Abstract
AbstractThe cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.) is considered an invasive plant species in numerous areas of the temperate climate zones around the world. Although this exotic tree can naturalize in a wide spectrum of forest ecosystems, its invasion mechanisms remain totally unknown. This study is the first approach aiming to investigate potential drivers shaping the ecological success of P. cerasifera invasion, with an example of the temperate primeval forest as a model recipient ecosystem. Using generalized linear models, we suggest that the distance to the propagule source may shape considerably this exotic species occurrence in primeval forest’s understory, expressed by the presumably high role of birds and small mammals in short-, and large ungulates in long-distance seed dispersion. The probability of this invader occurrence decreased with decreasing functional and phylogenetic diversity of understory vegetation. This suggests the importance of habitat filtering generated in small tree-fall gaps in shaping the P. cerasifera success. Thus, interactions between natural disturbances, characteristics of recipient vegetation, as well as traits of various animal dispersers, may be identified as key drivers promoting the occurrence of P. cerasifera in the primeval forest ecosystem. However, further studies on the patterns of P. cerasifera invasion are needed to identify drivers promoting invasion, as well as the effects of this exotic plant on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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