Light availability influences the invasion of Teline monspessulana (L.) K. Koch in a temperate fragmented forest in Central Chile
Persy Gómez (1), Sergio Espinoza (2) , Natalia Cuadros (3), Estefany Goncalves (3), Ramiro Bustamante (3-4)
iForest - Biogeosciences and Forestry, Volume 15, Issue 5, Pages 411-416 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.3832/ifor4026-015
Published: Oct 19, 2022 - Copyright © 2022 SISEF
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Abstract
The Maulino forest is a temperate ecosystem of the Mediterranean zone of Chile classified as one of the 34 biodiversity hot-spots of the world; however, there is still limited information about the ecological factors that make this native forest prone to be invaded. We assess to what extent forest attributes such as light availability and native species diversity control the invasion process of Teline monspessulana (L.) K. Koch, an aggressive weed, into the Maulino forest, an endemic forest ecosystem of Central Chile. We examined whether the seedling density of this exotic plant is related to forest attributes such as cover, incoming photosynthetically active radiation, litter depth, and native species density and richness. We found that a decrease of light availability reduces T. monspessulana invasion. No relationships were observed between native species diversity and the abundance of T. monspessulana plants. Increasing the forest cover will recover forest structure but at the same time, it will prevent the invasion of T. monspessulana and other exotic plants with similar regeneration niche requirements.
Keywords
Invasibility, Invasiveness, French Broom, Genista monspessulana, Forest Cover, Native Species Diversity
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Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Católica del Maule, Avenida San Miguel, 3605, Talca (Chile)
Estefany Goncalves 0000-0002-1066-4519
Ramiro Bustamante 0000-0001-6441-7006
Departamento de Ciencias Ecológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad (IEB), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago (Chile)
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Gómez P, Espinoza S, Cuadros N, Goncalves E, Bustamante R (2022). Light availability influences the invasion of Teline monspessulana (L.) K. Koch in a temperate fragmented forest in Central Chile. iForest 15: 411-416. - doi: 10.3832/ifor4026-015
Academic Editor
Rossella Guerrieri
Paper history
Received: Nov 22, 2021
Accepted: Aug 04, 2022
First online: Oct 19, 2022
Publication Date: Oct 31, 2022
Publication Time: 2.53 months
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