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Kempthorne CJ, St Pierre M, Le A, Livingstone S, McNulty J, Cadotte MW, Liscombe DK. Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics for the elucidation of alkaloid biosynthesis and function in invasive Vincetoxicum rossicum populations. Phytochemistry 2024; 221:114051. [PMID: 38452878 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114051] [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: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/02/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
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The genus Vincetoxicum includes a couple of highly invasive vines in North America that threaten biodiversity and challenge land management strategies. Vincetoxicum species are known to produce bioactive phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids that might play a role in the invasiveness of these plants via chemical interactions with other organisms. Untargeted, high-resolution mass spectrometry-based metabolomics approaches were used to explore specialized metabolism in Vincetoxicum plants collected from invaded sites in Ontario, Canada. All metabolites corresponding to alkaloids in lab and field samples of V. rossicum and V. nigrum were identified, which collectively contained 25 different alkaloidal features. The biosynthesis of these alkaloids was investigated by the incorporation of the stable isotope-labelled phenylalanine precursor providing a basis for an updated biosynthetic pathway accounting for the rapid generation of chemical diversity in invasive Vincetoxicum. Aqueous extracts of aerial Vincetoxicum rossicum foliage had phytotoxic activity against seedlings of several species, resulting in identification of tylophorine as a phytotoxin; tylophorine and 14 other alkaloids from Vincetoxicum accumulated in soils associated with full-sun and a high-density of V. rossicum. Using desorption-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, 15 alkaloids were found to accumulate at wounded sites of V. rossicum leaves, a chemical cocktail that would be encountered by feeding herbivores. Understanding the specialized metabolism of V. rossicum provides insight into the roles and influences of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids in ecological systems and enables potential, natural product-based approaches for the control of invasive Vincetoxicum and other weedy species.
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- Christine J Kempthorne
- Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, 4890 Victoria Ave North, Box 4000, Vineland Station, Ontario, L0R 2E0, Canada; Centre for Biotechnology, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, Ontario, L8S 4L8, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario, M1C 1A4, Canada
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- Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, 4890 Victoria Ave North, Box 4000, Vineland Station, Ontario, L0R 2E0, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, Brock University, 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, St Catharines, Ontario, L2S 3A1, Canada.
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Akomolafe GF, Rosazlina R, Omomoh B. Soil seed bank dynamics of two invasive alien plants in Nigeria: implications for ecosystem restoration. AoB Plants 2024; 16:plae003. [PMID: 38384340 PMCID: PMC10880880 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plae003] [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: 12/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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The assessment of seed banks could provide useful hints towards ensuring restoration planning and invasive species management. In this study, the impacts of two invaders such as Hyptis suaveolens and Urena lobata on the soil seed banks were investigated. We also assessed the seed characteristics of the invaders at the invaded sites. This was achieved using 10 sites each for H. suaveolens- and U. lobata-invaded habitats and -non-invaded habitats making a total of 30 sites. We collected 200 soil samples from each habitat type. A seedling emergence method was used to determine the seed bank recruitment of both invasive plants. The diversity indices of the above-ground vegetation of sites invaded by the two plants were significantly lower than those of the non-invaded sites. Only two plant species emerged from the seed banks of H. suaveolens and five plants from those of U. lobata when compared with non-invaded sites where 53 species emerged. A larger portion of the seeds was located in the soil's lower layer at all the sites invaded by H. suaveolens while those of U. lobata and non-invaded sites were found in the upper layers and there are significant associations between the habitats. The lower soil layers of the two species have the highest percentage of viable seeds. These results help us to understand more about the invasiveness of both species as related to their impacts on the seed banks and native vegetation. It also indicates that the native species that emerged from the invaded seed banks could be used for the restoration of the invaded habitats.
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- Gbenga F Akomolafe
- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Penang, Malaysia
- Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Federal University of Lafia, PMB 146 Lafia, Nigeria
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- School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Minden, Penang, Malaysia
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- Department of Forestry & Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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Xu H, Zhu M, Chen X. Fungal epiphytes differentially regulate salt tolerance of invasive Ipomoea cairica according to salt stress levels. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:4797-4807. [PMID: 38105332 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-31540-2] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Fungal symbionts can improve plant tolerance to salt stress. However, the interaction of epiphytic Fusarium oxysporum and Fusarium fujikuroi with the tolerance of the invasive plant Ipomoea cairica against saline coastal habitats is largely unknown. This study aimed to investigate the interaction of the mixture of the two epiphytic fungi with salt tolerance of I. cairica. Surface-sterilized I. cairica cuttings inoculated (E+) and non-inoculated (E-) with the fungal mixture were cultivated with 2, 3, and 5 parts per thousand (PPT) of NaCl solutions to simulate mild, moderate, and severe salt stress, respectively. The hydroponic experiment showed that the growth inhibition and peroxidation damages of E+ and E- cuttings were aggravated with salinity. Noteworthily, E+ cuttings had higher peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activities, chlorophyll content, total biomass, aboveground biomass, total shoot length and secondary shoot number, but lower root-to-shoot ratio than E- cuttings under 2 and 3 PPT NaCl conditions. Moreover, E+ had higher superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and proline content but lower belowground biomass and malondialdehyde (MDA) content than E- cuttings under 3 PPT NaCl condition. However, lower SOD, POD, and CAT activities, and chlorophyll content, but higher MDA content occurred in E+ cuttings than in E- cuttings under 5 PPT NaCl condition. These findings suggested that the mixture of the two epiphytic fungi increased salt tolerance of I. cairica mainly through increasing its antioxidation ability and chlorophyll stability under mildly and moderately saline conditions, but decreased salt tolerance of this plant in an opposite way under severely saline conditions.
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- Hua Xu
- School of Modern Industry for Selenium Science and Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan, 430048, China
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- Hunan Polytechnic of Environment and Biology, Hengyang, 421005, China
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- College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110161, China.
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Luo X, Du H, Du J, Zhang X, Xiao W, Qin L. The influence of biomass type on hydrothermal carbonization: Role of calcium oxalate in enhancing carbon sequestration of hydrochar. J Environ Manage 2024; 349:119586. [PMID: 37984272 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119586] [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: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Addressing climate change through effective carbon sequestration strategies is critical. This study presents an investigation into the hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and co-hydrothermal carbonization (Co-HTC) of invasive plants (IPs) to produce hydrochars to unveil the significant impact of biomass type and unique mineral on the stability of hydrochars. Nine hydrochars were produced from six IPs, utilizing both single and mixed biomass. A key finding is the observable that calcium oxalate forms as a surface mineral during HTC through different characterization techniques, the presence of which notably influenced the stability of hydrochars, resulting in enhanced thermal (highest R50 = 0.81) and chemical (lowest carbon loss rate = 4.02%) stability of hydrochars, possibly acting as a protective layer. Besides, a positive correlation was established between the yield of hydrochars and the lignin content of the original biomass. It is also observed that Co-HTC of plant materials rich in Ca2+ can enhance the formation of calcium oxalate minerals. This is likely due to their synergistic role in the HTC process, promoting the release of more C2O42- and Ca2+. Our results signify the crucial role of biomass composition in the HTC process and spotlight the potential of calcium oxalate in augmenting hydrochar stability. This study offers valuable insights that bolster the theoretical framework for employing hydrochar derived from IPs as a potent material for carbon sequestration.
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- Xin Luo
- Key Laboratory of Coordinated Control and Joint Remediation of Water and Soil Pollution for National Environmental Protection, College of Ecological Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coordinated Control and Joint Remediation of Water and Soil Pollution for National Environmental Protection, College of Ecological Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China
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- Jiuzhaigou Administration, Aba, 623400, China
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- Key Laboratory of Coordinated Control and Joint Remediation of Water and Soil Pollution for National Environmental Protection, College of Ecological Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, China; State Key Laboratory of Geological Disaster Prevention and Geological Environment Protection, Chengdu University of Technology, 610059, China.
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- Sichuan Huadi Construction Engineering Co., Ltd, Chengdu, 610036, China
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Zhang C, Wang ST, Li JZ, Feng YL. Molecular bases for the stronger plastic response to high nitrate in the invasive plant Xanthium strumarium compared with its native congener. Planta 2023; 258:61. [PMID: 37542564 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-023-04220-1] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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MAIN CONCLUSION High expressions of nitrate use and photosynthesis-related transcripts contribute to the stronger plasticity to high nitrate for the invader relative to its native congener, which may be driven by hormones. Strong phenotypic plasticity is often considered as one of the main mechanisms underlying exotic plant invasions. However, few studies have been conducted to investigate the related molecular mechanisms. Here, we determined the differences in the plastic responses to high nitrate between the invasive plant X. strumarium and its native congener, and the molecular bases by transcriptome analysis and quantitative real-time PCR validation. Our results showed that the invader had higher plasticity of growth, nitrogen accumulation and photosynthesis in responses to high nitrate than its native congener. Compared with its congener, more N utilization-related transcripts, including nitrate transporter 1/peptide transporter family 6.2 and nitrate reductase 1, were induced by high nitrate in the root of X. strumarium, improving its N utilization ability. More transcripts coding for photosynthetic antenna proteins were also induced by high nitrate in the shoot of X. strumarium, enhancing its photosynthesis. Hormones may be involved in the regulation of the plastic responses to high nitrate in the two species. Our study contributes to understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the stronger plasticity of the invader in responses to high nitrate, and the potential function of plant hormones in these processes, providing bases for precise control of invasive plants using modern molecular techniques.
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- Chang Zhang
- Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Invasions and Global Changes, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Invasions and Global Changes, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Invasions and Global Changes, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China
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- Liaoning Key Laboratory for Biological Invasions and Global Changes, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, Liaoning, China.
