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Influence of Intensity and Duration of Invasion by Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) on Mixed Hardwood Forests of Indiana

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Joshua M. Shields ,
Michael A. Jenkins ,
Michael R. Saunders ,
Kevin D. Gibson ,
Patrick A. Zollner  and
John B. Dunning Jr.
Joshua M. Shields*
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC), Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Michael A. Jenkins
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC), Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Michael R. Saunders
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center (HTIRC), Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
Kevin D. Gibson
Affiliation:
Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Patrick A. Zollner
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
John B. Dunning Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: joshua_shlds@yahoo.com
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Abstract

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The expansion of populations of invasive species continues to compromise the ecological and economic integrity of our natural resources. The negative effects of invasive species on native biota are widely reported. However, less is known about how the duration (i.e., age of oldest invaders) and intensity (i.e., density and percent cover) of an invasion influences native plant diversity and abundance at the microsite scale. We examined the influence of density, percent cover, and age of Amur honeysuckle (a nonnative invasive shrub), and several environmental factors on native plant taxa at 12 mixed hardwood forests in Indiana, USA. Overall, study sites with the greatest taxonomic diversity (Shannon's Diversity; H′), richness (S), percent cover, and density of native vegetation also had the lowest percent cover of Amur honeysuckle in the upper vertical stratum (1.01 to 5 m). Based on linear mixed model analyses, percent cover of Amur honeysuckle in the upper vertical stratum was consistently and negatively correlated with H′, S, total percent cover, and woody seedling density of native taxa at the microsite scale (P < 0.05). Duration of Amur honeysuckle at the microsite scale was not significant when percent cover of Amur honeysuckle in the upper vertical stratum was included in models. However, duration of Amur honeysuckle invasion was significantly correlated with dependent variables and with upper-stratum honeysuckle cover, suggesting that older Amur honeysuckle in a microsite resulted in greater light competition from above for native understory plant species. Beyond increased cover and shading, our results do not provide evidence of duration-related effects from long-term dominance of honeysuckle in our sampled mixed hardwood forest sites.

Keywords

Amur honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) HerderCentral Hardwoodsdiversityevennesslinear mixed effects modelnonnative shrubrichnessspring ephemerals
Type
Research Article
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Invasive Plant Science and Management , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , March 2015 , pp. 44 - 56
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