Competitive interaction between Microstegium vimineum and first-year seedlings of three central hardwoods

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 342-349

  Marshall, Jordan M ^a   Buckley, David S ^a   Franklin, Jennifer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Invasive species; Japanese stiltgrass; Red maple; Red oak; Regeneration; Yellowpoplar

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; JUVENILE; MONOCOTYLEDON; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL; UNDERSTORY;

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; MICROSTEGIUM VIMINEUM; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 70350764659     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/09-RA-006.1     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. BARDEN, L. S. 1987. Invasion of Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae), an exotic, annual, shadetolerant, C4 grass, into a North Carolina floodplain. Am. Midi. Nat. 118: 40-45.
2. BECKAGE, B. AND J. S. CLARK. 2003. Seedling survival and growth of three forest tree species: the role of spatial heterogeneity. Ecology 84: 1849-1861.
3. BROTHERS, T. S. AND A. SPINGARN. 1992. Forest fragmentation and alien plant invasions of Central Indiana old-growth forests. Conserv. Biol. 6: 91-100.
4. CASPERSEN, J. P. AND R. K. KOBE. 2001. Interspecific variation in sapling mortality in relation to growth and soil moisture. Oikos 92: 160-168.
5. CHEPLICK, G. P. 1998. Seed dispersal and seedling establishment in grass populations, p. 84-105. In: G. P. Cheplick [ed.], Population Biology of Grasses Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.
6. CHEPLICK, G. P. 2006. A modular approach to biomass allocation in an invasive annual (Microstegium vimineum; Poaceae). Am. J. Bot. 93: 539-545.
7. CHOI, Y. D. AND N. B. PAVLOVIC. 2002. Experimental restoration of native vegetation in Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Restor. Ecol. 6: 118-129.
8. COLE, P. G. AND J. F. WELTZIN. 2005. Light limitation creates patchy distribution of an invasive grass in eastern deciduous forests. Biol. Invasions 7: 477-488.
9. EVANS, G. C 1972. The Quantitative Analysis of Plant Growth University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 734 p.
10. FAGAN, M. E. AND D. R. PEART. 2004. Impact of the invasive shrub glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula L.) on juvenile recruitment by canopy trees. For. Ecol. Manage. 194: 95-107.
11. FAIRBROTHERS, D. E. AND J. R. GRAY. 1972. Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus (Gramineae) in the United States. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 99: 97-100.
12. FRALISH, J. S. 2003. The Central Hardwood forest: Its boundaries and physiographic provinces, p. 1-20. In: J. W. Van Sambeek, J. O. Dawson, F. Ponder Jr., E. F. Loewenstein, and J. S. Fralish [eds.], Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, North Central Research Station, St Paul, MN.
13. GEORGE, L. O. AND F. A. BAZZAZ. 1999. The fern understory as an ecological filter: emergence and establishment of canopy-tree seedlings. Ecology 80: 833-845.
14. GORDON, D. R. 1998. Effects of invasive, nonindigenous plant species on ecosystem processes: lessons from Florida. Ecol. Appl. 8: 975-989.
15. HAUGLAND, E. AND M. TAWFIQ. 1999. Root and shoot competition between established grass species and newly sown seedlings during spring growth. Grass Forage Sci. 56: 193-199.
16. HORTON, J. L. AND H. S. NEUFELD. 1998. Photosynthetic responses of Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus, a shade-tolerant, C4 grass, to variable light environments. Oecologia 114: 11-19.
17. HUNT, D. M. AND R. E. ZAREMBA. 1992. The northeastward spread of Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae) into New York and adjacent states. Rhodora 94: 167-170.
18. KENNEDY, P. G. AND W. P. SOUSA. 2006. Forest encroachment into a Californian grassland: examining the simultaneous effects of facilitation and competition on tree seedling recruitment. Oecologia 148: 464-474.