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Desrini S, Girardot M, Imbert C, Mustofa M, Nuryastuti T. Screening antibiofilm activity of invasive plants growing at the Slope Merapi Mountain, Central Java, against Candida albicans. BMC Complement Med Ther 2023; 23:232. [PMID: 37438777 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-023-04044-2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Candida albicans causes high-mortality candidiasis. Antifungal drug resistance demands the development of virulence factor-targeting drugs, particularly antibiofilm. This study screened the effects of five invasive plants growing in Indonesia (Mimosa pudica, Lantana camara, Acacia mangium, Ageratina riparia, and Mikania micrantha) against C. albicans biofilms. Antifungal activity, antiphospholipase activity, biofilm morphology of C. albicans, and cytotoxic capacity were also evaluated. METHODS Maceration was used to extract the plants, and the most active extract inhibiting the biofilms was fractionated using liquid-liquid fractionation. Antibiofilm activity was determined by a colorimetric assay, MTT. Antifungal activity was tested using the broth microdilution method. A phospholipase assay was performed using the egg-yolk agar method. Influence on the C. albicans morphology was assessed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The cytotoxic effect was carried out against Vero and HeLa cell lines. RESULTS M. pudica extracts showed the most potent antifungal efficacy with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of 15.62 µg/mL and 7.81 µg/mL for aerial parts and roots, respectively. At high concentrations (500 µg/mL and 250 µg/mL), ethanol extract of M. pudica aerial parts strongly inhibited the phospholipase activity. Ethyl-acetate fraction of M. pudica aerial parts demonstrated the most potent antibiofilm activity against 24 h old biofilm of C. albicans with an inhibitory concentration (53.89%) of 62.5 µg/mL showed no cytotoxicity in both Vero and HeLa cells. This fraction affected the morphology of C. albicans and contained promising compounds for inhibiting the 24 h old biofilm of C. albicans. CONCLUSIONS Invasive M. pudica plant inhibited the growth of planktonic C. albicans cells and its ethyl acetate fraction decreased the metabolic activity of C. albicans biofilms. This result demonstrates the potential of invasive M. pudica plant to reduce biofilm-associated candida infection.
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- Sufi Desrini
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Islam Indonesia, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Doctoral Program of Faculty Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Laboratoire Ecologie Et Biologie Des Interactions - UMR CNRS 7267, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Et Biologie Des Interactions - UMR CNRS 7267, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Laboratoire Ecologie Et Biologie Des Interactions - UMR CNRS 7267, Université de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
- Indonesia Biofilm Research Collaboration Center UGM-BRIN, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Indonesia Biofilm Research Collaboration Center UGM-BRIN, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Wu JW, Li FL, Yao SK, Zhao ZY, Feng X, Chen RZ, Xu YQ. Iva xanthiifolia leaf extract reduced the diversity of indigenous plant rhizosphere bacteria. BMC Plant Biol 2023; 23:297. [PMID: 37268959 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04316-6] [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: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Iva xanthiifolia, native to North America, is now widely distributed in northeastern China and has become a vicious invasive plant. This article aims to probe the role of leaf extract in the invasion of I. xanthiifolia. METHODS We collected the rhizosphere soil of Amaranthus tricolor and Setaria viridis in the invasive zone, the noninvasive zone and the noninvasive zone treated with extract from I. xanthiifolia leaf, and obtained I. xanthiifolia rhizosphere soil in the invasive zone. All wild plants were identified by Xu Yongqing. I. xanthiifolia (collection number: RQSB04100), A. tricolor (collection number: 831,030) and S. viridis (collection number: CF-0002-034) are all included in Chinese Virtual Herbarium ( https://www.cvh.ac.cn/index.php ). The soil bacterial diversity was analyzed based on the Illumina HiSeq sequencing platform. Subsequently, taxonomic analysis and Faprotax functional prediction were performed. RESULTS The results showed that the leaf extract significantly reduced the diversity of indigenous plant rhizosphere bacteria. A. tricolor and S. viridis rhizobacterial phylum and genus abundances were significantly reduced under the influence of I. xanthiifolia or its leaf extract. The results of functional prediction showed that bacterial abundance changes induced by leaf extracts could potentially hinder nutrient cycling in native plants and increased bacterial abundance in the A. tricolor rhizosphere related to aromatic compound degradation. In addition, the greatest number of sensitive Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) appeared in the rhizosphere when S. viridis was in response to the invasion of I. xanthiifolia. It can be seen that A. tricolor and S. viridis have different mechanisms in response to the invasion of I. xanthiifolia. CONCLUSION I. xanthiifolia leaves material has potential role in invasion by altering indigenous plant rhizosphere bacteria.
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- Jia-Wen Wu
- College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau, Jinxiang, Jining, Shandong, 272200, China
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- Guangxi Institute of Chinese Medicine & Pharmaceutical Science, Nanning, 530022, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, China.
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Xiao Y, Chen X, Yin Y, Zheng J, Yi H, Song L. Comparative genetic and epigenetic of the Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski from different regions in China. BMC Plant Biol 2023; 23:289. [PMID: 37254044 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04277-w] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski is a prevalent and widely distributed invasive plant in South China. To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying its rapid adaptation, we employed DNA methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) and simple sequence repeat (SSR) analysis to study 60 S. trilobata individuals collected from Fuzhou (FZ), Haikou (HK), Jinghong (JH) and Guangzhou (GZ). RESULTS In this study, we computed the Shannon diversity index (I) of SSR and MSAP as 0.354 and 0.303, respectively. The UPGMA phylogenetic tree and PCoA analyses showed that MSAP had a better discriminatory power to distinguish populations from different regions. Notably, the GZ population was found to be the most distinct from the other three populations. Moreover, Mantel analysis revealed a significantly higher correlation between epigenetic distance and geographic distance as compared to genetic distance and geographic distance. Consequently, the correlation between epigenetic distance and geographic distance observed to be markedly stronger than that between genetic distance and geographical distance on Mantel analysis. CONCLUSIONS The S. trilobata populations in various regions displayed a high of complementary genetic and epigenetic diversity, which was a key feature contributing to their rapid invasion. Interestingly, the correlation between epigenetics and geographical distance was significantly stronger than that observed for genetics and geographical distance. These findings indicated that the epigenetic mechanism of S. trilobar exhibited high plasticity, leading to significant differences in methylation pattern across different populations.
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- Yusha Xiao
- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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Luo X, Du H, Zhang X, Tang B, Zhang M, Kang H, Ma Y. Enhanced adsorption and co-adsorption of heavy metals using highly hydrophilicity amine-functionalized magnetic hydrochar supported MIL-53(Fe)-NH 2: performance, kinetics, and mechanism studies. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27740-5. [PMID: 37233931 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27740-5] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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It is a "kill two birds with one stone" method to convert invasive plants into hydrochar via hydrothermal carbonization as well as coinciding with 3R rules (reduction, recycling, and reuse). In this work, a series of hydrochars (pristine, modified, and composite) derived from invasive plants Alternanthera philoxeroides (AP) were prepared and applied to the adsorption and co-adsorption of heavy metals (HMs) such as Pb(II), Cr(VI), Cu(II), Cd(II), Zn(II), and Ni(II). The results show that MIL-53(Fe)-NH2- magnetic hydrochar composite (M-HBAP) displayed a strong affinity for HMs, which the maximum adsorption capacities for HMs were 153.80 (Pb(II)), 144.77 (Cr(VI)), 80.58 (Cd(II)), 78.62 (Cu(II)), 50.39 (Zn(II)), and 52.83(Ni(II)) mg/g (c0 = 200 mg/L, t = 24 h, T = 25 ℃, pH = 5,2,6,4,6,5). This may be because the doping of MIL-53(Fe)-NH2 enhanced the surface hydrophilicity of hydrochar, which allows hydrochar to disperse in the water within 0.12 s and possessed excellent dispersibility compared with pristine hydrochar (BAP) and amine-functionalized magnetic modified hydrochar (HBAP). Furthermore, the BET surface area of BAP was improved from 5.63 to 64.10 m2/g after doing MIL-53(Fe)-NH2. M-HBAP shows a strong adsorption effect on the single HMs system (52-153 mg/g), while it decreased significantly (17-62 mg/g) in the mixed HMs system due to the competitive adsorption. Cr(VI) can produce strong electrostatic interaction with M-HBAP, Pb(II) can react with CaC2O4 on the surface of M-HBAP for chemical precipitation, and other HMs can react with functional groups on the surface of M-HBAP for complexation and ion exchange. In addition, five adsorption-desorption cycle experiments and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM) curves also proved the feasibility of the M-HBAP application.
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- Xin Luo
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China.
- Chengdu Yike Science and Technology Company Limited, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
- Sichuan Keshengxin Environmental Technology Company, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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- Chengdu Yike Science and Technology Company Limited, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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Robinson D, Bogdanova T, Cohen O, Gruntman M. Trade-off between dispersal traits in a heterocarpic plant across its invasion route. Am J Bot 2023. [PMID: 37210746 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16192] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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PREMISE Dispersal ability (i.e. investment in dispersing structures) can vary across plant species or populations, such as between core compared to leading populations of invasive plants. However, in heterocarpic plants, which produce propagules with varying dispersal abilities, dispersal potential can also vary via investment in the proportion of dispersing morphs (termed dispersal rate). Nevertheless, very little is known about the interplay between investment in dispersal ability vs. dispersal rate or how each is affected by varying environmental pressures. METHODS This study examined the interplay between dispersal ability and dispersal rate across the invasion route of the heterocarpic plant Heterotheca subaxillaris. H. subaxillaris's capitula were collected from eight populations along its invasion route in the Eastern Mediterranean coastal plain. Dispersal ability of the dispersing pappus-bearing achenes was measured as the ratio between pappus width and biomass. Dispersal rate was calculated as the ratio between the number of dispersing achenes and total achenes per capitulum. KEY RESULTS Dispersal ability and dispersal rate were found to be negatively correlated across H. subaxillaris' populations, with a greater investment in pappus width in populations at the leading edge of the invasion compared to a greater proportion of dispersing achenes in core populations. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a trade-off might exist between dispersal ability and dispersal rate, which could change along the invasion route of heterocarpic plants such as H. subaxillaris and contribute to their invasive success. This study highlights the importance of examining both dispersal traits when studying the dispersal potential of heterocarpic species. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Dafna Robinson
- Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University
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- Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University
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- The Invasive Plant Lab, Shamir Research Institute, University of Haifa, Katzrin, Israel
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- Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University
- School of Plant Sciences and Food Security, Tel Aviv University
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Han X, Wang Z, Lu N, Tang J, Lu P, Zhu K, Guan J, Feike T. Comprehensive study on the hydrochar for adsorption of Cd(II): preparation, characterization, and mechanisms. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:64221-64232. [PMID: 37061638 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26956-9] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Hydrothermal carbonization process via converting invasive plants into functional materials may provide a novel strategy to comprehensively control and utilized the exotic invasive plants. In this study, Eupatorium adenophorum was utilized to fabricate the hydrochar via hydrothermal carbonization process, which was further applied to remove Cd(II). The results showed that the hydrochar was a mesoporous material with abundant O-containing functional groups (OFPs) on the surface. The adsorption isotherms were fitted by both the Langmuir and Freundlich models, and the maximum adsorption amount achieved 24.53 mg/g. The adsorption dynamics were governed by surface adsorption and film diffusion. pH and ionic strength can exert a strong influence on the adsorption efficiency. The mechanisms on the adsorption of Cd(II) on the hydrochar concluded the pore-filling effects, electrostatic interactions, ion exchange, precipitation, coordination with π electrons, and surface complexation with the OFPs, such as hydroxyl, carboxylic, phenol, acetyl, and ester groups. Thus, hydrothermal carbonization process may provide a promising technique to fabricate the hydrocar for the treatment of Cd(II), which may facilitate comprehensive control of invasive plants and boost to the carbon neutrality.
