Affiliation:
1. Biology Department Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles CA U.S.A.
2. School of Geography and the Environment University of Oxford Oxford U.K.
Abstract
Management of alien invasive species is an essential action necessary to help reverse biodiversity loss. Here, we measure the effectiveness of brush piles constructed from invasive alien plant material to suppress the growth of invasive plant seedlings. We found invasive seedling recruitment was fully suppressed in brush pile plots compared to control plots due to suboptimal growth light and temperature conditions created by the piles. Further, brush piles supported 2‐fold to +7‐fold more animals than control plots. This method offers a promising solution for restoration practitioners' need for accessible, low‐cost management intervention for the on‐site disposal of removed plant biomass, which we demonstrated can also enhance native wildlife abundance.
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