19. KOLB, T. E. AND K. C. STEINER. 1990. Growth and biomass partitioning of northern red oak and yellow-poplar seedlings: effects of shading and grass root competition. For. Sci. 36: 34-44.
20. LARSON, D. L., P. J. ANDERSON, AND W. NEWTON. 2001. Alien plant invasion in mixed-grass prairie: effects of vegetation type and anthropogenic disturbance. Ecol. Appl. 11: 128-141.
21. LEICHT, S. A., J. A. SILANDER JR., AND K. GREENWOOD. 2005. Assessing the competitive ability of Japanese stilt grass, Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 132: 573-580.
22. MARSHALL, J. M. 2007. Establishment, Growth, Spread, and Ecological Impacts of Microstegium vimineum in Central Hardwood Forests. Ph. D. dissertation. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
23. MARSHALL, J. M. AND D. S. BUCKLEY. 2008a. Influence of litter removal and mineral soil disturbance on the spread of an invasive grass in a Central Hardwood forest. Biol. Invasions 10: 531-538.
24. MARSHALL, J. M. AND D. S. BUCKLEY. 2008b. Effects of microsites created by selective harvesting on growth of Microstegium vimineum in a Central Hardwood forest. For. Sci. 54: 534-542.
25. NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER. 2005. Local Climatological Data. Retrieved April 27, 2007 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Asheville, NC.
26. NOBEL, P. S. 1980. Leaf anatomy and water use efficiency, p. 43-55. In: N. C. Turner and P. J. Kramer [eds.], Adaptation of Plants to Water and High Temperature Stress. Wiley, New York, NY.
27. OSADA, T. 1989. Illustrated Grasses of Japan. Heibonsha Ltd. Publishers, Tokyo.
28. OSWALT, C. M., W. K. CLATTERBUCK, S. N. OSWALT, A. E. HOUSTON, AND S. E. SCHLARBAUM. 2004. First-year effects of Microstegium vimineum and early growing season herbivory on planted highquality oak (Quercus spp.) seedlings in Tennessee, p. 1-9. In: D. A. Yaussy, D. M. Hix, R. P. Long, and P. C Goebel [eds.], Proceedings of the 14th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Gen. Tech. Rep. NE-316. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Newton Square, PA.
29. OSWALT, C. M. AND S. N. OSWALT. 2007. Winter litter disturbance facilitates the spread of the nonnative invasive grass Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus. For. Ecol. Manage. 249: 199-203.
30. OSWALT, C. M., S. N. OSWALT, AND W. K. CLATTERBUCK. 2007. Effects of Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus on native woody species density and diversity in a productive mixed-hardwood forest in Tennessee. For. Ecol. Manage. 242: 727-732.
31. ROYO, A. A. AND W. P. CARSON. 2008. Direct and indirect effects of a dense understory on tree seedling recruitment in temperate forests: habitat-mediated predation versus competition. Can. J. For. Res. 38: 1634-1645.
32. SCHMIDT, T. L. AND W. H. MCWILLIAMS. 2003. Shifts and future trends in the forest resources of the Central Hardwood region, p. 21-31. In: J. W. Van Sambeek, J. O. Dawson, F. Ponder Jr., E. F. Loewenstein, and J. S. Fralish [eds.], Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference, Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, North Central Research Station, St Paul, MN.
33. SUR, P. R. 1985. A revision of the genus Microstegium Nees (Poaceae) in India. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 6: 167-176.
34. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. 2006. Web Soil Survey. Retrieved May 19, 2007 from United States Department of Agriculture.
35. NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE. 2007. The PLANTS Database. Retrieved April 27, 2007 from United States Department of Agriculture, Baton Rouge, LA.
36. VERKAAR, H. J., A. J. SCHENKEVELD, AND M. P. VAN DE KLASHORST. 1983. The ecology of short-lived forbs in chalk grasslands: dispersal of seeds. New Phytol. 95: 335-344.
37. WILLIAMS, L. D. 1998. Factors Affecting Growth and Reproduction in the Invasive Grass Microstegium vimineum. M. S. thesis. Appalachian State Univ., Boone, NC.
38. WINTER, K., M. R. SCHMITT, AND G. E. EDWARDS. 1982. Microstegium vimineum, a shade adapted C-4 grass. Plant Sci. Lett. 24: 311-318.