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- Xu Han
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210046, People's Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, People's Republic of China
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- School of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan, 250000, People's Republic of China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130117, People's Republic of China.
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- Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Inst. for Strategies and Technology Assessment, Julius Kühn-Institut, 14532, Kleinmachnow, Germany
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Wang Z, Lu N, Cao X, Li Q, Gong S, Lu P, Zhu K, Guan J, Feike T. Interactions between Cr(VI) and the hydrochar: The electron transfer routes, adsorption mechanisms, and the accelerating effects of wood vinegar. Sci Total Environ 2023; 863:160957. [PMID: 36528950 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.160957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Conversion of the low-valued invasive plant biomass into high-grade carbonaceous materials may provide a novel strategy to tackle the global issues of climate changes and exotic plant invasion. In this study, the hydrochar was fabricated from the biomass of Eupatorium adenophorum spreng. via hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process to remove Cr(VI). The adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics were investigated via batch experiments, and the electron transfer routes and adsorption mechanisms were further revealed based on systematic characterization. The adsorption isotherms were well fitted by the Langmuir model with a maximum adsorption amount of 7.76 mg/g. The adsorption was spontaneous, and the surface adsorption and intraparticle diffusion may be the speed-limiting steps. Both -OH group and furan structures may donate the electrons to reduce Cr(VI), and the adsorption was governed by the surface complexation with the oxygen-containing functional groups including hydroxyl and carboxyl. Furthermore, the wood vinegar, as the by-product, can significantly accelerate the reduction rate of Cr(VI). Thus, this study provided a new strategy to fabricate carbonaceous materials which may facilitate to boost the carbon neutrality and control of invasive plants.
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- Zirui Wang
- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China; College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, PR China
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- School of Thermal Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, Fengming Road 1000, 250000, PR China
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- School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130117, PR China.
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- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Inst. for Strategies and Technology Assessment, 14532 Kleinmachnow, Germany
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Nguyen DTC, Tran TV, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen DH, Alhassan M, Lee T. New frontiers of invasive plants for biosynthesis of nanoparticles towards biomedical applications: A review. Sci Total Environ 2023; 857:159278. [PMID: 36216068 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Above 1000 invasive species have been growing and developing ubiquitously on Earth. With extremely vigorous adaptability, strong reproduction, and spreading powers, invasive species have posed an alarming threat to indigenous plants, water quality, soil, as well as biodiversity. It was estimated that an economic loss of billions of dollars or equivalent to 1 % of gross domestic product as a consequence of lost crops, control efforts, and damage costs caused by invasive plants in the United States. While eradicating invasive plants from the ecosystems is practically infeasible, taking advantage of invasive plants as a sustainable, locally available, and zero-cost source to provide valuable phytochemicals for bionanoparticles fabrication is worth considering. Here, we review the harms, benefits, and role of invasive species as important botanical sources to extract natural compounds such as piceatannol, resveratrol, and quadrangularin-A, flavonoids, and triterpenoids, which are linked tightly to the formation and application of bionanoparticles. As expected, the invasive plant-mediated bionanoparticles have exhibited outstanding antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, and antioxidant activities. The mechanism of biomedical activities of the invasive plant-mediated bionanoparticles was insightfully addressed and discussed. We also expect that this review not only contributes to efforts to combat invasive plant species but also opens new frontiers of bionanoparticles in the biomedical applications, therapeutic treatment, and smart agriculture.
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- Duyen Thi Cam Nguyen
- Institute of Applied Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 755414, Viet Nam; NTT Hi-Tech Institute, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 755414, Viet Nam.
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- Institute of Applied Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City 755414, Viet Nam.
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- Faculty of Science, Nong Lam University, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Viet Nam
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- Institute of Applied Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Viet Nam
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia; Department of Chemistry, Sokoto State University, PMB 2134, Airport Road, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, College of Environmental and Marine, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea.
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Aguilera Flores MM, Sánchez Castro MA, Ávila Vázquez V, Correa Aguado HC, García Torres J. Evaluation of the lipase from castor bean ( Ricinus Communis L.) as a potential agent for the remediation of used lubricating oil contaminated soils. J Environ Health Sci Eng 2022; 20:657-673. [PMID: 36406614 PMCID: PMC9672203 DOI: 10.1007/s40201-022-00806-1] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Bioremediation of hydrocarbons-contaminated soils, using enzymes, is considered an alternative technology for soil remediation, obtaining shorter remediation times, greater removal efficiencies, and less waste generation. The lipases from invasive plants such as castor bean (Ricinus Communis L.) could represent an opportunity for its application in this purpose. This paper reports the results of evaluating enzymatic treatment at different conditions for the remediation of used lubricating oil-contaminated soils. Four assays were performed for the removal of the contaminant in a soil sample: (1) natural attenuation and (2) biostimulation with urea (10% w/v), both used as blanks, (3) enzymatic treatment with lipases at ambient conditions (room temperature, soil pH) and (4) enzymatic treatment with lipases at ideal conditions (temperature 37 °C, pH 4.5). After seven weeks of treatment, removal percentages of 14.23 ± 1.92%, 35.71 ± 5.17%, 14.11 ± 6.71%, and 94.26 ± 1.91%, respectively, were obtained. The degradation of the contaminant was analyzed by Fourier-transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) for each assay. Results show the potential of the lipases for catalyzing the degradation of this contaminant in the soil at ideal conditions, representing an alternative technology to be applied as treatment ex-situ. This paper is the first study known to show the utilization of castor bean lipase for the remediation of hydrocarbons-contaminated soils.
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- Miguel Mauricio Aguilera Flores
- Environmental Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Unit of Engineering Campus Zacatecas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Blvd. del Bote 202 Cerro del Gato Ejido La Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa, 98160 Zacatecas, Zac Mexico
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- Environmental Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Unit of Engineering Campus Zacatecas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Blvd. del Bote 202 Cerro del Gato Ejido La Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa, 98160 Zacatecas, Zac Mexico
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- Environmental Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Unit of Engineering Campus Zacatecas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Blvd. del Bote 202 Cerro del Gato Ejido La Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa, 98160 Zacatecas, Zac Mexico
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- Environmental Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Unit of Engineering Campus Zacatecas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Blvd. del Bote 202 Cerro del Gato Ejido La Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa, 98160 Zacatecas, Zac Mexico
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- Environmental Engineering, Interdisciplinary Professional Unit of Engineering Campus Zacatecas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Blvd. del Bote 202 Cerro del Gato Ejido La Escondida, Col. Ciudad Administrativa, 98160 Zacatecas, Zac Mexico
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Luo X, Du H, Zhang X, Yang Y. Amine-functionalized magnetic biochars derived from invasive plants Alternanthera philoxeroides for enhanced efficient removal of Cr(VI): performance, kinetics and mechanism studies. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:78092-78106. [PMID: 35689769 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20987-4] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In this study, novel magnetic biochars derived from Alternanthera philoxeroides and modified by different amines (hexanediamine, melamine, and L-glutathione) were successfully prepared by hydrothermal carbonization and employed as an efficient adsorbent for Cr(VI). When pH = 2.0, T = 25 °C, c0 = 100 mg/L, and the dosage of biochars is 0.05 g, the maximum adsorption capacity of Cr(VI) by pristine biochar (BAP) was 42.47 mg/g and modified biochars (MFBAP, MEBAP, LBAP) was 80.58, 62.26, and 55.66 mg/g, respectively. It was found that hexanediamine and melamine could enhance the SBET of biochars, while L-glutathione could reduce its SBET, which could be supported by BET measurement and SEM images. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm studies showed that the Cr(VI) adsorption process of MFBAP followed Elovich kinetic model and Langmuir isotherm, respectively, which means that it was mainly a chemical adsorption process. The characterization results proved that -NH2 derived from amines plays a significant role in removing Cr(VI), which is mainly degraded by complexation reaction, electrostatic interaction, and reduction. In sum, the biochar modified by amines has excellent Cr(VI) adsorption performance, highly enhanced SBET, and excellent recyclability, which is a promising candidate for solving the problem of invasive plants and wastewater treatment.
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- Xin Luo
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Synergetic Control and Joint Remediation for Soil & Water Pollution, College of Ecology and Environment, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, 610059, People's Republic of China
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Ekanayake A, Rajapaksha AU, Selvasembian R, Vithanage M. Amino-functionalized biochars for the detoxification and removal of hexavalent chromium in aqueous media. Environ Res 2022; 211:113073. [PMID: 35283075 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 01/01/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The objectives of the study were to evaluate and compare the efficacy of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) removal by amino-modified (HDA-MPBC) and pristine biochar (MPBC) derived from an invasive plant Mimosa pigra. Prepared biochars were characterized and batch experiments were conducted to check the performance and the mechanisms of Cr(VI) removal. FTIR spectra revealed that the surface of HDA-MPBC is abundant with amino functional groups which was further confirmed by XPS analysis. The highest Cr(VI) removal for both HDA-MPBC (76%) and MPBC (62%) was observed at pH 3.0. The batch sorption data were well fitted to the Freundlich isotherm model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model, suggesting the involvement of both physisorption and chemisorption mechanisms for Cr(VI) removal. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies showed that both Cr(VI) and Cr(III) were presented at the modified biochar surface after adsorption. These results indicated that the electrostatic attraction of Cr(VI) coupled with reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) and complexation of Cr(III) ions with functional groups on HDA-MPBC as the most plausible mechanism for removal of Cr(VI) by modified biochar. Regeneration experiment concluded that adsorbed Cr(VI) onto the surface of HDA-MPBC had the least tendency of being desorbed in basic conditions. HDA-MPBC showed a high performance in adsorptive removal of Cr(VI) compared to pristine biochar signifying the amino modification to enhance adsorption performance of biochar in Cr(VI) removal from wastewater.
