期刊
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
卷 285, 期 -, 页码 85-91出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.016
关键词
Robinia pseudoacacia; Tree invasion; Spontaneous reforestation; Plant community; Homogenisation; Dissimilarity index
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Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) is a widespread alien tree species commonly thought to influence plant assemblages. The aim of this study was to compare the plant diversity between black locust and native recent secondary stands within the European Mediterranean Mountains environmental zone. Spontaneous reforestation was detected by comparing historical aerial photographs and the most recent images. Distributed throughout a 2700 km(2) hilly and piedmont area, 32 black locust and 32 paired native stands were selected and all vascular plant species were surveyed in a 100 m(2) area. Analyses of the alpha and beta-diversity were performed separately for six identified plant groups. Despite a clear difference in the tree diversity between the black locust and native recent secondary stands and a homogenisation of the tree layer by the black locust stands, we found only inconsistent hints for homogenisation of the ground-layer vegetation by the black locust stands. There is no evidence to suggest that the presence of black locust in recent secondary stands plays a major role in shaping the diversity of the understory plant groups compared to native stands. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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