Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties

Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) has become one of the most serious ecological threats to the integrity of the greater Everglades ecosystem of south Florida. In this study, we analyzed the effects of Old World climbing fern on surface soil characteristics at invaded sites in Florida....

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Autores principales:	Soti,Pushpa G, Jayachandran,Krish
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo 2016
Materias:	Invasive plants nutrient cycle pH soil organic matter soil nutrients
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-951620160004000062017-03-07Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil propertiesSoti,Pushpa GJayachandran,Krish Invasive plants nutrient cycle pH soil organic matter soil nutrients Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) has become one of the most serious ecological threats to the integrity of the greater Everglades ecosystem of south Florida. In this study, we analyzed the effects of Old World climbing fern on surface soil characteristics at invaded sites in Florida. We compared soil characteristics of six invaded and adjacent uninvaded plots at three different locations. Our results show that the fern can grow and thrive in a wide range of soil types and the impact on the soil was site specific with effects being more prominent in sites with low nutrient status. Additionally, there were significant differences in the soil nutrient status and microbial population in the invaded and uninvaded sites. Sites with Old World climbing fern had significantly higher nutrient concentrations that correlated with higher soil organic matter. Overall our results indicate that this exotic pest plant can potentially alter its below ground environment to its own benefit by enhancing the soil nutrient status by adding soil organic matter.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del SueloJournal of soil science and plant nutrition v.16 n.4 20162016-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162016000400006en10.4067/S0718-95162016005000066
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spellingShingle	Invasive plants nutrient cycle pH soil organic matter soil nutrients Soti,Pushpa G Jayachandran,Krish Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
description	Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum) has become one of the most serious ecological threats to the integrity of the greater Everglades ecosystem of south Florida. In this study, we analyzed the effects of Old World climbing fern on surface soil characteristics at invaded sites in Florida. We compared soil characteristics of six invaded and adjacent uninvaded plots at three different locations. Our results show that the fern can grow and thrive in a wide range of soil types and the impact on the soil was site specific with effects being more prominent in sites with low nutrient status. Additionally, there were significant differences in the soil nutrient status and microbial population in the invaded and uninvaded sites. Sites with Old World climbing fern had significantly higher nutrient concentrations that correlated with higher soil organic matter. Overall our results indicate that this exotic pest plant can potentially alter its below ground environment to its own benefit by enhancing the soil nutrient status by adding soil organic matter.
author	Soti,Pushpa G Jayachandran,Krish
author_facet	Soti,Pushpa G Jayachandran,Krish
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title	Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
title_short	Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
title_full	Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
title_fullStr	Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
title_sort	effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties
publisher	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo
publishDate	2016
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Effect of exotic invasive old world climbing fern (lygodium microphyllum) on soil properties

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