Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?

For the effective control of an invasive species, gathering as much information as possible on its ecology, establishment and persistence in the affected communities is of utmost importance. We aimed to review the current distribution and characteristics of Sporobolus cryptandrus (sand dropseed), an...

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Autores principales:	P. Török, D. Schmidt, Z. Bátori, E. Aradi, A. Kelemen, A.A. Hábenczyus, P. Díaz Cando, C. Tölgyesi, R.W. Pál, N. Balogh, E. Tóth, G. Matus, J. Táborská, G. Sramkó, L. Laczkó, S. Jordán, A. McIntosh-Buday, G. Kovacsics-Vári, J. Sonkoly
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Plant invasion C4 grass Seed bank Germination Sand grassland Steppe Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:efa490a8e98f414a926c2e938452ba522021-12-04T04:34:33ZInvasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?2351-989410.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01942https://doaj.org/article/efa490a8e98f414a926c2e938452ba522021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421004923https://doaj.org/toc/2351-9894For the effective control of an invasive species, gathering as much information as possible on its ecology, establishment and persistence in the affected communities is of utmost importance. We aimed to review the current distribution and characteristics of Sporobolus cryptandrus (sand dropseed), an invasive C4 grass species of North American origin recently discovered in Hungary. We aimed to provide information on (i) its current distribution paying special attention to its invasion in Eurasia; (ii) the characteristics of the invaded habitats in Central Europe; (iii) seed bank formation and germination characteristics, crucial factors in early establishment; and (iv) the effects of its increasing cover on vegetation composition. Finally, we aimed to (v) point out further research directions that could enable us to understand the invasion success of this potential invasive species. Field surveys uncovered large stands of the species in Central and Eastern Hungary with most of the locations in the former, especially in the Kiskunság region. The species invaded disturbed stands of dry and open sand grasslands, closed dune slack grasslands and it also penetrates natural open sand grasslands from neighboring disturbed habitats. Increasing cover of Sporobolus cryptandrus was associated with a decline in species richness and abundance of subordinate species both in the vegetation and seed banks, but a low density of Sporobolus cryptandrus can even have a weak positive effect on these characteristics. Viable seeds of Sporobolus were detected from all soil layers (2.5 cm layers measured from the surface to 10 cm in depth), which indicates that the species is able to form a persistent seed bank (1114 to 3077 seeds/m2 with increasing scores towards higher abundance of the species in vegetation). Germination of Sporobolus cryptandrus was negatively affected by both litter cover and 1 cm deep soil burial. To sum up, Sporobolus cryptandrus can be considered as a transformer invasive species, whose spread forms a high risk for dry sand and steppe grasslands in Eurasia. We can conclude that for the effective suppression of the species it is necessary: (i) to clarify the origin of the detected populations; (ii) to assess its competitive ability including its potential allelopathic effects; (iii) to assess its seed bank formation potential in habitats with different abiotic conditions; and (iv) to assess the possibility of its suppression by natural enemies and management techniques such as mowing or livestock grazing.P. TörökD. SchmidtZ. BátoriE. AradiA. KelemenA.A. HábenczyusP. Díaz CandoC. TölgyesiR.W. PálN. BaloghE. TóthG. MatusJ. TáborskáG. SramkóL. LaczkóS. JordánA. McIntosh-BudayG. Kovacsics-VáriJ. SonkolyElsevierarticlePlant invasionC4 grassSeed bankGerminationSand grasslandSteppeEcologyQH540-549.5ENGlobal Ecology and Conservation, Vol 32, Iss , Pp e01942- (2021)
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topic	Plant invasion C4 grass Seed bank Germination Sand grassland Steppe Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Plant invasion C4 grass Seed bank Germination Sand grassland Steppe Ecology QH540-549.5 P. Török D. Schmidt Z. Bátori E. Aradi A. Kelemen A.A. Hábenczyus P. Díaz Cando C. Tölgyesi R.W. Pál N. Balogh E. Tóth G. Matus J. Táborská G. Sramkó L. Laczkó S. Jordán A. McIntosh-Buday G. Kovacsics-Vári J. Sonkoly Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?
description	For the effective control of an invasive species, gathering as much information as possible on its ecology, establishment and persistence in the affected communities is of utmost importance. We aimed to review the current distribution and characteristics of Sporobolus cryptandrus (sand dropseed), an invasive C4 grass species of North American origin recently discovered in Hungary. We aimed to provide information on (i) its current distribution paying special attention to its invasion in Eurasia; (ii) the characteristics of the invaded habitats in Central Europe; (iii) seed bank formation and germination characteristics, crucial factors in early establishment; and (iv) the effects of its increasing cover on vegetation composition. Finally, we aimed to (v) point out further research directions that could enable us to understand the invasion success of this potential invasive species. Field surveys uncovered large stands of the species in Central and Eastern Hungary with most of the locations in the former, especially in the Kiskunság region. The species invaded disturbed stands of dry and open sand grasslands, closed dune slack grasslands and it also penetrates natural open sand grasslands from neighboring disturbed habitats. Increasing cover of Sporobolus cryptandrus was associated with a decline in species richness and abundance of subordinate species both in the vegetation and seed banks, but a low density of Sporobolus cryptandrus can even have a weak positive effect on these characteristics. Viable seeds of Sporobolus were detected from all soil layers (2.5 cm layers measured from the surface to 10 cm in depth), which indicates that the species is able to form a persistent seed bank (1114 to 3077 seeds/m2 with increasing scores towards higher abundance of the species in vegetation). Germination of Sporobolus cryptandrus was negatively affected by both litter cover and 1 cm deep soil burial. To sum up, Sporobolus cryptandrus can be considered as a transformer invasive species, whose spread forms a high risk for dry sand and steppe grasslands in Eurasia. We can conclude that for the effective suppression of the species it is necessary: (i) to clarify the origin of the detected populations; (ii) to assess its competitive ability including its potential allelopathic effects; (iii) to assess its seed bank formation potential in habitats with different abiotic conditions; and (iv) to assess the possibility of its suppression by natural enemies and management techniques such as mowing or livestock grazing.
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author	P. Török D. Schmidt Z. Bátori E. Aradi A. Kelemen A.A. Hábenczyus P. Díaz Cando C. Tölgyesi R.W. Pál N. Balogh E. Tóth G. Matus J. Táborská G. Sramkó L. Laczkó S. Jordán A. McIntosh-Buday G. Kovacsics-Vári J. Sonkoly
author_facet	P. Török D. Schmidt Z. Bátori E. Aradi A. Kelemen A.A. Hábenczyus P. Díaz Cando C. Tölgyesi R.W. Pál N. Balogh E. Tóth G. Matus J. Táborská G. Sramkó L. Laczkó S. Jordán A. McIntosh-Buday G. Kovacsics-Vári J. Sonkoly
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title	Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?
title_short	Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?
title_full	Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?
title_fullStr	Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?
title_full_unstemmed	Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?
title_sort	invasion of the north american sand dropseed (sporobolus cryptandrus) – a new pest in eurasian sand areas?
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/efa490a8e98f414a926c2e938452ba52
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Invasion of the North American sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) – A new pest in Eurasian sand areas?

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