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HOUSING IS POSITIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES RICHNESS IN NEW ENGLAND, USA

2010; Wiley; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1890/09-2168

1939-5582

Gregorio Gavier-Pizarro, Volker C. Radeloff, Susan I. Stewart, Cynthia D. Huebner, Nicholas S. Keuler,

Lichen and fungal ecology

Ecological ApplicationsVolume 20, Issue 7 p. 1913-1925 Article Housing is positively associated with invasive exotic plant species richness in New England, USA Gregorio I. Gavier-Pizarro, Gregorio I. Gavier-Pizarro Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USA Present address: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales (CIRN-IRB). De los Reseros y Las Cabañas S/N, HB1712WAA Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: ggavier@cnia.inta.gov.arSearch for more papers by this authorVolker C. Radeloff, Volker C. Radeloff Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USASearch for more papers by this authorSusan I. Stewart, Susan I. Stewart USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, 1033 University Place, Suite 360, Evanston, Illinois 60201-3172 USASearch for more papers by this authorCynthia D. Huebner, Cynthia D. Huebner USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 265054 USASearch for more papers by this authorNicholas S. Keuler, Nicholas S. Keuler Department of Computing and Biometry, University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USASearch for more papers by this author Gregorio I. Gavier-Pizarro, Gregorio I. Gavier-Pizarro Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USA Present address: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales (CIRN-IRB). De los Reseros y Las Cabañas S/N, HB1712WAA Hurlingham, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail: ggavier@cnia.inta.gov.arSearch for more papers by this authorVolker C. Radeloff, Volker C. Radeloff Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USASearch for more papers by this authorSusan I. Stewart, Susan I. Stewart USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, 1033 University Place, Suite 360, Evanston, Illinois 60201-3172 USASearch for more papers by this authorCynthia D. Huebner, Cynthia D. Huebner USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, 180 Canfield Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 265054 USASearch for more papers by this authorNicholas S. Keuler, Nicholas S. Keuler Department of Computing and Biometry, University of Wisconsin, 1675 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 October 2010 https://doi.org/10.1890/09-2168.1Citations: 121 Corresponding Editor: J. M. Marzluff. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Understanding the factors related to invasive exotic species distributions at broad spatial scales has important theoretical and management implications, because biological invasions are detrimental to many ecosystem functions and processes. Housing development facilitates invasions by disturbing land cover, introducing nonnative landscaping plants, and facilitating dispersal of propagules along roads. To evaluate relationships between housing and the distribution of invasive exotic plants, we asked (1) how strongly is housing associated with the spatial distribution of invasive exotic plants compared to other anthropogenic and environmental factors; (2) what type of housing pattern is related to the richness of invasive exotic plants; and (3) do invasive plants represent ecological traits associated with specific housing patterns? Using two types of regression analysis (best subset analysis and hierarchical partitioning analysis), we found that invasive exotic plant richness was equally or more strongly related to housing variables than to other human (e.g., mean income and roads) and environmental (e.g., topography and forest cover) variables at the county level across New England. Richness of invasive exotic plants was positively related to area of wildland–urban interface (WUI), low-density residential areas, change in number of housing units between 1940 and 2000, mean income, plant productivity (NDVI), and altitudinal range and rainfall; it was negatively related to forest area and connectivity. Plant life history traits were not strongly related to housing patterns. We expect the number of invasive exotic plants to increase as a result of future housing growth and suggest that housing development be considered a primary factor in plans to manage and monitor invasive exotic plant species. Citing Literature Volume20, Issue7October 2010Pages 1913-1925 RelatedInformation