
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of Hawai'i at HiloHiloHI96720U.S.A.
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- IASMA Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach38010TrentoItaly
- MOUNTFOR Project Centre, European Forest Institute38010TrentoItaly
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- College of Agriculture, Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra3045‐601CoimbraPortugal
- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life SciencesUniversity of Coimbra3000‐456CoimbraPortugal
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biological SciencesBrisbaneQueensland4072Australia
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- CSIRO Land and Water, Ecosciences PrecinctDutton ParkQueensland4102Australia
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- Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMAUniversidad Nacional del Comahue, CONICETAvenida de los Pioneros 2350San Carlos de BarilocheRío NegroArgentina
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- Department of BiologyUniversity of Hawai'i at HiloHiloHI96720U.S.A.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of CaliforniaSanta CruzCA95060U.S.A.
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and ZoologyStellenbosch UniversityMatieland7602South Africa
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- The University of Queensland, School of Biological SciencesBrisbaneQueensland4072Australia
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- USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands ForestryHiloHIU.S.A.
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- French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology of Drylands. Blaustein Institutes for Desert ResearchBen Gurion University of the NegevBeersheba84990Israel
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and ZoologyStellenbosch UniversityMatieland7602South Africa
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementNorwegian University of Life SciencesÅsNorway
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad de AlcaláE‐28805Alcalá de HenaresSpain
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and ZoologyStellenbosch UniversityMatieland7602South Africa
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- Grupo de Ecología de Invasiones, INIBIOMAUniversidad Nacional del Comahue, CONICETAvenida de los Pioneros 2350San Carlos de BarilocheRío NegroArgentina
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- CSIRO Land & WaterWembleyWestern Australia6913Australia
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Western AustraliaCrawleyWestern Australia6009Australia
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood TechnologyMendel University in Brno613 00Brno‐severCzech Republic
- Siberian Federal University, KrasnoyarskKrasnoyarsk660041Russia
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO‐CIBIO)Universidade do PortoPT4485‐661VairãoPortugal
- Laboratory of Applied Ecology, CITAB – Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro‐Environment and Biological SciencesUniversity of Trás‐os‐Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortugal
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- Department of Integrative EcologyEstación Biológica de Doñana (EBD‐CSIC)E‐41092SevillaSpain
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- Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)FI‐00791HelsinkiFinland
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- Setor de Ecologia, Departamento de BiologiaUniversidade Federal de LavrasLavrasMG37200‐000Brazil
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Cc. del Mar y AmbientalesInstituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar CEIMAR, Universidad de CádizE‐11510Puerto RealSpain
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Mbaabu PR, Ng W, Schaffner U, Gichaba M, Olago D, Choge S, Oriaso S, Eckert S. Spatial Evolution of Prosopis Invasion and its Effects on LULC and Livelihoods in Baringo, Kenya. Remote Sensing 2019; 11:1217. [DOI: 10.3390/rs11101217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Woody alien plant species have been deliberately introduced globally in many arid and semi-arid regions, as they can provide services and goods to the rural poor. However, some of these alien trees and shrubs have become invasive over time, with important impacts on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being. Prosopis was introduced in Baringo County, Kenya, in the 1980s, but since then, it has spread rapidly from the original plantations to new areas. To assess land-use and land-cover (LULC) changes and dynamics in Baringo, we used a combination of dry and wet season Landsat satellite data acquired over a seven-year time interval between 1988–2016, and performed a supervised Random Forest classification. For each time interval, we calculated the extent of Prosopis invasion, rates of spread, gains and losses of specific LULC classes, and the relative importance of Prosopis invasion on LULC changes. The overall accuracy and kappa coefficients of the LULC classifications ranged between 98.1–98.5% and 0.93–0.96, respectively. We found that Prosopis coverage increased from 882 ha in 1988 to 18,792 ha in 2016. The highest negative changes in LULC classes were found for grasslands (−6252 ha; −86%), irrigated cropland (−849 ha; −57%), Vachellia tortilis-dominated vegetation (−3602 ha; −42%), and rainfed cropland (−1432 ha; −37%). Prosopis invasion alone directly accounted for over 30% of these negative changes, suggesting that Prosopis invasion is a key driver of the observed LULC changes in Baringo County. Although the management of Prosopis by utilization has been promoted in Baringo for 10–15 years, the spread of Prosopis has not stopped or slowed down. This suggests that Prosopis management in Baringo and other invaded areas in East Africa needs to be based on a more integrated approach.