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- Anusha Ekanayake
- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka; Instrument Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka.
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- Department of Biotechnology, School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed University, Thanjavur, 613401, India
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- Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, 10250, Sri Lanka; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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Deeley B, Petrovskaya N. Propagation of invasive plant species in the presence of a road. J Theor Biol 2022; 548:111196. [PMID: 35716722 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2022.111196] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Invasive plant species pose a significant threat to biodiversity and the economy, yet their management is often resource-intensive and expensive, and further research is required to make control measures more efficient. Evidence suggests that roads can have an important effect on the spread of invasive plant species, although little is known about the underlying mechanisms at play. We have developed a novel mathematical model to analyse the impact of roads on the propagation of invasive plants. The integro-difference equation model is formulated for stage-structured population and incorporates a road sub-domain in the spatial domain. The results of our study reveal, that, depending on the definition of the growth function in the model, there are three distinct types of behaviour in front of the road. Roads can act as barriers to invasion, lead to a formation of a beachhead in front of the road, or act as corridors allowing the invasive species to invade the domain in front of the road. Analytical and computational findings on how roads can impact the spread of invasive species show that a small change in conditions of the environment favouring the invasive species can change the case for the road, allowing the invasive species to invade the domain in front of the road where it previously could not spread.
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- Bradly Deeley
- School of Mathematics, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Xu C, Li Z, Wang J. Temporal and tissue-specific transcriptome analyses reveal mechanistic insights into the Solidago canadensis response to cadmium contamination. Chemosphere 2022; 292:133501. [PMID: 34995625 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133501] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Understanding the cellular mechanisms mediating invasive plant adaptation to excessive cadmium (Cd) in environments is crucial for designing phytoremediation strategies for Cd-contaminated soils. Here we performed RNA sequencing on the root and leaf tissues of Solidago canadensis stressed by Cd for 0, 12, 24, and 48 h. Tissue-specific gene expression was notably significant, i.e., 76% (1667) of differentially expressed unigenes in the root and 78% (1856) in the leaf were exclusive to each tissue. Distinctive enrichment of gene functions was further observed in each tissue's response. In detail, adaptation of the root to Cd stress involved the up-regulation of genes encoding molecular chaperones (mainly heat shock proteins) and induction of some antioxidants, which may help cells scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS). In comparison, leaf exposure to Cd ramped up the expression of genes associated with secondary metabolism, comprised mainly of cytochrome P450, but slowed down its photosynthetic functions, which seems to conserve energy for survival. Moreover, we highlighted candidate gene modules that are highly linked to physiological traits. Collectively, these observations suggest that S. canadensis may adopt a multipronged approach to actively cope with Cd stress, with both management of ROS accumulation and metabolic adjustment to optimize energy metabolism.
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- Chanchan Xu
- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Caravaca F, Torres P, Díaz G, Roldán A. Elevated functional versatility of the soil microbial community associated with the invader Carpobrotus edulis across a broad geographical scale. Sci Total Environ 2022; 813:152627. [PMID: 34963581 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152627] [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: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Exotic invasive plants may shape their own rhizosphere microbial community during global invasions. Nevertheless, the impacts of such plant invasions on the functional capacities of soil microbial communities remain poorly explored. We used an approach at a broad geographical scale to estimate the composition and abundance of the fungal functional groups, as well as the bacterial metabolic functions, associated with the rhizospheres of Carpobrotus edulis (L.) L. Bolus and the predominant native plants in coastal ecosystems located in different geographical regions. We used the ASV method to infer the potential functions of the soil microbial community with the PICRUSt2 and FUNGuild tools. The predictive functional profiling of the bacterial communities differed between the rhizospheres of the invasive and native plants, regardless of the biogeographic location of the invaded soil. Some predicted pathways related to the biosynthesis of nucleotides such as ppGpp and pppGpp, lipids, carbohydrates and secondary metabolites and the degradation of organic matter were enriched in the C. edulis rhizosphere. Moreover, the invasive microbiota was characterised by a greater richness and diversity of catabolic enzymes involved in nutrients cycling and higher relative abundances of saprotrophs and pathotrophs. Invasion by C. edulis promoted a shift in the potential functional versatility of the soil microbial communities, which can cope with nutrient limitations and biotic stress, and can favour the establishment of the invasive plant, but also alter the functioning and stability of the invaded ecosystems.
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- F Caravaca
- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Department of Applied Biology, Avda. Ferrocarril, s/n, Edf. Laboratorios, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Department of Applied Biology, Avda. Ferrocarril, s/n, Edf. Laboratorios, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Carvalho TF, Carvalho AC, Zanuncio JC, de Oliveira MLR, Machado ELM, José AC, Santos JB, Pereira IM. Does invasion by Pteridium aquilinum (Dennstaedtiaceae) affect the ecological succession in Atlantic Forest areas after a fire? Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022; 29:14195-14205. [PMID: 34601685 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16761-7] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Pteridium aquilinum (Dennstaedtiaceae) colonization affects ecological and restoration processes. The knowledge of the impacts on the ecological succession by this species allows the use of restoration strategies in invaded environments. This work aimed to evaluate the floristic composition, diversity, structure, density, basal area, height, and diameter of natural regeneration in three areas of the Atlantic Forest in the Serra do Espinhaço Biosphere Reserve in an area invaded by P. aquilinum after a fire. Three environments with different coverage intensities by P. aquilinum were studied, and the plants over 10 cm in height or 5 cm in canopy diameter were measured. The floristic composition and diversity were analyzed using indices presented by Chao, Fisher, Margalef, Pielou, Shannon-Weaver, and Simpson, and similarity was evaluated by the Jaccard index. Species density, basal area, height, and canopy diameter classes were also evaluated. The floristic composition, diversity, structure of natural regeneration, density, and basal area were higher in post-fire areas with a lower coverage by P. aquilinum. The topsoil coverage with plant litter and the possible effect of P. aquilinum allelopathy probably reduced the species richness and diversity. The proportion of plants from the lowest height and canopy diameter classes was higher under moderate coverage by P. aquilinum. The reduction in the floristic composition, diversity, number of species, and basal area in post-fire areas colonized by P. aquilinum is probably due to this species aggressiveness. The population of this plant is high, accumulating large quantities of plant litter as a physical barrier preventing light and propagules from reaching the soil, reducing the germination of the seed bank and, consequently, the natural regeneration. The floristic composition, diversity, structure of natural regeneration, density, and basal area were lower in areas with higher coverage by P. aquilinum. The proportion of plants in the most significant height and canopy diameter classes was higher with reduced coverage by P. aquilinum. The P. aquilinum reduced forest succession in areas after a fire.
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- Thayane Ferreira Carvalho
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Florestal/DCF, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, 36570-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Engenharia Florestal/DCF, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Minas Gerais, 37200-000, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Ciência Florestal, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100-000, Brazil
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Nguyen DTC, Tran TV, Kumar PS, Din ATM, Jalil AA, Vo DVN. Invasive plants as biosorbents for environmental remediation: a review. Environ Chem Lett 2022; 20:1421-1451. [PMID: 35018167 PMCID: PMC8734550 DOI: 10.1007/s10311-021-01377-7] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Water contamination is an environmental burden for the next generations, calling for advanced methods such as adsorption to remove pollutants. For instance, unwanted biowaste and invasive plants can be converted into biosorbents for environmental remediation. This would partly solve the negative effects of invasive plants, estimated at 120 billion dollars in the USA. Here we review the distribution, impact, and use of invasive plants for water treatment, with emphasis on the preparation of biosorbents and removal of pollutants such as cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, nickel, mercury, chromate, synthetic dyes, and fossil fuels. Those biosorbents can remove 90-99% heavy metals from aqueous solutions. High adsorption capacities of 476.190 mg/g for synthetic dyes and 211 g/g for diesel oils have been observed. We also discuss the regeneration of these biosorbents.
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- Duyen Thi Cam Nguyen
- Institute of Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414 Vietnam
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- Institute of Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414 Vietnam
- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110 India
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang Malaysia
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
- Centre of Hydrogen Energy, Institute of Future Energy, UTM Johor Bahru, 81310 Johor Bahru, Johor Malaysia
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- Institute of Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, 298-300A Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, 755414 Vietnam
- School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Penang Malaysia
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Desautels DJ, Hartman RB, Shaw KE, Maduraiveeran S, Civitello DJ. Divergent effects of invasive macrophytes on population dynamics of a snail intermediate host of Schistosoma Mansoni. Acta Trop 2022; 225:106226. [PMID: 34752781 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2021.106226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Vectors and intermediate hosts of globally impactful human parasites are sensitive to changes in the ecological communities in which they are embedded. Sites of endemic transmission of human schistosome can also be invaded by nonnative species, especially aquatic plants (macrophytes). We tested the effects on macrophyte invasions on experiment snail and schistosome populations created in 100 L mesocosm tanks. We established macrophyte-free mesocosms and those containing one of four widespread macrophyte species that are inedible to snails (duckweed, hornwort, water lettuce, or water hyacinth) and then tracked edible resources (periphyton algae) and the abundance, reproduction, and infection of snail intermediate hosts for 16 weeks. We predicted that the three floating macrophytes would reduce periphyton, thereby reducing snail reproduction, abundance, and infections. In contrast, we predicted that hornwort, which is submerged and provides substrate for periphyton growth, would increase snail reproduction and abundance. As predicted, all floating macrophytes decreased periphyton, but only water hyacinth significantly decreased snail reproduction and abundance. Snail abundance increased significantly only with water lettuce. We hypothesize that this unanticipated increase in snails occurred because water lettuce produced abundant and/or high quality detritus, subsidizing snails despite low periphyton availability. Unfortunately, we detected too few infections to analyze. Aquatic macrophytes exert strong species-specific effects on snail populations. Therefore, efforts to manage invasive plants in endemic sites should evaluate changes in resources, snails, and transmission potential. We recommend caution with management efforts that produce large amounts of detritus, which might stimulate snail populations and therefore risk of human exposure.
