Distributions of exotic herbaceous species along a roadside on Chichijima, the Ogasawara Islands, and their relationship with human disturbance

Author:

Eguchi Aoi1ORCID,Hata Kenji23,Numata Shinya1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Tourism Science, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo Japan

2. College of Commerce Nihon University Tokyo Japan

3. Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo Japan

Abstract

AbstractOceanic islands are a major tourist destination, and the invasion of exotic plants on oceanic islands is a serious problem. To discuss how exotic herbaceous plant invasion is driven by human disturbance on an oceanic island, we assessed the distribution patterns of exotic herbaceous species along a metropolitan road, including parking lots, on the island of Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean. We observed 16 exotic herbaceous species representing seven families, and all the species have also been recorded in surveys 25 years ago. Species richness (number of species per plot) ranged from 0 to 9 with an average of 2.49. Distance from a parking lot was significantly negatively related to the distribution patterns of seven species and positively related to three species, pointing to parking lots being critical nodes along the dispersal pathways of exotic herbaceous species in Chichijima. Although roads are well known to play an important role as corridors for the invasion and seed dispersal of exotic plants, our results suggest that it would also be important to consider the location of parking lots to understand the distribution of exotic herbaceous species in road networks. We suggest that intensive weed management near parking lots and car wash protocols on Chichijima may be effective in halting exotic species spread.

Publisher

Wiley

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