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Alvarez M, Heller G, Malombe I, Matheka KW, Choge S, Becker M. Classification of
Prosopis juliflora
invasion in the Lake Baringo basin and environmental correlations. Afr J Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/aje.12601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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- Kenya Forestry Research Institute Marigat Kenya
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Shiferaw H, Schaffner U, Bewket W, Alamirew T, Zeleke G, Teketay D, Eckert S. Modelling the current fractional cover of an invasive alien plant and drivers of its invasion in a dryland ecosystem. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1576. [PMID: 30733452 PMCID: PMC6367408 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36587-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The development of spatially differentiated management strategies against invasive alien plant species requires a detailed understanding of their current distribution and of the level of invasion across the invaded range. The objectives of this study were to estimate the current fractional cover gradient of invasive trees of the genus Prosopis in the Afar Region, Ethiopia, and to identify drivers of its invasion. We used seventeen explanatory variables describing Landsat 8 image reflectance, topography, climate and landscape structures to model the current cover of Prosopis across the invaded range using the random forest (RF) algorithm. Validation of the RF algorithm confirmed high model performance with an accuracy of 92% and a Kappa-coefficient of 0.8. We found that, within 35 years after its introduction, Prosopis has invaded approximately 1.17 million ha at different cover levels in the Afar Region (12.3% of the surface). Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and elevation showed the highest explanatory power among the 17 variables, in terms of both the invader's overall distribution as well as areas with high cover. Villages and linear landscape structures (rivers and roads) were found to be more important drivers of future Prosopis invasion than environmental variables, such as climate and topography, suggesting that Prosopis is likely to continue spreading and increasing in abundance in the case study area if left uncontrolled. We discuss how information on the fractional cover and the drivers of invasion can help in developing spatially-explicit management recommendations against a target invasive plant species.
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- Hailu Shiferaw
- Water and Land Resource Centre, P.O. Box 3880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and private P.O.Box, 7985, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box, 1176, AAU, Ethiopia.
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- CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, CH-2800, Delémont, Switzerland
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- Department of Geography & Environmental Studies, Addis Ababa University, P.O.Box, 1176, AAU, Ethiopia
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- Water and Land Resource Centre, P.O. Box 3880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and private P.O.Box, 7985, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Water and Land Resource Centre, P.O. Box 3880, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and private P.O.Box, 7985, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Botswana University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (BUAN), Department of Crop Science and Production, Private Bag, 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
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- Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 10, CH-3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Shackleton RT, Richardson DM, Shackleton CM, Bennett B, Crowley SL, Dehnen-Schmutz K, Estévez RA, Fischer A, Kueffer C, Kull CA, Marchante E, Novoa A, Potgieter LJ, Vaas J, Vaz AS, Larson BMH. Explaining people's perceptions of invasive alien species: A conceptual framework. J Environ Manage 2019; 229:10-26. [PMID: 30077400 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Human perceptions of nature and the environment are increasingly being recognised as important for environmental management and conservation. Understanding people's perceptions is crucial for understanding behaviour and developing effective management strategies to maintain, preserve and improve biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. As an interdisciplinary team, we produced a synthesis of the key factors that influence people's perceptions of invasive alien species, and ordered them in a conceptual framework. In a context of considerable complexity and variation across time and space, we identified six broad-scale dimensions: (1) attributes of the individual perceiving the invasive alien species; (2) characteristics of the invasive alien species itself; (3) effects of the invasion (including negative and positive impacts, i.e. benefits and costs); (4) socio-cultural context; (5) landscape context; and (6) institutional and policy context. A number of underlying and facilitating aspects for each of these six overarching dimensions are also identified and discussed. Synthesising and understanding the main factors that influence people's perceptions is useful to guide future research, to facilitate dialogue and negotiation between actors, and to aid management and policy formulation and governance of invasive alien species. This can help to circumvent and mitigate conflicts, support prioritisation plans, improve stakeholder engagement platforms, and implement control measures.