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Noden BH, Cote NM, Reiskind MH, Talley JL. Invasive Plants as Foci of Mosquito-Borne Pathogens: Red Cedar in the Southern Great Plains of the USA. Ecohealth 2021; 18:475-486. [PMID: 34613506 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-021-01562-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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West Nile virus (WNV) is the most significant mosquito-borne disease affecting humans in the United States. Eastern redcedar (ERC) is a native encroaching plant in the southern Great Plains that greatly alters abiotic conditions and bird and mosquito populations. This study tested the hypotheses that mosquito communities and their likelihood of WNV infection differ between ERC and other habitats in the southern Great Plains of the United States. We found support for our first hypothesis, with significantly more Culex tarsalis and Culex erraticus in ERC than deciduous and grass habitats. Mosquito communities in Central Oklahoma were more diverse (21 species) than western Oklahoma (11 species) but this difference was not associated with vegetation. Our second hypothesis was also supported, with significantly more WNV-infected Culex from ERC in both regions, as was our third hypothesis, with significantly more Culex tarsalis and Culex pipiens collected in ERC than other habitats in urban areas. The connection of mosquito-borne disease with invasive plants suggests that land management initiatives can affect human health and should be considered in light of public health impact. Evidence from other vector-borne disease suggests invasive plants, both in the Great Plains and globally, may facilitate the transmission of vector-borne pathogens.
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- Bruce H Noden
- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA.
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, 2310 Gardner Hall, Raleigh, NC, 27696, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University, 127 Noble Research Center, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA
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Fang Y, Zhang X, Wei H, Wang D, Chen R, Wang L, Gu W. Predicting the invasive trend of exotic plants in China based on the ensemble model under climate change: A case for three invasive plants of Asteraceae. Sci Total Environ 2021; 756:143841. [PMID: 33248784 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [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: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Ageratina adenophora, Eupatorium odoratum, and Mikania micrantha are three highly destructive invasive plants of Compositae in China. Through the screening of SDMs, random forest (RF), gradient boosting model (GBM), artificial neural network (ANN), and flexible discriminant analysis (FDA) with TSS greater than 0.8 are selected to construct a high-precision ensemble model (EM) as the prediction model. We use specimen sites and environmental variables containing climate, soil, terrain, and human activities to simulate and predict the invasion trend of three invasive weeds in China in current, the 2050s, and the 2070s. Results indicate that the highly invasive risk area of three exotic plants is mostly distributed along the river in the provinces south of 30° N. In the future scenario, the three exotic plants obviously invade northwards Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangxi and Fujian. Climate is the most important variable that affects the spread of three kinds of alien plant invasions. Temperature and precipitation variables have a similar effect on A. adenophora and E. odoratum, while M. micrantha is more sensitive to temperature. It has been reported that Ipomoea batatas and Vitex negundo can prevent the invasion of three invasive plants. Hence, we also simulate the suitable planting areas for I. batatas and V. negundo. The results show that I. batatas and V. negundo are suitable to be planted in the areas where the three weeds show invasion tendency. In the paper, predicting invasion trends of exotic plants and simulating the planting suitability of crops that can block invasion, to provide a practical significance reference and suggestion for the management, prevention, and control of the invasion of exotic plants in China.
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- Yaqin Fang
- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China; School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China; School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China.
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China; School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China; School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China; School of Geography and Tourism, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China; College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710119, China.
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Wang J, Zhao M, Zhang J, Zhao B, Lu X, Wei H. Characterization and utilization of biochars derived from five invasive plant species Bidens pilosa L., Praxelis clematidea, Ipomoea cairica, Mikania micrantha and Lantana camara L. for Cd 2+ and Cu 2+ removal. J Environ Manage 2021; 280:111746. [PMID: 33298398 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 08/20/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Exotic invasive plants endanger the integrity of agricultural and natural systems throughout the world. Thus, the development of cost-effective and economic application of invasive plants is warranted. Here, we characterized fifteen biochars derived from five invasive plants at different temperatures (300, 500, and 700 °C) by determining their yield, ash content, pH, CEC, surface area, elementary composition, functional groups, and mineral composition. We conducted batch adsorption experiments to investigate the adsorption capacity and efficiency for Cd2+ and Cu2+ in wastewater. Our results suggest that all invasive plants are appropriate for biochar production, temperature and plant species had interacting effects on biochar properties, and the biochars pyrolyzed at 500 and 700 °C exhibited high metal adsorption capacity in neutral (pH = 7) solutions. The adsorption kinetics can be explained adequately by a pseudo-second-order model. BBC500 (Bidens pilosa L. derived biochar at 500 °C) and MBC500 (Mikania micrantha) exhibited higher metal equilibrium adsorption capacities (38.10 and 38.02 mg g-1 for Cd2+, 20.01 and 20.10 mg g-1 for Cu2+) and buffer abilities to pH than other biochars pyrolyzed at 500 °C. The Langmuir model was a better fit for IBC500 (Ipomoea cairica), MBC500, and LBC500 (Lantana camara L.) compared to the Freundlich model, whereas the opposite was true for BBC500 and PBC500 (Praxelis clematidea). These results suggest that the adsorption of metals by IBC500, MBC500, and LBC500 was mainly monolayer adsorption, while that by BBC500 and PBC500 was mainly chemical adsorption. Our results are important for the utilization and control of invasive plants as well as the decontamination of aqueous pollution.
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- Jiaxin Wang
- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Eco-Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Engineering Research Center for Modern Eco-agriculture and Circular Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Ecology, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Wushan Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510642, People's Republic of China.
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Jug U, Vovk I, Glavnik V, Makuc D, Naumoska K. Off-line multidimensional high performance thin-layer chromatography for fractionation of Japanese knotweed rhizome bark extract and isolation of flavan-3-ols, proanthocyanidins and anthraquinones. J Chromatogr A 2020; 1637:461802. [PMID: 33383239 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461802] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Revised: 12/01/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A methodology based on off-line multidimensional thin-layer chromatography was developed for isolation of several secondary metabolites from bark of Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica Houtt.) rhizomes. Successive fractionation steps using PLC silica gel and HPTLC silica gel or HPTLC cellulose plates in combination with various developing solvents enabled isolation of (+)-catechin, (-)-epicatechin, (-)-epicatechin gallate, procyanidin B1, procyanidin B2, procyanidin B3, proanthocyanidin B dimer gallate, emodin, emodin-8-O-glucoside and emodin-8-O-malonyl-glucoside. Their identity was confirmed by HPTLC, HPTLC-MSn and for most of them also by 1H NMR and 2D NMR analyses. To the best of our knowledge emodin-8-O-malonyl-glucoside, procyanidins B1 and B2 were for the first time isolated from this plant material. HPTLC and HPTLC-MSn analyses were also performed as support of fractionation/isolation process, leading to first detection of some compounds in bark of Japanese knotweed rhizomes and Japanese knotweed rhizomes in general: procyanidins B1 and B2, methyl derivatives of emodin bianthrone and emodin bianthrone-hexose, resveratrol-malonyl-hexoside and taxifolin derivatives. Characterization of flavan-3-ols and proanthocyanidins was facilitated by post-chromatographic derivatization of the corresponding chromatographic zones with 4-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde (DMACA) detection reagent.
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- Urška Jug
- Department of Food Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 113, 1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Food Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Department of Food Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Slovenian NMR Centre, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Food Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Kasiotis KM, Evergetis E, Papachristos D, Vangelatou O, Antonatos S, Milonas P, Haroutounian SA, Machera K. An essay on ecosystem availability of Nicotiana glauca graham alkaloids: the honeybees case study. BMC Ecol 2020; 20:57. [PMID: 33158433 PMCID: PMC7646078 DOI: 10.1186/s12898-020-00325-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Invasive plant species pose a significant threat for fragile isolated ecosystems, occupying space, and consuming scarce local resources. Recently though, an additional adverse effect was recognized in the form of its secondary metabolites entering the food chain. The present study is elaborating on this subject with a specific focus on the Nicotiana glauca Graham (Solanaceae) alkaloids and their occurrence and food chain penetrability in Mediterranean ecosystems. For this purpose, a targeted liquid chromatography electrospray tandem mass spectrometric (LC-ESI-MS/MS) analytical method, encompassing six alkaloids and one coumarin derivative, utilizing hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) was developed and validated. RESULTS The method exhibited satisfactory recoveries, for all analytes, ranging from 75 to 93%, and acceptable repeatability and reproducibility. Four compounds (anabasine, anatabine, nornicotine, and scopoletin) were identified and quantified in 3 N. glauca flowers extracts, establishing them as potential sources of alien bio-molecules. The most abundant constituent was anabasine, determined at 3900 μg/g in the methanolic extract. These extracts were utilized as feeding treatments on Apis mellifera honeybees, resulting in mild toxicity documented by 16-18% mortality. A slightly increased effect was elicited by the methanolic extract containing anabasine at 20 μg/mL, where mortality approached 25%. Dead bees were screened for residues of the N. glauca flower extracts compounds and a significant mean concentration of anabasine was evidenced in both 10 and 20 μg/mL treatments, ranging from 51 to 92 ng/g per bee body weight. Scopoletin was also detected in trace amounts. CONCLUSIONS The mild toxicity of the extracts in conjunction with the alkaloid and coumarin residual detection in bees, suggest that these alien bio-molecules are transferred within the food chain, suggesting a chemical invasion phenomenon, never reported before.
