Causes and Consequences of Invasive Plants in Wetlands: Opportunities, Opportunists, and Outcomes

By J. Zedler, S. Kercher. 2004

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Subfields: Ecology, Insect Science, Plant Science

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Patterns of environmental change associated withTypha xglauca invasion in a Great Lakes coastal wetland (2009, background): “Invasive plant species are known to affect structure and functioning of wetlands (Ehrenfeld 2003, Zedler and Kercher 2004).”
Ecophysiological characteristics of invasive Spartina alterniflora and native species in salt marshes of Yangtze River estuary, China (2009, background): “Wetlands in the Yangtze River estuary in China are under threat of an invasive perennial C4 grass, Spartina alterniflora, which is native to the east and Gulf coasts of North America and has become a worldwide invasive species (Callaway and Josselyn, 1992; Daehler and Strong, 1996; CSCC, 2004; Zedle”
Benefits of Classical Biological Control for Managing Invasive Plants (2005, background): “…the composition of the soil fauna and flora; affecting normal geomorphologic processes by promoting siltation or erosion of stream banks and sand dunes; and altering the activity of pollinators (Cronk and Fuller, 1995; Woods, 1997; Westbrooks, 1998; Levine et al., 2003; Zedler and Kercher, 2004).”
Allelopathy as a mechanism for the invasion of Typha angustifolia (2009, background): “Typha angustifolia L. (narrow-leaf cattail) is an invasive species that was introduced to the United States from Europe (Stuckey and Salamon 1987, Selbo and Snow 2004; Smith 2004; Zedler and Kercher 2004 ) and is dominant in many wetlands and roadside ditches throughout the northeastern and central”
Litter legacy increases the competitive advantage of invasive Phragmites australis in New England wetlands (2011, background): “In wetlands throughout North America, highly productive grasses are becoming increasingly dominant at the expense of native plant assemblages (Farnsworth and Meyerson 2003; Zedler and Kercher 2004).”
Biogeomorphic Impacts of Invasive Species (2014, background): “…example, the construction of networks of tubes by the invasive amphipod crustacean Corophium curvispinum (van den Brink et al. 1993) and deep burrowing by the invasive worm Marenzelleria viridis (Żmudziński 1996) have increased bioturbation rates, resulting in a thicker surface sediment layer.”
Salt tolerance underlies the cryptic invasion of North American salt marshes by an introduced haplotype of the common reed Phragmites australis (Poaceae) (2005, background): “In nearly all of these cases, the stage is set by the introduction of new species and the concomitant alteration of marsh habitats by humans (Table 1) (Adam 2002, Zedler & Kercher 2004).”
Ecology, management, and conservation implications of North American beaver (Castor canadensis) in dryland streams (2014, background): “However, in addition to willow germination, bare soils of breached beaver ponds probably also promote colonization by opportunistic, ‘weedy’ non-native plants (Zedler and Kercher, 2004).”
Centuries of human-driven change in salt marsh ecosystems. (2009, background): “Invaders that alter the physical structure of the marsh environment, such as S. alterniflora, P. australis, and M. senhousia, have predictably strong effects on infaunal organisms (Brusati & Grosholz 2006, Crooks & Khim 1999, Neira et al. 2006, Zedler & Kercher 2004).”
Invasive species: “back-seat drivers” of ecosystem change? (2012, neutral): “As sinks for upstream processes that can result in altered flooding and sedimentation regimes and nutrient enrichment, wetland ecosystems may be especially vulnerable to invasions by passengers (Zedler and Kercher 2004).”
Alien species in fresh waters: ecological effects, interactions with other stressors, and prospects for the future (2010, background): “Plant ecologists (e.g., Davis, Grime & Thompson, 2000; Zedler & Kercher, 2004) have suggested that disturbance and nutrient enrichment facilitate invasions of alien plants, because they free up resources that can be used by new invaders.”
Why Climate Change Makes Riparian Restoration More Important than Ever: Recommendations for Practice and Research (2009, neutral): “&e "ooding provides important bene#ts to aquatic, wetland, and terrestrial taxa, including #sh and birds (Sommer et al. 2001).”
Hybridization dynamics of invasive cattail (Typhaceae) stands in the Western Great Lakes Region of North America: a molecular analysis (2010, background): “Typha · glauca is considered the most invasive North American Typha species (e.g. Smith 1987; Galatowitsch, Anderson & Ascher 1999; Zedler & Kercher 2004), although some consider T. angustifolia equally invasive (e.g. Tulbure, Johnston & Auger 2007).”
Management of invasive plants through ecological resistance (2017, background): “When diverse native plant communities give ways to dense stands of invasive plant species, habitat quality and biogeochemical processes are often compromised (Blossey 1999; Zedler and Kercher 2004).”