Declines in a ground-dwelling arthropod community during an invasion by Sahara mustard (Brassica tournefortii) in aeolian sand habitats

• Published in: Biological invasions Vol. 16; no. 8; pp. 1675 - 1687
• Main Authors: Hulton VanTassel, Heather L., Hansen, Anne M., Barrows, Cameron W., Latif, Quresh, Simon, Margaret W., Anderson, Kurt E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.08.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Applied ecology; Arthropoda; Arthropods; Biodiversity; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brassica tournefortii; Community ecology; Community structure; Compaction; Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife; Developmental Biology; Ecology; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects; Habitats; Indigenous plants; Introduced plants; Introduced species; Life Sciences; Nonnative species; Original Paper; Parks, reserves, wildlife conservation. Endangered species: population survey and restocking; Plant ecology; Plant Sciences; Plant species; Predators; Rape plants; Sand; Species richness; Africa; Sahara; USA, California, Coachella Valley; USA, California; Community structure; Arid environments; Invasive species impacts; Bottom-up effects; Aeolian sand dunes; Sand; Arid environment; Invasion; Bottom up control; Brassica; Invasive species; Soil fauna; Cruciferae; Animal community; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Habitat; Desert; Environmental monitoring; Dunes; Environmental protection

Sahara Mustard ( Brassica tournefortii ; hereafter mustard), an exotic plant species, has invaded habitats throughout the arid southwestern United States. Mustard has reached high densities across aeolian sand habitats of southwestern deserts, including five distinct sand habitats in the eastern Coa...