Impact of invasive alien plants on native plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats: State of the art, gap analysis and perspectives in Italy

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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Lazzaro, Lorenzo^1,2  Bolpagni, Rossano^1,3  Buffa, Gabriella^1,4  Gentili, Rodolfo^1,5  Lonati, Michele^1,6  Stinca, Adriano^1,7  Acosta, Alicia Teresa Rosario^1,8  Adorni, Michele^1,9  Aleffi, Michele^1,10,11  Allegrezza, Marina^1,12  Angiolini, Claudia^1,13  Assini, Silvia^1,14  Bagella, Simonetta^1,15  Bonari, Gianmaria^1,16  Bovio, Maurizio^1,17  Bracco, Francesco^1,14  Brundu, Giuseppe^1,18  Caccianiga, Marco^1,19  Carnevali, Lucilla²⁰  Di Cecco, Valter^1,21  Ceschin, Simona^1,8  Ciaschetti, Giampiero^1,22  Cogoni, Annalena^1,23  Foggi, Bruno^1,2  Frattaroli, Anna Rita^1,21  Genovesi, Piero²⁰  Gigante, Daniela^1,24  Lucchese, Fernando^1,8  Mainetti, Andrea^1,6  Mariotti, Mauro^1,25  Minissale, Pietro^1,26  Paura, Bruno^1,27  Pellizzari, Mauro^1,28  Perrino, Enrico Vito^1,29  Pirone, Gianfranco^1,21  Poggio, Laura^1,30  Poldini, Livio^1,31  Poponessi, Silvia^1,32  Prisco, Irene^1,8  Prosser, Filippo^1,33  Puglisi, Marta^1,26  Rosati, Leonardo^1,34  Selvaggi, Alberto^1,35  Sottovia, Lucio^1,36  Spampinato, Giovanni^1,37  Stanisci, Angela^1,38  Venanzoni, Roberto^1,32  Viciani, Daniele^1,2  Vidali, Marisa^1,31  Villani, Mariacristina^1,39  Lastrucci, Lorenzo^1,40 

[1] Italian Soc Vegetat Sci SISV, Via Scopoli 22-24, I-27100 Pavia, Italy

[2] Univ Florence, Dept Biol, Via G La Pira 4, I-50121 Florence, Italy

[3] Univ Parma, Dept Chem Life Sci & Environm Sustainabil, Parco Area Sci 11-a, I-43124 Parma, Italy

[4] Ca Foscari Univ Venice, Dept Environm Sci Informat & Stat, Via Torino 155, I-30172 Venice, Italy

[5] Univ Milano Bicocca, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Piazza Sci 1, I-20126 Milan, Italy

[6] Univ Torino, Dept Agr Forest & Food Sci, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, I-10095 Grugliasco, Italy

[7] Univ Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Dept Environm Biol & Pharmaceut Sci & Technol, Via A Vivaldi 43, I-81100 Caserta, Italy

[8] Univ Roma, Dept Sci, Viale G Marconi 446, I-00146 Rome, Italy

[9] Via Alpini 7, I-43037 Lesignano Debagni, PR, Italy

[10] Univ Camerino, Sch Biosci & Vet Med, Plant Divers & Ecosyst Management Unit, Bryol Lab, Via Pontoni 5, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy

[11] Univ Camerino, Herbarium, Via Pontoni 5, I-62032 Camerino, MC, Italy

[12] Marche Polytech Univ, Dept Agr Food & Environm Sci, Via Brecce Bianche, I-60131 Ancona, Italy

[13] Dept Life Sci, Via PA Mattioli 4, I-53100 Siena, Italy

[14] Univ Pavia, Dept Earth & Environm Sci, Via S Epifanio 14, I-27100 Pavia, Italy

[15] Univ Sassari, Dept Chem & Pharm, Via Piandanna 4, I-07100 Sassari, Italy

[16] Free Univ Bozen Bolzano, Fac Sci & Technol, Piazza Univ 5, I-39100 Bozen Bolzano 39100, Italy

[17] Museo Reg Sci Nat Efisio Noussan, Comitato Sci, I-11010 St Pierre, AO, Italy

[18] Univ Sassari, Dept Agr, Viale Italia 39, I-07100 Sassari, Italy

[19] Univ Milan, Dept Biosci, Via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milan, Italy

