Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine
Invasions of nonnative plants are widely recognized as one of the major threats to the biodiversity of natural ecosystems on a global scale. Pioneer and ruderal habitats are the primary locations for the penetration of alien plants. Both pioneer and ruderal vegetation are very close in their genesis...
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| author | Dmytro V. Dubyna Tetiana P. Dziuba Svitlana M. Iemelianova Vira V. Protopopova Myroslav V. Shevera |
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| description | Invasions of nonnative plants are widely recognized as one of the major threats to the biodiversity of natural ecosystems on a global scale. Pioneer and ruderal habitats are the primary locations for the penetration of alien plants. Both pioneer and ruderal vegetation are very close in their genesis and beginning of development; therefore, a comparative analysis of their alien components and historical trends would contribute to clarifying the direction of successional changes and the possible management of destructive processes caused by anthropogenic influences in different types of habitats. The results of a structural and comparative analysis of the alien fractions of the coenofloras of the pioneer and ruderal vegetation of Ukraine indicated that the systematic, biomorphological, ecological, and geographical structures of these species show a high similarity, according to many of the main indicators, which allows them to successfully implement a strategy of invasion, particularly in communities characterized by instability and weak coenotic connections. It was established that the ecotopes of both types of vegetation are very favorable to the penetration and establishment of alien species; however, disturbed habitats of the ruderal type are more prone to invasions. In the communities of both pioneer and ruderal vegetation, alien species can become successfully established at the coenotic level, forming phytocoenoses of different hierarchical ranks. The results of this study will contribute to the identification of general patterns of invasions and the optimization (management) of disturbed and unstable natural ecosystems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a40543f5d25148ab9d1a57241813c5592023-11-24T14:23:20ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-12-011412108510.3390/d14121085Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of UkraineDmytro V. Dubyna0Tetiana P. Dziuba1Svitlana M. Iemelianova2Vira V. Protopopova3Myroslav V. Shevera4Department of Geobotany and Ecology, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 01004 Kyiv, UkraineDepartment of Geobotany and Ecology, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 01004 Kyiv, UkraineDepartment of Geobotany and Ecology, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 01004 Kyiv, UkraineDepartment of Geobotany and Ecology, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 01004 Kyiv, UkraineDepartment of Geobotany and Ecology, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 01004 Kyiv, UkraineInvasions of nonnative plants are widely recognized as one of the major threats to the biodiversity of natural ecosystems on a global scale. Pioneer and ruderal habitats are the primary locations for the penetration of alien plants. Both pioneer and ruderal vegetation are very close in their genesis and beginning of development; therefore, a comparative analysis of their alien components and historical trends would contribute to clarifying the direction of successional changes and the possible management of destructive processes caused by anthropogenic influences in different types of habitats. The results of a structural and comparative analysis of the alien fractions of the coenofloras of the pioneer and ruderal vegetation of Ukraine indicated that the systematic, biomorphological, ecological, and geographical structures of these species show a high similarity, according to many of the main indicators, which allows them to successfully implement a strategy of invasion, particularly in communities characterized by instability and weak coenotic connections. It was established that the ecotopes of both types of vegetation are very favorable to the penetration and establishment of alien species; however, disturbed habitats of the ruderal type are more prone to invasions. In the communities of both pioneer and ruderal vegetation, alien species can become successfully established at the coenotic level, forming phytocoenoses of different hierarchical ranks. The results of this study will contribute to the identification of general patterns of invasions and the optimization (management) of disturbed and unstable natural ecosystems.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/12/1085nonnative speciespioneer and synanthropic phytocoenosisstructural and fractional analysistransformationUkraine |
| spellingShingle | Dmytro V. Dubyna Tetiana P. Dziuba Svitlana M. Iemelianova Vira V. Protopopova Myroslav V. Shevera Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine Diversity nonnative species pioneer and synanthropic phytocoenosis structural and fractional analysis transformation Ukraine |
| title | Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine |
| title_full | Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine |
| title_fullStr | Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine |
| title_short | Alien Species in the Pioneer and Ruderal Vegetation of Ukraine |
| title_sort | alien species in the pioneer and ruderal vegetation of ukraine |
| topic | nonnative species pioneer and synanthropic phytocoenosis structural and fractional analysis transformation Ukraine |
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