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The invasiveness of Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) is characterized by habitat and differing herbivore assemblages in its native and invaded range by Aaron C. Rhodes; Robert M. Plowes; Dino J. Martins; Ivy Ng’Iru; Lawrence E. Gilbert is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
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A significant challenge of global change is the human-mediated movement of pasture grasses and their subsequent impact on ecosystem processes when they become invasive. We must understand invasive grass ecology and their natural enemies in native and introduced ranges to mitigate these impacts. Guinea grass (Megathyrsus maximus) is a pantropically introduced pasture grass that escapes intended areas and invades native ecosystems – threatening biodiversity and ecosystem function. The success of invasive plants has often been attributed to ecological release from stressors, including natural enemies and resource availability. Our objective was to assess Guinea grass functional traits across three different habitat types in native and invaded ranges by documenting ungulate and arthropod abundance, diversity, and feeding guilds. Guinea grass functional traits were assessed in three habitat types: grassland, riparian, and woody thickets around nitrogen-fixing Prosopis glandulosa in its introduced range in Texas, USA, and Senegalia mellifera in its native range in Kenya. We characterized Guinea grass functional traits by measuring plant height, cover, biomass, root-to-shoot ratios, and r
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- Author
- Aaron C. Rhodes; Robert M. Plowes; Dino J. Martins; Ivy Ng’Iru; Lawrence E. Gilbert
- Publisher
- Pensoft Publishers
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)