[20] Ist Super Protez & Ric Ambientale ISPRA, Via V Brancati 60, I-00144 Rome, Italy

[21] Univ Aquila, Dept Life Hlth & Environm Sci, Piazzale Salvatore Tommasi 1, I-67100 Laquila, Italy

[22] Majella Natl Pk, Via Badia 28, I-67039 Sulmona, AQ, Italy

[23] Univ Cagliari, Dept Life & Environm Sci, Bot Sect, Vle S Ignazio 13, I-09123 Cagliari, Italy

[24] Univ Perugia, Dept Agr Food & Environm Sci, Borgo XX Giugno 74, I-06121 Perugia, Italy

[25] Univ Genoa, Dept Earth Environm & Life Sci, Corso Europa 26, I-116132 Genoa, Italy

[26] Univ Catania, Dept Biol Geol & Environm Sci, Via A Longo 19, I-195125 Catania, Italy

[27] Dept Agr Environm & Food Sci, Via De Santis Snc, I-186100 Campobasso, Italy

[28] Ist Comprens Bentivoglio, Via Salvo DAcquisto 5-7, I-44028 Poggio Renatico, FE, Italy

[29] Mediterranean Agron Inst Bari, CIHEAM, Via Ceglie 9, I-170010 Valenzano, BA, Italy

[30] Gran Paradiso Natl Pk, Sci Res & Biodivers Serv, Fraz Valnontey 44, I-11012 Cogne, AO, Italy

[31] Univ Trieste, Dept Life Sci, Via L Gorgieri 5, I-34127 Trieste, Italy

[32] Univ Perugia, Dept Chem Biol & Biotechnol, Via Giochetto 6,Ed A, I-06126 Perugia, Italy

[33] Fdn Museo Civ Rovereto, Largo S Caterina 41, I-38068 Rovereto, TN, Italy

[34] Univ Basilicata, Sch Agr Forestry Food & Environm Sci, Via Ateneo Lucano 10, I-85100 Potenza, Italy

[35] Ist Piante Legno & Ambiente, Corso Casale 476, I-10132 Turin, Italy

[36] Ufficio Biodiversita & Rete Nat 2000, Via R Guardini 75, I-38121 Trento, Provincia Auton, Italy

[37] Mediterranean Univ Reggio Calabria, Dept Agr, I-89122 Reggio Di Calabria, Italy

[38] Univ Molise, Dept Biosci & Terr, Via Duca Abruzzi Snc, I-186039 Termoli, Italy

[39] Univ Padua, Bot Garden Padua, Via Orto Bot 15, I-35121 Padua, Italy

[40] Univ Florence, Nat Hist Museum, Univ Museum Syst, Via G La Pira 4, I-50121 Florence, Italy

关键词: Competition;    Ecological impact;    Expert survey;    Impact mechanism;    Impact outcome;    Natura 2000 network;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111140

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Invasive alien plants are a major threat to biodiversity and they contribute to the unfavourable conservation status of habitats of interest to the European Community. In order to favour implementation of European Union Regulation no. 1143/2014 on invasive alien species, the Italian Society of Vegetation Science carried out a large survey led by a task force of 49 contributors with expertise in vegetation across all the Italian administrative regions. The survey summed up the knowledge on impact mechanisms of invasive alien plants in Italy and their outcomes on plant communities and the EU habitats of Community Interest, in accordance with Directive no. 92/43/EEC. The survey covered 241 alien plant species reported as having deleterious ecological impacts. The data collected illustrate the current state of the art, highlight the main gaps in knowledge, and suggest topics to be further investigated. In particular, the survey underlined competition as being the main mechanism of ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats. Of the 241 species, only Ailanthus altissima was found to exert an ecological impact on plant communities and Natura 2000 habitats in all Italian regions; while a further 20 species impact up to ten out of the 20 Italian administrative regions. Our data indicate that 84 out of 132 Natura 2000 Habitats (64%) are subjected to some degree of impact by invasive alien plants. Freshwater habitats and natural and semi-natural grassland formations were impacted by the highest number of alien species, followed by coastal sand dunes and inland dunes, and forests. Although not exhaustive, this research is the first example of nationwide evaluation of the ecological impacts of invasive alien plants on plant communities and Natura 2000 Habitats.

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