PROMOTION OF SEED SET IN YELLOW STAR‐THISTLE BY HONEY BEES: EVIDENCE OF AN INVASIVE MUTUALISM

By J. Barthell, J. Randall, R. Thorp, A. Wenner. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Plant Science

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Invasive mutualisms and the structure of plant–pollinator interactions in the temperate forests of north‐west Patagonia, Argentina (2006, background): “A preferential association between alien plants and flower visitors could have deep conservation implications (Richardson et al. 2000; Barthell et al. 2001).”
Does Invasion of Exotic Plants Promote Invasion of Exotic Flower Visitors? A Case Study from the Temperate Forests of the Southern Andes (2002, background): “Although honeybees interfere very little with the pollination of the native flora (but see Aizen and Feinsinger 1994), their association with some exotic plant species (mainly biennials and perennial herbs) may promote their successful establishment in disturbed habitats, which in turn might favour ”
Trees, birds and bees in Mauritius: exploitative competition between introduced honey bees and endemic nectarivorous birds? (2002, background): “One of the first experimental studies to specifically address this actually found a distinctly positive effect of introduced honey bees on the spread of an invasive species, Yellow Star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis (Asteraceae), on Santa Cruz Island, CA (Barthell et al., 2001).”
Massively Introduced Managed Species and Their Consequences for Plant–Pollinator Interactions (2017, background): “It has been docu- mented that introduced colonies enhance the visitation frequency of honeybees on invasive plant species, enhancing their reproduction (e.g. the effect on the purple loosestrife, Lythrum salicaria, in America: Barthell et al., 2001; Mal et al., 1992).”
Ecological effects of invasive alien insects (2008, background): “On the other hand, they may enhance pollination and, consequently, invasiveness of exotic weeds, as shown by Barthell et al. (2001) Another interesting example is provided by fig wasps.”
Invasive plants as drivers of regime shifts: identifying high‐priority invaders that alter feedback relationships (2014, background): “Feedback mechanisms involving other mutualistic relationships were excluded as we could only find two studies that examined interactions between invasive plants and invasive animals (Kourtev et al., 1998; Barthell et al., 2001).”
Reproductive biology of Australian acacias: important mediator of invasiveness? (2011, background): “If pollination by A. mellifera enhances seed production of Australian acacias, then honeybees could facilitate Acacia invasions (and the facilitation could be reciprocal where both species are introduced, as in South America) (Barthell et al., 2001; Morales & Aizen, 2002).”
Are urban systems beneficial, detrimental, or indifferent for biological invasion? (2017, background): “Exotic pollinators may also prefer exotic plants used in landscaping (MacIvor et al. 2015) or occurring spontaneously in cities (Barthell et al. 2001), increasing their foraging opportunities and competitive edge on native pollinators.”
Pollination and other ecosystem services produced by mobile organisms: a conceptual framework for the effects of land-use change. (2007, unknown): “For example, invasive pollinator species may increase the seed set and hence the spread of exotic plants (Barthell et al. 2001), or reduce the ﬁtness of native plant species by reducing their nectar and pollen supplies, rendering them less attractive to other, more effective pollinators (Paton…”