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ArticleEcology letters2021

Residence time determines invasiveness and performance of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in North America.

Bernd Blossey, Victoria Nuzzo, Andrea Dávalos, Mark Mayer, Richard Dunbar, Douglas A Landis, Jeffrey A Evans, Bill Minter

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Article in Ecology letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Bernd BlosseyDepartment of Natural Resources, Fernow Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7043-4435
Victoria NuzzoNatural Area Consultants, 1 West Hill School Road, Richford, NY, 13835, USA.
Andrea DávalosBiological Sciences Department, SUNY Cortland, Cortland, NY, 13045, USA.
Mark MayerNew Jersey Department of Agriculture, Division of Plant Industry, PO Box 330, Trenton, NJ, 08625, USA.
Richard DunbarDivision of Nature Preserves, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 1040 E 700 N Columbia City, IN, 46725-8948, USA.
Douglas A LandisDepartment of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Jeffrey A EvansDepartment of Entomology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA.
Bill MinterInstitute for Ecological Regeneration, Goshen College, 1700 South Main Street, Goshen, IN, 46526, USA.

Funding

Department of DefenseMichigan State UniversityNational Science FoundationResearch and DevelopmentSTARStrategic Environmental Research and Development Program CS 1146U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Graduate Fellowship FP-91650101US National Science Foundation DEB 1637653
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While biological invasions have the potential for large negative impacts on local communities and ecological interactions, increasing evidence suggests that species once considered major problems can decline over time. Declines often appear driven by natural enemies, diseases or evolutionary adaptations that selectively reduce populations of naturalised species and their impacts. Using permanent long-term monitoring locations, we document declines of Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) in eastern North America with distinct local and regional dynamics as a function of patch residence time. Projected site-specific population growth rates initially indicated expanding populations, but projected population growth rates significantly decreased over time and at the majority of sites fell below 1, indicating declining populations. Negative soil feedback provides a potential mechanism for the reported disappearance of ecological dominance of A. petiolata in eastern North America.

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BrassicaceaeGarlicBiological EvolutionNorth AmericaSoilSoilAlliaria petiolataBrassicaceaelong-term monitoringnegative soil feedbackplant invasionspopulation growth rateresidence time

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PMID33295700
PMCPMC7839695

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