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ArticleScientific reports2018

Biotic resistance and vegetative propagule pressure co-regulate the invasion success of a marine clonal macrophyte.

Elena Balestri, Flavia Vallerini, Virginia Menicagli, Sara Barnaba, Claudio Lardicci

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Elena BalestriDepartment of Biology, Pisa University, via Derna 1, 56100, Pisa, Italy. elena.balestri@unipi.it.
Flavia ValleriniDepartment of Biology, Pisa University, via Derna 1, 56100, Pisa, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-7997
Virginia MenicagliDepartment of Biology, Pisa University, via Derna 1, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
Sara BarnabaDepartment of Biology, Pisa University, via Derna 1, 56100, Pisa, Italy.
Claudio LardicciDepartment of Biology, Pisa University, via Derna 1, 56100, Pisa, Italy.

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Università di Pisa (University of Pisa) FaUniversità di Pisa (University of Pisa) FAUniversità di Pisa (University of Pisa) Pra
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Propagule pressure is considered a major driver of plant invasion success. Great propagule pressure would enable invasive species to colonize new areas overcoming the resistance of native species. Many highly invasive aquatic macrophytes regenerate from vegetative propagules, but few studies have experimentally investigated the importance of propagule pressure and biotic resistance, and their interaction, in determining invasion success. By manipulating both recipient habitat and the input of vegetative propagules of the invasive seaweed Caulerpa cylindracea in mesocosm, we examined whether higher propagule pressure would overcome the resistance of a native congeneric (Caulerpa prolifera) and influence its performance. With the native, C. cylindracea population frond number decreased irrespectively of pressure level. High propagule pressure did not increase stolon length and single plant size decreased due to the effects of intra- and interspecific competition. Native biomass decreased with increasing C. cylindracea propagule pressure. These results indicate that higher propagule pressure may fail in enhancing C. cylindracea invasion success in habitats colonized by the native species, and they suggest that biotic resistance and propagule pressure co-regulate the invasion process. These findings emphasize the need to preserve/restore native seaweed populations and may help to design effective management actions to prevent further C. cylindracea spread.

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EcosystemIntroduced SpeciesPressureStress, PhysiologicalCaulerpaOceans and Seas

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