Alien plant species on roadsides of the northwestern Patagonian steppe (Argentina)

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dc.coverage.spatial ARG es_ES
dc.creator Chichizola, Giselle Ailin
dc.creator Gonzalez, Sofía Laura
dc.creator Rovere, Adriana Edit
dc.date 2021-01-25
dc.date.accessioned 2021-02-12T15:14:20Z
dc.date.available 2021-02-12T15:14:20Z
dc.identifier http://rdi.uncoma.edu.ar/handle/uncomaid/16072
dc.identifier http://rdi.uncoma.edu.ar/handle/uncomaid/16073 es_ES
dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203 es_ES
dc.description.abstract The introduction of alien species represents one of the greatest threats to biodiversity worldwide. Highway construction increases the dispersal and invasion of exotic plant species. This study examined the assembly process of the plant communities to determine whether the roadsides of the Patagonian steppe represent a reservoir and dispersal source of invasive exotic species. We analyzed the composition of exotic and native species and functional groups present in the established vegetation and seed banks of roadsides and reference areas nearby. The type of dispersal of exotic and native species at the roadsides was also evaluated. Total cover and that of exotic and native species was lower at the roadsides than in the reference areas; however, at the roadsides the cover and seed abundance of exotic species was higher than that of native species. In the roadsides vegetation, native shrubs such as Acaena splendens predominated, along with exotic perennial herbs and grasses which were mainly represented by Rumex acetosella. In the seed bank the predominant species were exotic perennial herbs, also represented by R. acetosella, annual exotic species such as Epilobium brachycarpum and Verbascum thapsus, and annual native species such as Heliotropium paronychioides. No exotic shrubs were found either at the roadsides or in the reference areas. The species at the roadsides did not present a dominant type of dispersal. The abundance of exotic species at the roadsides, both in the aboveground vegetation and the seed bank, may be due to the stressful environment and the characteristics of the species themselves, such as the ability to form seed banks. This work revealed that the roadsides of the Patagonian steppe constitute reservoirs of invasive exotic species, highlighting the importance of identifying them and controlling their spread, with a view to generating ecosystem management programs. es_ES
dc.format application/ms-excel es_ES
dc.language eng es_ES
dc.publisher PLOS ONE es_ES
dc.relation.uri http://rdi.uncoma.edu.ar/handle/uncomaid/16073
dc.rights Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Argentina es_ES
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ es_ES
dc.source Plos One Journal es_ES
dc.subject Arid environments es_ES
dc.subject Functional groups es_ES
dc.subject Seed dispersal es_ES
dc.subject Seed bank es_ES
dc.subject Ecosystem management es_ES
dc.subject Grasslands es_ES
dc.subject https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
dc.subject.other Ciencias de la Tierra y Medio Ambiente es_ES
dc.title Alien plant species on roadsides of the northwestern Patagonian steppe (Argentina) es_ES
dc.type conjunto de datos es
dc.type other eu
dc.type acceptedVersion eu
dc.description.fil Fil: Chichizola, Giselle Ailin. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina. es_ES
dc.description.fil Fil: Chichizola, Giselle Ailin. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina. es_ES
dc.description.fil Fil: Chichizola, Giselle Ailin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. es_ES
dc.description.fil Fil: Gonzalez, Sofía Laura. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina.
dc.description.fil Fil: Gonzalez, Sofía Laura. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina.
dc.description.fil Fil: Gonzalez, Sofía Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
dc.description.fil Fil: Rovere, Adiana. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina.
dc.description.fil Fil: Rovere, Adiana. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universitario Bariloche. Laboratorio Ecotono; Argentina.
dc.description.fil Fil: Rovere, Adiana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina.
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