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- Konstantinos M Kasiotis
- Laboratory of Pesticides' Toxicology, Department of Pesticides Control and Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
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- Biological Control Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
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- Laboratory of Nutritional Physiology and Feeding, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pesticides' Toxicology, Department of Pesticides Control and Phytopharmacy, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta str., 14561, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
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Li S, Dong L, Wei Z, Sheng G, Du K, Hu B. Adsorption and mechanistic study of the invasive plant-derived biochar functionalized with CaAl-LDH for Eu(III) in water. J Environ Sci (China) 2020; 96:127-137. [PMID: 32819687 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Herein, we developed the invasive plant-derived biochar (IPB) functionalized with CaAl-LDH at five mass ratios using a physical mixture method, assessed their adsorption perform for Eu(III), and explored the relative mechanisms. Results show that the IPB successfully loaded CaAl-LDH in five composites and their Eu(III) sorption affinities were strongly affected by solution pH, contact time, temperature, and the mass ratio of LDH and IPB. All the sorpiton process for Eu(III) occurred on the heterogeneous surface of five composites and the boundary layer diffusion limited the chemical sorption rate. Interestingly, the CaAl-LDH/IPB composite with high ratio of IPB had higher sorption capacity than the one with high ratio of LDH due to larger porosity of the former. Three mechanisms containing ion exchange between Al and Eu ions, surface complexation with carboxyl- and oxygen-containing functional groups, and precipitation were involved in the Eu(III) sorption, but the dominant sorption mechanism for each CaAl-LDH/IPB composite differed with different mass ratio of CaAl-LDH and IPB. In composite with more IPB (e.g., CaAl-LDH/IPB-13), both ion exchange and surface complexes dominated the sorption process and the intensity of Eu3+ was identified with the one of Eu2O3. Whereas in composites with high LDH, ion exchange dominated the sorption and the intensity of Eu3+ was obviously higher than the one of Eu2O3. This research will provide a new perspective for the application of the LDH/biochar materials.
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- Shengbo Li
- School of Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China.
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi Normal University, Linfen 041004, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China.
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- School of Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China
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- School of Life Science, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing 312000, China.
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Rodríguez-Caballero G, Caravaca F, Díaz G, Torres P, Roldán A. The invader Carpobrotus edulis promotes a specific rhizosphere microbiome across globally distributed coastal ecosystems. Sci Total Environ 2020; 719:137347. [PMID: 32120096 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/27/2019] [Revised: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The importance of plant-microbe interactions to the success of invasive plants has rarely been studied at a global scale. Carpobrotus edulis (L.) N. E. Br is an aggressive invader in many areas around the world, forming dense mats in coastal environments. In an approach at a large geographical scale, over a wide latitudinal and climatic range, we tested the ability of C. edulis to alter the local bacterial and fungal community structure and microbial activity in eight invaded coastal locations. The factors invasiveness and geographical location had a significant effect on the soil microbiota, the microbial community composition and structure from the rhizosphere of native and C. edulis plants being distinct in every location. The effect of the invader on all the chemical, physico-chemical, and microbiological properties studied depended on the invaded location. The soil bacterial and fungal community composition and structure were related to the soil available nutrients and mean annual rainfall, and those of the soil bacterial community were also linked to the soil respiration and latitude. Overall, our results reveal that the ability of the invader C. edulis to alter soil microbial community structure harboring a specific microbiome was widespread across a large invaded range - leading to concurring changes in the rhizosphere microbial functioning, such as nutrient cycling.
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- G Rodríguez-Caballero
- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation. P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation. P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain.
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Department of Applied Biology, Avda. Ferrocarril, s/n. Edf. Laboratorios, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche. Department of Applied Biology, Avda. Ferrocarril, s/n. Edf. Laboratorios, 03202 Elche, Alicante, Spain
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- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation. P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Li N, Li L, Zhang Y, Wu M. Monitoring of the invasion of Spartina alterniflora from 1985 to 2015 in Zhejiang Province, China. BMC Ecol 2020; 20:7. [PMID: 32028944 PMCID: PMC7006405 DOI: 10.1186/s12898-020-00277-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Spartina alterniflora is an invasive plant on the coast of China that replaces native vegetation and has a serious negative impact on local ecosystems. Monitoring the spatial distribution of S. alterniflora and its changes over time can reveal its expansion mechanism, which is crucial for the management of coastal ecosystems. The purpose of this study was to map the distribution of S. alterniflora in Zhejiang Province from 1985 to 2015 using a time series of Landsat TM/OLI images and analyze the temporal and spatial patterns of expansion of this species. Results After analyzing the distribution of coastal vegetation, the vegetation index was calculated based on Landsat images for 4 years (1985, 1995, 2005 and 2015). According to a threshold determined based on expert knowledge, the distribution of S. alterniflora in Zhejiang Province was extracted, and the temporal and spatial changes in the distribution of S. alterniflora were analyzed. The classification accuracy was 90.3%. S. alterniflora has expanded rapidly in recent decades after being introduced into southern Zhejiang. Between 1985 and 2015, S. alterniflora increased its area of distribution by 10,000 hm2, and it replaced native vegetation to become the most abundant halophyte in tidal flats. Overall, S. alterniflora expanded from south to north over the decades of the study, and the fastest expansion rate was 463.64 hm2/year, which occurred between 1995 and 2005. S. alterniflora was widely distributed in the tidal flats of bays and estuaries and expanded outward as sediment accumulated. Conclusions This study reveals the changes over time in S. alterniflora cover in Zhejiang and can contribute to the control and management of this invasive plant.
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- Nan Li
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 311300, China
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- School of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University, Hangzhou, 311300, China.
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 311300, China
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- Institute of Subtropical Forestry Research, Hangzhou, 311400, China
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Schohr TK, Gornish ES, Woodmansee G, Shaw J, Tate KW, Roche LM. Practitioner Insights into Weed Management on California's Rangelands and Natural Areas. Environ Manage 2020; 65:212-219. [PMID: 31838568 DOI: 10.1007/s00267-019-01238-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Working rangelands and natural areas span diverse ecosystems and face both ecological and economic threats from weed invasion. Restoration practitioners and land managers hold a voluminous cache of place-based weed management experience and knowledge that has largely been untapped by the research community. We surveyed 260 California rangeland managers and restoration practitioners to investigate invasive and weedy species of concern, land management goals, perceived effectiveness of existing practices (i.e., prescribed fire, grazing, herbicide use, and seeding), and barriers to practice implementation. Respondents identified 196 problematic plants, with yellow starthistle (Centaurea solstitialis L.) and medusahead (Elymus caput-medusae L.) most commonly listed. Reported adoption and effectiveness of weed management practices varied regionally, but the most highly rated practice in general was herbicide use; however, respondents identified considerable challenges including nontarget effects, cost, and public perception. Livestock forage production was the most commonly reported management goals (64% of respondents), and 25% of respondents were interested in additional information on using grazing to manage invasive and weedy species; however, 19% of respondents who had used grazing for weed management did not perceive it to be an effective tool. Across management practices, we also found common barriers to implementation, including operational barriers (e.g., permitting, water availability), potential adverse impacts, actual effectiveness, and public perception. Land manager and practitioner identified commonalities of primary weeds, management goals, perceived practice effectiveness, and implementation barriers across diverse bioregions highlight major needs that could be immediately addressed through management-science partnerships across the state's expansive rangelands and natural areas.
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- Tracy K Schohr
- University of California Cooperative Extension, Quincy, CA, 95971, USA
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- School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Thornton TF, Puri RK, Bhagwat S, Howard P. Human adaptation to biodiversity change: An adaptation process approach applied to a case study from southern India. Ambio 2019; 48:1431-1446. [PMID: 31520362 PMCID: PMC6882963 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01225-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [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: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Adaptation to environmental change, including biodiversity change, is both a new imperative in the face of global climate change and the oldest problem in human history. Humans have evolved a wide range of adaptation strategies in response to localised environmental changes, which have contributed strongly to both biological and cultural diversity. The evolving set of locally driven, 'bottom-up' responses to environmental change is collectively termed 'autonomous adaptation,' while its obverse, 'planned adaptation,' refers to 'top-down' (from without, e.g. State-driven) responses. After reviewing the dominant vulnerability, risk, and pathway approaches to adaptation, this paper applies an alternative framework for understanding human adaptation processes and responding more robustly to future adaptation needs. This adaptation processes-to-pathways framework is then deployed to consider human responses to biodiversity change caused by an aggressive 'invasive' plant, Lantana camara L., in several agri-forest communities of southern India. The results show that a variety of adaptation processes are developing to make Lantana less disruptive and more useable-from avoidance through mobility strategies to utilizing the plant for economic diversification. However, there is currently no clear synergy or policy support to connect them to a successful long-term adaptation pathway. These results are evaluated in relation to broader trends in adaptation analysis and governance to suggest ways of improving our understanding and support for human adaptation to biodiversity change at the household, community, and regional livelisystem levels, especially in societies highly dependent on local biodiversity for their livelihoods.
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- Thomas F. Thornton
- School of Arts & Sciences, University of Alaska Southeast, Juneau, AK 99801 USA
- Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, School of Geography & the Environment, Oxford, OX1 3QY UK
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- School of Environment and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Marlowe Building, Canterbury, CT2 7NR UK
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- Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
- Geography Discipline and Open Space Research Centre, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA UK
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- Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
- Department of Social Sciences, Wageningen University and Research Center, Hollandseweg 1, 6706 KN Wageningen, The Netherlands
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While aboveground impacts of invasive plants are well documented, their influence on soil food webs remains less understood. Previous research has revealed that bottom-up forces are widespread in soil food webs of woodlands. Thus, an invasive plant that negatively impacts the base of the food web will likely decrease primary consumers as well as their predators. We examined how a North American plant invader, garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), affects arthropod primary (springtails and oribatid mites) and secondary (predaceous mites) consumers of the soil food web via changes to fungal resources. We measured the abundances of plants, soil fungi, fungivores, and predators in garlic mustard-invaded and uninvaded 1-m2 plots in five Midwestern USA woodlands. We then conducted a mesocosm (0.25-m2 plots) experiment to tease apart the direct and indirect effects of garlic mustard by manipulating plant identity (garlic mustard vs. native plant), soil history (invaded vs. uninvaded), and fungicide application (fungicide vs. no fungicide). Our first study revealed that plots without garlic mustard had 2.8 and 1.4 × more fungi and fungivores, respectively. Predator densities did not differ. Fungal composition and structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed the garlic mustard effects on fungivores were correlated with fungal declines. The mesocosm experiment confirmed that the impacts were indirect, as fungicide plots harbored similar fungivore densities, whereas fungivore densities differed according to plant identity and soil history in the fungicide-free plots. Our results reveal that by altering soil fungal abundance, an invasive plant can indirectly affect primary consumers in soil food webs, but this indirect effect does not influence predators.
