Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions.
Precise assessment of the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on ecosystem structure and functions is paramount for implementing appropriate management and restoration strategies. Here we investigated the impacts of Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy), an aggressive invader in Kashmir Himalaya,...
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| description | Precise assessment of the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on ecosystem structure and functions is paramount for implementing appropriate management and restoration strategies. Here we investigated the impacts of Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy), an aggressive invader in Kashmir Himalaya, on species diversity and primary productivity. We also evaluated bunch of strategies for the ecological restoration of the habitats invaded by this species. We found that uninvaded plots harbored on an average of 6.11 (±2.92) more species per 1m2 of quadrat than invaded plots. At multivariate scale, the ordination (nMDS) and ANOSIM exhibited significant differences between invaded and uninvaded plots with R = 0.7889 and p < 0.001. The decrease in diversity indices in invaded as compared to uninvaded plots was associated with more productive plant communities due to Leucanthemum invasion. Higher altitude Gulmarg site was more affected by Leucanthemum invasion than lower altitude Drung site. We tested different approaches for restoration and management of invaded habitats that include herbicide treatment at seedling stage, herbicide treatment before and after flowering stage, mowing and herbicide treatment together, joint mowing, digging and herbicide treatment and Leucanthemum uprooting. Among these treatments, uprooting and combined digging, mowing and herbicide treatment proved to be most effective in controlling Leucanthemum invasion. The implications of these results for effective management of ecologically sensitive and socio-culturally important landscapes are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cc297616bbbc4c37ab1d18e543eeb6612025-08-20T02:17:57ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01163e024666510.1371/journal.pone.0246665Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions.Mohd Asgar KhanKhursheed HussainManzoor A ShahPrecise assessment of the impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) on ecosystem structure and functions is paramount for implementing appropriate management and restoration strategies. Here we investigated the impacts of Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy), an aggressive invader in Kashmir Himalaya, on species diversity and primary productivity. We also evaluated bunch of strategies for the ecological restoration of the habitats invaded by this species. We found that uninvaded plots harbored on an average of 6.11 (±2.92) more species per 1m2 of quadrat than invaded plots. At multivariate scale, the ordination (nMDS) and ANOSIM exhibited significant differences between invaded and uninvaded plots with R = 0.7889 and p < 0.001. The decrease in diversity indices in invaded as compared to uninvaded plots was associated with more productive plant communities due to Leucanthemum invasion. Higher altitude Gulmarg site was more affected by Leucanthemum invasion than lower altitude Drung site. We tested different approaches for restoration and management of invaded habitats that include herbicide treatment at seedling stage, herbicide treatment before and after flowering stage, mowing and herbicide treatment together, joint mowing, digging and herbicide treatment and Leucanthemum uprooting. Among these treatments, uprooting and combined digging, mowing and herbicide treatment proved to be most effective in controlling Leucanthemum invasion. The implications of these results for effective management of ecologically sensitive and socio-culturally important landscapes are discussed.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246665&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Asgar Khan Khursheed Hussain Manzoor A Shah Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions. PLoS ONE |
| title | Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions. |
| title_full | Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions. |
| title_fullStr | Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions. |
| title_short | Ecological restoration of habitats invaded by Leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions. |
| title_sort | ecological restoration of habitats invaded by leucanthemum vulgare that alters key ecosystem functions |
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