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- Ross T Shackleton
- School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3G1, Canada; Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland; Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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- Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW, 2751, Australia; Department of Historical Studies, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 523, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, United Kingdom
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- Centre of Applied Ecology and Sustainability (CAPES), Departamento de Ecología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, O'Higgins 340, Santiago, Chile
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- Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences Group, James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute of Integrative Biology, ETH Zurich, 8092, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Institute of Botany, Department of Invasion Ecology, The Czech Academy of Sciences, CZ-252 43, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO-CIBIO), University of Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Rua Padre Armando Quintas, PT4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, N2L3G1, Canada; Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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Shackleton RT, Shackleton CM, Kull CA. The role of invasive alien species in shaping local livelihoods and human well-being: A review. J Environ Manage 2019; 229:145-157. [PMID: 30049620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Invasive alien species are a well-recognised driver of social-ecological change globally. Much research has focused on ecological impacts, but the role of invasive species for livelihoods and human well-being is less well known. Understanding the effects (benefits and costs) of invasive species on livelihoods and human well-being is important for guiding policy formulation and management. Here we review the literature on the role of invasive species in livelihoods to assess what is known, identify knowledge gaps and provide recommendations for future research. Literature was collected using key word searches and included both journal publications and grey literature. Slightly less than half (48%) of species studied had both substantial positive and negative impacts on local livelihoods (e.g. Australian Acacia spp. species; Camelus dromedaries; Lantana camara; Prosopis spp.), with 37% inducing mainly costs (Chromolaena odorata; Lissachatina fulica; Opuntia stricta) and 16% producing mainly benefits (Opuntia ficus-indica; Acacia spp.). Some species, such as Acacia dealbata, fell into different categories depending on the social-ecological context. Key benefits or services included the provision of fuelwood, fodder, timber and food products for local households communities and to a lesser extent supporting and regulating services such as soil improvement and shade. A number of species also provided cultural services such as recreation and spiritual values and provided many with an opportunity to earn a cash income. However, invasive species also harm livelihoods and increase vulnerability through encroaching on land and reducing mobility or access. They can also decrease the supply of natural resources used by households and reduce agricultural production (livestock and/or crops) which can result in losses of income and increased vulnerability. Furthermore, some invasive species were seen to have negative implications for human health and safety and reduce the cultural value of landscapes. Economic impacts on livelihoods as a result of invasive species were highly variable and very dependent on the social-ecological contexts. These negative implications can reduce resilience and adaptive capacity of households and communities thus increasing their vulnerability to change. Drawing on case studies we highlight that efforts for managing invasive species need to safeguard livelihood benefits while mitigating negative impacts. In concluding we highlight future research and policy needs on the topic of invasive species, livelihoods and human well-being.
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- Ross T Shackleton
- Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland 7602, South Africa; School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario N2L3G1, Canada; Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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- Institute of Geography and Sustainability, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Mirkena T, Walelign E, Tewolde N, Gari G, Abebe G, Newman S. Camel production systems in Ethiopia: a review of literature with notes on MERS-CoV risk factors. Pastoralism 2018; 8:30. [PMID: 32226597 PMCID: PMC7099212 DOI: 10.1186/s13570-018-0135-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Camels are the most adapted species to the harsh conditions of arid/semi-arid rangelands of Ethiopia where pastoralism is the dominant mode of life and mobility is an inherent strategy to efficiently utilize the spatially and temporally distributed pasture and water resources. Usually, large numbers of camels and other domestic animals from many different herds/flocks congregate at watering sites, and this may create a perfect condition for disease transmission and spread among animals. The same water sources are also shared by multitudes of wild animals. Camel herd sizes per household range from few heads (five to ten) to several hundreds. Female camels account for more than 75% of the herd. Male camels are usually sold early as pack animals or for slaughter. Female camels may remain fertile up to 25 years, during which time they produce eight to ten calves. Camels are herded during daytime on communal rangelands. During night, they are kept in traditional kraals around homesteads. Breeding time is short and seasonal and is affected by rainfall patterns and feed availability. Usually, only men milk camels. Milking frequency ranges from two to five times per day. Washing of hands, milking vessels, the udder and teats is not practised by many prior to milking the camels. Besides, the milking area is generally full of dust and dung and without shade. This affects the quality and safety of the produced milk. Pathogens and diseases of camelids are less well known; however, they are suspected as zoonotic sources for the human infection with the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. There is an increasing need to determine whether camels are clinically susceptible, act as potential reservoirs and maintenance or bridge hosts, to viral pathogens.
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- Tadele Mirkena
- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- 2Regional Office for Africa, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Accra, Ghana
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