侵袭性扣子草 (Cotula coronopifolia) (Asteraceae) 是耐的,并且具有通过内生菌传播的高潜力
Raúl Sánchez-García1, Andy J Green1, Lina Tomasson2
1Department of Conservation Biology and Global Change, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Américo Vespucio 26, 41092 Seville, Spain.
Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
|August 29, 2024
概括
迁徙鸟类可以通过它们的消化道,特别是在水中,分散入侵的花种子. 模拟的肠道通道显著促进了扣子的发芽,有助于其传播.
科学领域:
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 植物学 植物学
- 侵入性物种 生物学 生物学
背景情况:
- 扣子草 (Cotula coronopifolia) 是一种南非原生在全球湿地中的入侵性植物.
- 它通过排除土著植物物种来威胁本土植物群.
- 迁徙水鸟被怀疑是通过内生动物传播种子的载体.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究在不同地区和息地散布布布丁种子的endozoochory的潜力.
- 评估模拟肠道通道和不同盐度水平对芽的影响.
主要方法:
- 来自六个按种群 (西班牙,瑞典,英国) 的种子经历了模拟的肠道通道 (化,酸化或两者兼而有之).
- 发芽试验是在四个盐度水平 (0,5,10,15 g/L) 下进行的.
- 分析了盐度,肠道通道和人口起源之间的相互作用.
主要成果:
- 在15g/L盐度下没有发芽;较高的盐度减少并延迟了发芽.
- 完全模拟肠道通道 (化+酸化) 显著增加和加速发芽.
- 肠道通道效应在中等盐度 (5-10 g/L) 时更为明显.
结论:
- 迁徙鸟类可以有效地通过内生动物群,特别是在盐的湿地环境中分散入侵的子种子.
- 内生动物是一种关键的,但尚未研究的,干果入侵植物的分散机制.
- 了解这些扩散机制对于管理虫入侵至关重要.
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