DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.10.057
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84994805908
论文题名: Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) beloved and despised: A story of an invasive tree in Central Europe
作者: Vítková M. ; Müllerová J. ; Sádlo J. ; Pergl J. ; Pyšek P.
刊名: Forest Ecology and Management
ISSN: 0378-1127
出版年: 2017
卷: 384 起始页码: 287
结束页码: 302
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Central Europe
; History
; Invasiveness
; Management
; Robinia pseudoacacia
; Threatened habitat
Scopus关键词: Conservation
; Ecology
; Economic and social effects
; Economics
; Ecosystems
; Environmental impact
; History
; Management
; Nitrogen fixation
; Plants (botany)
; Reforestation
; Timber
; Urban growth
; Vegetation
; Central Europe
; Conflicts of interest
; Industrial environments
; Invasiveness
; Native woody species
; Robinia pseudo-acacia
; Socio-economic impacts
; Threatened habitat
; Forestry
; afforestation
; agricultural land
; environmental disturbance
; environmental legislation
; forest dynamics
; historical record
; invasive species
; landscape change
; light availability
; locust
; nature conservation
; shade tolerance
; succession
; tree
; Central Europe
; Carex
; Invertebrata
; Poaceae
; Robinia
; Robinia pseudoacacia
英文摘要: Robinia pseudoacacia, invaded many countries a long time ago and is now a common part of the Central European landscape. Positive economic but negative environmental impacts of Robinia result in conflicts of interest between nature conservation, forestry, urban landscaping, beekeepers and the public when defining management priorities. Because current legislation will determine the future distribution of Robinia in the landscape, a comprehensive view of this species is necessary. Although this species is well studied, most of the scientific papers deal with the economic aspects. Other information is published in local journals or reports. Therefore we reviewed the ecological and socio-economic impact of Robinia placing particular emphasis on the species’ history, vegetation ecology, invasiveness and management. In Central Europe, Robinia is limited climatically by late spring frost combined with a short vegetation period, soil hypoxia, shade and frequent major disturbances. The long historical tradition of using Robinia for afforestation has resulted in its popularity as a widespread forest tree and it being an important part of the economy in some countries. The main reasons are its fast growth, valuable and resistant wood, suitability for amelioration, reclamation of disturbed sites and erosion control, honey-making and recently dendromass production. On the other hand, a side-effect of planting this nitrogen-fixing pioneer tree, very tolerant of the nature of the substrate, is its propagation and spread, which pose a problem for nature conservation. Robinia is considered invasive, threatening especially dry and semi-dry grasslands, some of the most species-rich and endangered types of habitat in the region, causing extinction of many endangered light-demanding plants and invertebrates due to changes in light regime, microclimate and soil conditions. Other often invaded habitats include open dry forests and shrubland, alluvial habitats, agrarian landscapes, urban and industrial environments and disturbed sites, e.g. post-fire sites, forest clearings or degraded forestry plantations. Without forestry, black locust abundance would decrease during succession in forests with highly competitive and shade tolerant trees and in mature forests it occurs only as admixture of climax trees. The limited pool of native woody species, lack of serious natural enemies and a dense cover of grasses and sedges can suppress forest succession and favour the development of Robinia monodominant stands over 70 years old. A stratified approach, which combines both tolerance in some areas and strict eradication at valuable sites, provides the best option for achieving a sustainable coexistence of Robinia with people and nature. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/64597
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作者单位: Institute of Botany, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic; Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Viničná 7, Praha 2, Czech Republic
Recommended Citation:
Vítková M.,Müllerová J.,Sádlo J.,et al. Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) beloved and despised: A story of an invasive tree in Central Europe[J]. Forest Ecology and Management,2017-01-01,384