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- Matthew A McCary
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA. .,Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. .,Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA.,Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA
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Dong LJ, He WM. The relative contributions of climate, soil, diversity and interactions to leaf trait variation and spectrum of invasive Solidago canadensis. BMC Ecol 2019; 19:24. [PMID: 31202262 PMCID: PMC6570854 DOI: 10.1186/s12898-019-0240-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 12/24/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Invasive plants commonly occupy diverse habitats and thus must adapt to changing environmental pressures through altering their traits and economics spectra, and addressing these patterns and their drivers has an importantly ecological and/or evolutionary significance. However, few studies have considered the role of multiple biotic and abiotic factors in shaping trait variation and spectra. In this study, we determined seven leaf traits of 66 Solidago canadensis populations, and quantified the relative contributions of climate, soil properties, native plant diversity, and S. canadensis–community interactions (in total 16 factors) to leaf trait variation and spectrum with multimodel inference. Results Overall, the seven leaf traits had high phenotypic variation, and this variation was highest for leaf dry matter content and lowest for leaf carbon concentration. The per capita contribution of climate to the mean leaf trait variation was highest (7.5%), followed by soil properties (6.2%), S. canadensis–community interactions (6.1%), and native plant diversity (5.4%); the dominant factors underlying trait variation varied with leaf traits. Leaf production potential was negatively associated with leaf stress-tolerance potential, and the relative contributions to this trade-off followed in order: native plant diversity (7.7%), climate (6.9%), S. canadensis–community interactions (6.2%), and soil properties (5.6%). Climate, diversity, soil, and interactions had positive, neutral or negative effects. Conclusions Climate, soil, diversity, and interactions contribute differentially to the leaf trait variation and economics spectrum of S. canadensis, and their relative importance and directions depend on plant functional traits. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12898-019-0240-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Li-Jia Dong
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China. .,College of Life Science, Shaoxing University, Zhejiang, 312000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China. .,College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Strydom M, Veldtman R, Ngwenya MZ, Esler KJ. Seed survival of Australian Acacia in the Western Cape of South Africa in the presence of biological control agents and given environmental variation. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6816. [PMID: 31106056 PMCID: PMC6497107 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Studies of invasive Australian Acacia have shown that many seeds are still produced and accumulate in soil stored seed banks regardless of the presence of seed-targeting biological control agents. This is despite claims of biological control success, although there is generally a lack of data on the seed production of invasive Australian Acacia before and after the release of the respective agents. We aimed to quantify seed production and seed survival of invasive Australian Acacia currently under biological control. The seed production and survival (proportion of aborted, predated and surviving seeds) of A. longifolia, A. pycnantha and A. saligna were each studied at four to five sites in the Western Cape of South Africa. The relationships between seed production and stand characteristics were determined and the relative effects of seed predation and abortion on seed survival were established. The investigated invasive Australian Acacia produced many seeds that survived the pre-dispersal stage despite long-term presence of released biological control agents. It was shown that seed crop size is the only significant factor influencing seed survival of the studied Australian Acacia species. Furthermore, the seeds surviving per tree and per square meter were related to tree size. No quantitative evidence was found to suggest that seed-reducing biological control agents are having an impact on the population dynamics of their Australian Acacia hosts. This study illustrates the importance of studying the seed ecology of invasive plants before biological control agents are selected and released.
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- Matthys Strydom
- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.,Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.,Academy for Environmental Leadership SA, Upington, South Africa
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- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.,South African National Biodiversity Institute, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation (SEEC), Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa.,Biometry, Agricultural Research Council, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa.,Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, South Africa
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Çoban S, Balekoğlu S, Özalp G. Change in plant species composition on powerline corridor: a case study. Environ Monit Assess 2019; 191:200. [PMID: 30825000 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-019-7341-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Clear-cutting of powerline corridors (PLCs) adversely affects ecosystem function by fragmenting intact forests and supports biodiversity with the development of a structurally diverse vegetation. The study aimed to determine diversity and composition caused by clear-cutting and monitor change in species composition on the PLC passing through Research Forest of IUC Faculty of Forestry. Species composition was monitored in 10 permanent plots on the clear-cut area (over 3 years) paired on the forest edge (over 2 years) and forest interior (first year). Diversity, the cover of invasive plants, and life form traits of the sample plots were compared. Change in species composition with time was determined with redundancy analysis (RDA) for repeated measures using CANOCO 5. Open-site conditions caused by clear-cutting promoted the number of hemicryptophyte and therophyte life forms which resulted in a high species richness on the clear-cut area (167 species), followed by forest edge (117 species) and forest interior (60 species). However, species richness which showed a peak in the second year was decreased at the end of 3 years. Total cover of invasives was considerably higher on the clear-cut area (23%) compared with the forest (3.78%) and did not make a significant effect on forest interior species in narrow corridors. Clear-cutting combined with slash piling promoted the undesired vertical development of tree sprouts and Robinia pseudoacacia which shortened management rotation in a short period. However, sites dominated by shrubs such as Cistus creticus and Cistus salviifolius suppressed the development and invasion of undesirable trees.
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- Süleyman Çoban
- Faculty of Forestry, Department of Silviculture, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Bahçeköy-Sarıyer, 34473, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Forestry, Department of Silviculture, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Bahçeköy-Sarıyer, 34473, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Forestry, Department of Silviculture, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Bahçeköy-Sarıyer, 34473, İstanbul, Turkey
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Konowalik K, Kolanowska M. Climatic niche shift and possible future spread of the invasive South African Orchid Disa bracteata in Australia and adjacent areas. PeerJ 2018; 6:e6107. [PMID: 30595982 PMCID: PMC6304271 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Orchids are generally regarded as plants with an insignificant invasive potential and so far only one species has proved to be harmful for native flora. However, previous studies on Epipactis helleborine and Arundina graminifolia indicate that the ecological aspects of range extension in their non-native geographical range are not the same for all species of orchids. Disa bracteata in its native range, South Africa, is categorized as of little concern in terms of conservation whereas in Australia it is naturalized and considered to be an environmental weed. The aim of this research was to determine the ecological preferences enabling the spread of Disa bracteata in Western and South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and to evaluate the effect of future climate change on its potential range. The ecological niche modeling approach indicates that most of the accessible areas are already occupied by this species but future expansion will continue based on four climate change scenarios (rcp26, rcp45, rcp60, rcp85). Further expansion is predicted especially in eastern Australia and eastern Tasmania. Moreover, there are some unpopulated but suitable habitats in New Zealand, which according to climate change scenarios will become even more suitable in the future. The most striking result of this study is the significant difference between the environmental conditions recorded in the areas which D. bracteata naturally inhabits and invasive sites-that indicates a possible niche shift. In Australia the studied species continues to populate a new niche or exploit habitats that are only moderately represented in South Africa.
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- Kamil Konowalik
- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Łódź, Poland
- Department of Biodiversity Research, Global Change Research Institute AS CR, Brno, Czech Republic
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Bell NE, Ignatov MS. Placing the regionally threatened moss Orthodontium gracile in the big picture - Phylogeny, genome incongruence and anthropogenic dispersal in the order Orthodontiales. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2018; 134:186-199. [PMID: 30580043 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Orthodontiaceae is a small family of predominantly Southern Hemisphere temperate and South East Asian mosses that has a key phylogenetic position for research into the evolution of pleurocarpy. In the United Kingdom it is represented by the rare conservation priority species Orthodontium gracile and the abundant exotic O. lineare, introduced from the Southern Hemisphere around a century ago. Although the two species are superficially very similar and difficult to tell apart in the field, very little is known about how closely they are related or about the phylogeny, biogeography and evolutionary history of the genus Orthodontium as a whole. Phylogenetic inference and divergence time estimation were used to explore relationships within the genus globally, date major lineage splits, detect reticulate evolutionary processes and test monophyly of taxa. It was shown that Orthodontium gracile belongs to a Holarctic and Asian clade that diverged from the exclusively southern temperate lineage of O. lineare approximately 53 Ma and that it is sister to the Himalayan and South Siberian bispecific genus Orthodontopsis, which we now recognise as a single species within Orthodontium, O. lignicola. Orthodontium lignicola is quite distinct from O. gracile morphologically but may have a closely overlapping centre of extant diversity in the Himalaya, in contrast to O. lineare which is morphologically similar but biogeographically dissimilar. The introduced European populations of Orthodontium lineare were shown to share plastid and nuclear haplotypes with four collections from Tasmania and Southern Chile, but to be distinct from other Chilean and South African haplotypes. Finally, well-supported incongruence between nuclear and plastid sequences in some Western North American populations of Orthodontium gracile strongly implies one or more chloroplast capture or horizontal genome transfer events involving this species and the regionally sympatric O. pellucens. An appeal is made for targeting phylogenetic research at the intersection points of practical conservation, taxonomic uncertainty and wider biological questions and for the factoring of historical evolutionary and phylogenetic diversity into conservation assessments.
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- Neil E Bell
- Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
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- Botanicheskaya 4, Main Botanical Garden, Russian Academy of Sciences, 127276 Moscow, Russia; Faculty of Biology, Moscow State University 119991 Moscow, Russia.
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Rodríguez-Caballero G, Caravaca F, Roldán A. The unspecificity of the relationships between the invasive Pennisetum setaceum and mycorrhizal fungi may provide advantages during its establishment at semiarid Mediterranean sites. Sci Total Environ 2018; 630:1464-1471. [PMID: 29554765 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/09/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The involvement of mutualistic plant-fungal interactions in invasion processes, especially in some climatic regions including semiarid areas, has not been sufficiently investigated. We compared the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) communities hosted by the invasive plant Pennisetum setaceum with those from the co-occurring native Hyparrhenia hirta at five Mediterranean semiarid locations with different edaphic characteristics. Illumina technology was used to investigate the AMF communities in the roots. The subsequent multivariate analysis showed that native and non-native host plants shared a similar AMF community, whereas the invaded locations differed in AMF communities harbored in the plant roots. The indicator species analysis revealed the absence of indicator virtual taxa for the fungal communities of the roots of native or invasive plants. In contrast, different numbers of indicator species were recorded in different sampling locations. According to the canonical correspondence analysis, the variability in the AMF communities between sampling sites was related to changes in soil total carbon, electrical conductivity, respiration, and protease and urease activities. These findings reveal the unspecificity of P. setaceum in relation to its association with the AMF community encountered in the invaded locations, which could have facilitated its successful establishment and spread.
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- G Rodríguez-Caballero
- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, (Spain).
