Diminished Plant Richness and Abundance Below Lonicera maackii, an Invasive Shrub

MATTHEW H. COLLIER; JOHN L. VANKAT; MICHAEL R. HUGHES

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2002)147[0060:DPRAAB]2.0.CO;2

1 January 2002 Diminished Plant Richness and Abundance Below Lonicera maackii, an Invasive Shrub

MATTHEW H. COLLIER, JOHN L. VANKAT, MICHAEL R. HUGHES

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The American Midland Naturalist, 147(1):60-71 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031(2002)147[0060:DPRAAB]2.0.CO;2

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The Asian shrub Lonicera maackii (Amur honeysuckle) is now common in many secondary forests in southwestern Ohio and adjacent states. We found lower species richness and abundance in plots (0.5 m²) placed below crowns of L. maackii than in plots placed away: all species (53% lower richness and 63% lower cover), tree seedlings with canopy potential (−41% richness and −68% density) and seed bud bank (−34% richness and −33% density). Moreover, most individual taxa had lower abundance below L. maackii: 86% of herbs, 100% of trees and 56% of seed bud bank taxa. In addition, richness of all species and richness and density of tree seedlings decreased in forests with longer residence time of L. maackii.

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MATTHEW H. COLLIER, JOHN L. VANKAT, and MICHAEL R. HUGHES "Diminished Plant Richness and Abundance Below Lonicera maackii, an Invasive Shrub," The American Midland Naturalist 147(1), 60-71, (1 January 2002). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031(2002)147[0060:DPRAAB]2.0.CO;2

Accepted: 1 August 2001; Published: 1 January 2002

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