Cuscuta australis restrains three exotic invasive plants and benefits native species

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 747 - 756
• Main Authors: Yu, Hua, Liu, Jian, He, Wei-Ming, Miao, Shi-Li, Dong, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.03.2011; Springer Netherlands; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biological control; biomass; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Community ecology; Cuscuta; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Field tests; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; growth traits; host-parasite relationships; hosts; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; infection; Introduced plants; Invasive plants; invasive species; Ipomoea; Ipomoea cairica; leaf area; Life Sciences; Mikania micrantha; Native species; Nonnative species; nutrient content; Nutrients; Original Paper; Parasites; Parasitic plants; plant growth; Plant populations; Plant Sciences; reproduction; species diversity; Species richness; Wedelia; Wedelia trilobata; Community recovery; Biological control; Exotic invasive plant; Host–parasite interaction; Native agent

In this study we conducted field investigations to examine the effects of native Cuscuta australis on three exotic invasive plants (i.e. Ipomoea cairica, Mikania micrantha, and Wedelia trilobata) and on the invaded native communities. The results showed that C. australis produced high infection rate...