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Research, Assessment, and Management of Invasive Plant Species

A special issue of Forests (ISSN 1999-4907). This special issue belongs to the section "Forest Ecology and Management".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2023) | Viewed by 4471

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yulia K. Vinogradova

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Laboratory of the Native Flora, N.V. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden RAS, 4 Botanicheskaya St., 127276 Moscow, Russia
Interests: invasion; alien plants; intraspecific variability; flower biology; electron microscopy; micromorphology of leaves and seeds; microevolution.
Dr. Ekaterina N. Baranova

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1. Cell Biology Laboratory, All-Russia Research Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Timiryazevskaya, 42, 127550 Moscow, Russia
2. Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Botanicheskaya Street, 4, 127276 Moscow, Russia
Interests: cell biophysics; ontogenesis; symmetry and asymmetry of biological objects and systems; environmental stress; plant development biology; cell biology; genetic engineering; electron microscopy; cell ultrastructure; mathematical models of genome phenotypic manifestations
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Dr. Anatoliy A. Khapugin

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1. Laboratory of Plant Ecophysiology and Experimental Phytoecology of the Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Volodarskogo Street, 6, Tyumen, 625003 Tyumen Region, Russia
2. Joint Directorate of the Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny” (Scientific Department), Krasnaya Street, 30, Saransk, 430005 Saransk, Republic of Mordovia, Russia
Interests: plant diversity; threatened plants; invasive alien plants; IUCN Red List; biodiversity & conservation; plant conservation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Invasion of alien species by recognized as one of the most serious threats to the preservation of natural biodiversity. Invasive plants displace native species from natural phytocenoses, causing serious damage to the environment, the economy, and even human health. The problem of biological invasions is in the spotlight of the general public. Particularly significant negative impacts have been caused when invasive species have invaded into forest plant communities, reducing their economic and recreational value and preventing the natural regeneration of the concerned stands.

We invite you and your colleagues to publish your reviews and articles in this Special Issue, entitled “Research, Assessment, and Management of Invasive Plant Species”, and contribute to the expansion of scientific knowledge on plant invasions. This will help to develop science-based, effective measures to combat aggressive invaders.

Dr. Yulia K. Vinogradova
Dr. Ekaterina N. Baranova
Dr. Anatoliy A. Khapugin
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • invasion
  • alien species
  • plants
  • intraspecific variability
  • plant protection
  • woody plants
  • environmental stress
  • biodiversity

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Multi-Year Monitoring of Asclepias syriaca L. Spread in the Deliblato Sands Protected Reserve in Serbia
by Stevan Avramov, Danijela Miljković, Nataša Barišić Klisarić, Uroš Živković and Aleksej Tarasjev
Forests 2024, 15(2), 347; https://doi.org/10.3390/f15020347 - 10 Feb 2024
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The invasion of non-native plant species has a detrimental effect on native biodiversity. In a seven-year research project, we investigated the occurrence of the invasive species Asclepias syriaca L.in the Deliblato Sands protected area, located at a south-eastern part of the Pannonian Plain, [...] Read more.
The invasion of non-native plant species has a detrimental effect on native biodiversity. In a seven-year research project, we investigated the occurrence of the invasive species Asclepias syriaca L.in the Deliblato Sands protected area, located at a south-eastern part of the Pannonian Plain, and identified the factors that contribute significantly to its colonisation. The distribution of this invasive species was monitored on more than 300 km of the accessory, bordering and selected internal roads. A. syriaca occurs within the protected area but is much more widespread on accessory and bordering roads. The number of locations of A. syriaca increased every year of the study, even within the protected area, indicating a further spread of this species. A. syriaca is much more abundant on the north-eastern edge than in the south-west. The reason for this is most likely the much larger area of abandoned agricultural land in the north-east. Roads used for public transport are the main entry points for the further spread of A. syriaca. In contrast, recreational trail use does not enhance the spread in the Deliblato Sands natural reserve. This study can be used to further analyse the ecological dynamics of A. syriaca and to develop timely strategies by which to prevent or slow down its spread. Full article
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Plant Species Richness and Invasional Meltdown in Different Parts of Acer negundo L. Secondary Range
by Denis I. Dubrovin, Denis V. Veselkin and Andrei P. Gusev
Forests 2023, 14(11), 2118; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14112118 - 24 Oct 2023
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To understand the alien plant invasion patterns, it is important to know if their consequences are equal in different regions, particularly in different parts of the secondary range. In this article, we estimated plant species richness in communities invaded by the North American [...] Read more.
To understand the alien plant invasion patterns, it is important to know if their consequences are equal in different regions, particularly in different parts of the secondary range. In this article, we estimated plant species richness in communities invaded by the North American tree Acer negundo L. in two remote regions: the Belarusian Polesia and the Middle Urals. We tested three hypotheses about: (1) decreased plant species richness in communities invaded by A. negundo; (2) presence of alien species in invaded communities—invasional meltdown hypothesis; and (3) different alien plant species richness in communities of different regions. In each region, 24 sample plots of 400 m2 were described: 12 invaded and 12 non-invaded by A. negundo. The species richness of invaded plots decreased: total richness decreased by 21%–43%; the richness of herbaceous plants decreased by 24%–43%; and woody richness decreased by 8%–44%. The proportion of alien herbs in plots invaded by A. negundo increased by 35%. This is the first, although not exhaustive, confirmation of the invasional meltdown hypothesis for communities invaded by A. negundo. Alien herbs increasingly invaded communities of the Belarusian Polesia, alien trees—communities of the Middle Urals. Thus, regional geographical and floristic conditions should be considered when assessing the invasion consequences. Full article
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Effect of Sun Exposure of the Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) on the Occurrence and Number of Cameraria ohridella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
by Liliya R. Bogoutdinova, Ekaterina V. Tkacheva, Ludmila N. Konovalova, Oleg B. Tkachenko, Ludmila S. Olekhnovich, Alexander A. Gulevich, Ekaterina N. Baranova and Olga V. Shelepova
Forests 2023, 14(6), 1079; https://doi.org/10.3390/f14061079 - 24 May 2023
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The study of the leafmining moth of the chestnut miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dymić, 1986) was carried out through the planting of the common horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) in the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences. [...] Read more.
The study of the leafmining moth of the chestnut miner (Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dymić, 1986) was carried out through the planting of the common horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) in the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The effect of various degrees of insolation of horse chestnut plants on leaf morphology and the composition of secondary metabolites, as well as the relationship of these parameters with the number and density of C. ohridella populations during the growing season, was studied. The solar influence, it was noted, had a significant impact. Thus, the largest number of the pests was recorded on the leaves of the sunlit side of the tree crown, and the smallest on the leaves of the shady part of the crown. The low content of polyphenols in the pool of secondary metabolites in the tissues of the A. hippocastanum leaves did not deter C. ohridella and poorly protected the plants from this miner, while the significant content of carbohydrates in the leaves reduced the resistance of chestnut plants to damage by the Ohrid leaf miner. Full article
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