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- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, (Spain)
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- CSIC-Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, P.O. Box 164, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, (Spain)
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Gardner AM, Muturi EJ, Overmier LD, Allan BF. Large-Scale Removal of Invasive Honeysuckle Decreases Mosquito and Avian Host Abundance. Ecohealth 2017; 14:750-761. [PMID: 28779439 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-017-1265-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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: 03/27/2017] [Revised: 06/21/2017] [Accepted: 06/29/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Invasive species rank second only to habitat destruction as a threat to native biodiversity. One consequence of biological invasions is altered risk of exposure to infectious diseases in human and animal populations. The distribution and prevalence of mosquito-borne diseases depend on the complex interactions between the vector, the pathogen, and the human or wildlife reservoir host. These interactions are highly susceptible to disturbance by invasive species, including terrestrial plants. We conducted a 2-year field experiment using a Before-After/Control-Impact design to examine how removal of invasive Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) in a forest fragment embedded within a residential neighborhood affects the abundance of mosquitoes, including two of the most important vectors of West Nile virus, Culex pipiens and Cx. restuans. We also assessed any potential changes in avian communities and local microclimate associated with Amur honeysuckle removal. We found that (1) removal of Amur honeysuckle reduces the abundance of both vector and non-vector mosquito species that commonly feed on human hosts, (2) the abundance and composition of avian hosts is altered by honeysuckle removal, and (3) areas invaded with honeysuckle support local microclimates that are favorable to mosquito survival. Collectively, our investigations demonstrate the role of a highly invasive understory shrub in determining the abundance and distribution of mosquitoes and suggest potential mechanisms underlying this pattern. Our results also give rise to additional questions regarding the general impact of invasive plants on vector-borne diseases and the spatial scale at which removal of invasive plants may be utilized to effect disease control.
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- Allison M Gardner
- School of Biology and Ecology, University of Maine, 5722 Deering Hall, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL, 61820, USA
- Crop Bioprotection Research Unit, USDA, ARS, 1815 N. University St., Peoria, IL, 61604, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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- Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Muller GC, Junnila A, Traore MM, Traore SF, Doumbia S, Sissoko F, Dembele SM, Schlein Y, Arheart KL, Revay EE, Kravchenko VD, Witt A, Beier JC. The invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora enhances the malaria parasite transmission capacity of Anopheles mosquitoes: a habitat manipulation experiment. Malar J 2017; 16:237. [PMID: 28676093 PMCID: PMC5497341 DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1878-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background A neglected aspect of alien invasive plant species is their influence on mosquito vector ecology and malaria transmission. Invasive plants that are highly attractive to Anopheles mosquitoes provide them with sugar that is critical to their survival. The effect on Anopheles mosquito populations was examined through a habitat manipulation experiment that removed the flowering branches of highly attractive Prosopis juliflora from selected villages in Mali, West Africa. Methods Nine villages in the Bandiagara district of Mali were selected, six with flowering Prosopis juliflora, and three without. CDC-UV light traps were used to monitor their Anopheles spp. vector populations, and recorded their species composition, population size, age structure, and sugar feeding status. After 8 days, all of the flowering branches were removed from three villages and trap catches were analysed again. Results Villages where flowering branches of the invasive shrub Prosopis juliflora were removed experienced a threefold drop in the older more dangerous Anopheles females. Population density dropped by 69.4% and the species composition shifted from being a mix of three species of the Anopheles gambiae complex to one dominated by Anopheles coluzzii. The proportion of sugar fed females dropped from 73 to 15% and males from 77 to 10%. Conclusions This study demonstrates how an invasive plant shrub promotes the malaria parasite transmission capacity of African malaria vector mosquitoes. Proper management of invasive plants could potentially reduce mosquito populations and malaria transmission.
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- Gunter C Muller
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel. .,Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, BP 1805, Mali.
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, BP 1805, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, BP 1805, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, BP 1805, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, BP 1805, Mali
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- Malaria Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Bamako, Bamako, BP 1805, Mali
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, IMRIC, Kuvin Centre for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, 34995, Haifa, Israel
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- CABI Africa, Box 633-00621, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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Craig ME, Fraterrigo JM. Plant-microbial competition for nitrogen increases microbial activities and carbon loss in invaded soils. Oecologia 2017; 184:583-596. [PMID: 28421325 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3861-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Many invasive plant species show high rates of nutrient acquisition relative to their competitors. Yet the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon, and its implications for ecosystem functioning, are poorly understood, particularly in nutrient-limited systems. Here, we test the hypothesis that an invasive plant species (Microstegium vimineum) enhances its rate of nitrogen (N) acquisition by outcompeting soil organic matter-degrading microbes for N, which in turn accelerates soil N and carbon (C) cycling. We estimated plant cover as an indicator of plant N acquisition rate and quantified plant tissue N, soil C and N content and transformations, and extracellular enzyme activities in invaded and uninvaded plots. Under low ambient N availability, invaded plots had 77% higher plant cover and lower tissue C:N ratios, suggesting that invasion increased rates of plant N acquisition. Concurrent with this pattern, we observed significantly higher mass-specific enzyme activities in invaded plots as well as 71% higher long-term N availability, 21% lower short-term N availability, and 16% lower particulate organic matter N. A structural equation model showed that these changes were interrelated and associated with 27% lower particulate organic matter C in invaded areas. Our findings suggest that acquisition of N by this plant species enhances microbial N demand, leading to an increased flux of N from organic to inorganic forms and a loss of soil C. We conclude that high N acquisition rates by invasive plants can drive changes in soil N cycling that are linked to effects on soil C.
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- Matthew E Craig
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1102 S Goodwin, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.
- Department of Biology, Indiana University, 1001 E Third St, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA.
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1102 S Goodwin, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA
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Li H, Wei Z, Huangfu C, Chen X, Yang D. Litter mixture dominated by leaf litter of the invasive species, Flaveria bidentis, accelerates decomposition and favors nitrogen release. J Plant Res 2017; 130:167-180. [PMID: 27896463 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-016-0881-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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In natural ecosystems, invasive plant litter is often mixed with that of native species, yet few studies have examined the decomposition dynamics of such mixtures, especially across different degrees of invasion. We conducted a 1-year litterbag experiment using leaf litters from the invasive species Flaveria bidentis (L.) and the dominant co-occurring native species, Setaria viridis (L.). Litters were allowed to decompose either separately or together at different ratios in a mothproof screen house. The mass loss of all litter mixtures was non-additive, and the direction and strength of effects varied with species ratio and decomposition stage. During the initial stages of decomposition, all mixtures had a neutral effect on the mass loss; however, at later stages of decomposition, mixtures containing more invasive litter had synergistic effects on mass loss. Importantly, an increase in F. bidentis litter with a lower C:N ratio in mixtures led to greater net release of N over time. These results highlight the importance of trait dissimilarity in determining the decomposition rates of litter mixtures and suggest that F. bidentis could further synchronize N release from litter as an invasion proceeds, potentially creating a positive feedback linked through invasion as the invader outcompetes the natives for nutrients. Our findings also demonstrate the importance of species composition as well as the identity of dominant species when considering how changes in plant community structure influence plant invasion.
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- Huiyan Li
- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, 31 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300191, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, 31 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300191, China
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agriculture University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, 31 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300191, China.
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agriculture University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, China.
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, 31 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300191, China
- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agriculture University, 120 Dongling Road, Shenhe District, Shenyang, 110866, China
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- Agro-Environmental Protection Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, 31 Fukang Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300191, China
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Yoon S, Read Q. Consequences of exotic host use: impacts on Lepidoptera and a test of the ecological trap hypothesis. Oecologia 2016; 181:985-96. [PMID: 26820566 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-016-3560-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Investigating the effects of invasive species on native biodiversity is one of the most pressing challenges in ecology. Our goal in this study was to quantify the effects of invasive plants on butterfly and moth communities. In addition, we sought to elucidate the fitness consequences of non-native hosts on lepidopterans. We conducted a meta-analysis on a total of 76 studies which provided data on larval performance, survival, oviposition preference, abundance, and species richness of Lepidoptera on native and exotic plants. Overwhelmingly, we found that performance and survival were reduced for larvae developing on exotic hosts, relative to native hosts. At the community level, alien plant invasion was associated with a reduction in the overall abundance and richness of lepidopteran communities. We found that lepidopterans did not show strong oviposition preference for native hosts. This result suggests that many invasive plant species may decrease lepidopteran abundance by providing a target for oviposition where larvae have a relatively poor chance of survival. Among studies that tested both survival and preference on exotic hosts, 37.5 % found evidence for novel hosts that could function as ecological traps (the figure was 18 % when considering studies that only assayed larval performance). Thus, although the majority of novel hosts included in our analyses are not likely to act as ecological traps, the potential clearly exists for this effect, and the role of ecological traps should be considered along with other aspects of global change impacting natural communities.
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- Su'ad Yoon
- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation, University of Nevada, Reno, NV, 89512, USA. .,, PO Box 9343, Reno, NV, 89507, USA.
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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Zhang F, Wang X, Yin D, Peng B, Tan C, Liu Y, Tan X, Wu S. Efficiency and mechanisms of Cd removal from aqueous solution by biochar derived from water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes). J Environ Manage 2015; 153:68-73. [PMID: 25660498 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [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: 09/06/2014] [Revised: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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This study investigated the efficiency and mechanisms of Cd removal by biochar pyrolyzed from water hyacinth (BC) at 250-550 °C. BC450 out-performed the other BCs at varying Cd concentrations and can remove nearly 100% Cd from aqueous solution within 1 h at initial Cd ≤ 50 mg l(-1). The process of Cd sorption by BC450 followed the pseudo-second order kinetics with the equilibrium being achieved after 24 h with initial Cd ranging from 100 to 500 mg l(-1). The maximum Cd sorption capacity of BC450 was estimated to be 70.3 mg g(-1) based on Langmuir model, which is prominent among a range of low-cost sorbents. Based on the balance analysis between cations released and Cd sorbed onto BC450 in combination with SEM-EDX and XPS data, ion-exchange followed by surface complexation is proposed as the dominant mechanism responsible for Cd immobilization by BC450. In parallel, XRD analysis also suggested the formation of insoluble Cd minerals (CdCO3, Cd3P2, Cd3(PO4)2 and K4CdCl6) from either (co)-precipitation or ion exchange. Results from this study highlighted that the conversion of water hyacinth into biochar is a promising method to achieve effective Cd immobilization and improved management of this highly problematic invasive species.
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- Feng Zhang
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China
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