Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas

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Zalba, Sergio Martin; Amodeo, Martín Raúl
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2015
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Prunus mahaleb (Saint Lucie´s cherry) is a fleshy-fruited small rosaceous tree, native to the Mediterranean region that has been extensively used as a rootstock species for commercial orchard trees. It has been widely introduced in several countries, becoming invasive in many regions, including the Pampas region of southern Argentina. We studied the reproductive performance of trees spontaneously growing in natural grasslands inside a protected area, estimating age at first reproduction and analysing changes in fruit production, age, canopy volume and basal stem diameter associated with different soil types: rock crevices on hillsides, deep soils in valleys and deep soils in stream-side habitats. Fruit production starts at the age of 3?6 years, and it can be abundant, even for young plants. We found evidence that fecundity is related to plant size, and that the age at which individuals reach a particular size and begin fruiting differs depending on the soil type where they grow. Trees in the study area show an order of magnitude increase in fruit production on reaching ages from 7 to 10 years for plants growing in deep soils at stream-side habitats and 13?16 years for plants growing in rock crevices. Invasive trees should be felled before they reach a basal stem diameter of c. 9 cm to avoid this increase in propagule pressure. Considering that the age at which this stage is reached depends on soil type, the streams could act as dispersal corridors for the spread and invasion of this species.
Fil: Zalba, Sergio Martin. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Grupo de Estudios en Conservacion y Manejo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Amodeo, Martín Raúl. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Grupo de Estudios en Conservacion y Manejo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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spelling Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean PampasZalba, Sergio MartinAmodeo, Martín RaúlInvasive SpeciesPrunus MahalebFecundityDispersalNature ReserveManagementAllometryhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Prunus mahaleb (Saint Lucie´s cherry) is a fleshy-fruited small rosaceous tree, native to the Mediterranean region that has been extensively used as a rootstock species for commercial orchard trees. It has been widely introduced in several countries, becoming invasive in many regions, including the Pampas region of southern Argentina. We studied the reproductive performance of trees spontaneously growing in natural grasslands inside a protected area, estimating age at first reproduction and analysing changes in fruit production, age, canopy volume and basal stem diameter associated with different soil types: rock crevices on hillsides, deep soils in valleys and deep soils in stream-side habitats. Fruit production starts at the age of 3?6 years, and it can be abundant, even for young plants. We found evidence that fecundity is related to plant size, and that the age at which individuals reach a particular size and begin fruiting differs depending on the soil type where they grow. Trees in the study area show an order of magnitude increase in fruit production on reaching ages from 7 to 10 years for plants growing in deep soils at stream-side habitats and 13?16 years for plants growing in rock crevices. Invasive trees should be felled before they reach a basal stem diameter of c. 9 cm to avoid this increase in propagule pressure. Considering that the age at which this stage is reached depends on soil type, the streams could act as dispersal corridors for the spread and invasion of this species.Fil: Zalba, Sergio Martin. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Grupo de Estudios en Conservacion y Manejo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Amodeo, Martín Raúl. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Grupo de Estudios en Conservacion y Manejo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2015-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/10508Zalba, Sergio Martin; Amodeo, Martín Raúl; Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Weed Research; 55; 6; 12-2015; 546-5540043-1737enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/wre.12171/abstractinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/wre.12171info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:09:26Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/10508instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:09:27.131CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
title Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
spellingShingle Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
Zalba, Sergio Martin
Invasive Species
Prunus Mahaleb
Fecundity
Dispersal
Nature Reserve
Management
Allometry
title_short Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
title_full Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
title_fullStr Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
title_full_unstemmed Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
title_sort Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Zalba, Sergio Martin
Amodeo, Martín Raúl
author Zalba, Sergio Martin
author_facet Zalba, Sergio Martin
Amodeo, Martín Raúl
author_role author
author2 Amodeo, Martín Raúl
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Invasive Species
Prunus Mahaleb
Fecundity
Dispersal
Nature Reserve
Management
Allometry
topic Invasive Species
Prunus Mahaleb
Fecundity
Dispersal
Nature Reserve
Management
Allometry
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Prunus mahaleb (Saint Lucie´s cherry) is a fleshy-fruited small rosaceous tree, native to the Mediterranean region that has been extensively used as a rootstock species for commercial orchard trees. It has been widely introduced in several countries, becoming invasive in many regions, including the Pampas region of southern Argentina. We studied the reproductive performance of trees spontaneously growing in natural grasslands inside a protected area, estimating age at first reproduction and analysing changes in fruit production, age, canopy volume and basal stem diameter associated with different soil types: rock crevices on hillsides, deep soils in valleys and deep soils in stream-side habitats. Fruit production starts at the age of 3?6 years, and it can be abundant, even for young plants. We found evidence that fecundity is related to plant size, and that the age at which individuals reach a particular size and begin fruiting differs depending on the soil type where they grow. Trees in the study area show an order of magnitude increase in fruit production on reaching ages from 7 to 10 years for plants growing in deep soils at stream-side habitats and 13?16 years for plants growing in rock crevices. Invasive trees should be felled before they reach a basal stem diameter of c. 9 cm to avoid this increase in propagule pressure. Considering that the age at which this stage is reached depends on soil type, the streams could act as dispersal corridors for the spread and invasion of this species.
Fil: Zalba, Sergio Martin. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Grupo de Estudios en Conservacion y Manejo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Amodeo, Martín Raúl. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biologia, Bioquimica y Farmacia. Grupo de Estudios en Conservacion y Manejo; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Prunus mahaleb (Saint Lucie´s cherry) is a fleshy-fruited small rosaceous tree, native to the Mediterranean region that has been extensively used as a rootstock species for commercial orchard trees. It has been widely introduced in several countries, becoming invasive in many regions, including the Pampas region of southern Argentina. We studied the reproductive performance of trees spontaneously growing in natural grasslands inside a protected area, estimating age at first reproduction and analysing changes in fruit production, age, canopy volume and basal stem diameter associated with different soil types: rock crevices on hillsides, deep soils in valleys and deep soils in stream-side habitats. Fruit production starts at the age of 3?6 years, and it can be abundant, even for young plants. We found evidence that fecundity is related to plant size, and that the age at which individuals reach a particular size and begin fruiting differs depending on the soil type where they grow. Trees in the study area show an order of magnitude increase in fruit production on reaching ages from 7 to 10 years for plants growing in deep soils at stream-side habitats and 13?16 years for plants growing in rock crevices. Invasive trees should be felled before they reach a basal stem diameter of c. 9 cm to avoid this increase in propagule pressure. Considering that the age at which this stage is reached depends on soil type, the streams could act as dispersal corridors for the spread and invasion of this species.
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Zalba, Sergio Martin; Amodeo, Martín Raúl; Site-specific reproductive performance of an invasive fleshy-fruited tree in remnant grasslands of the Argentinean Pampas; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Weed Research; 55; 6; 12-2015; 546-554
0043-1737
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/10508
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