A global synthesis of the effectiveness and ecological impacts of management interventions for <i>Spartina</i> species

doi:10.1007/s11783-023-1741-x

Front. Environ. Sci. Eng.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (11) : 141 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11783-023-1741-x

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A global synthesis of the effectiveness and ecological impacts of management interventions for Spartina species

Shengyu Wang¹, Philip A. Martin^2,³, Yan Hao¹, William J. Sutherland^2,³, Gorm E. Shackelford^2,³, Jihua Wu⁴, Ruiting Ju¹, Wenneng Zhou⁵(

), Bo Li^1,⁶(

)

¹. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, National Observations and Research Station of Wetland Ecosystems of the Yangtze Estuary, Institute of Biodiversity Science and Institute of Eco-Chongming, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
². Biosecurity Research Initiative at St Catharine’s (BioRISC), St Catharine’s College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 1RL, UK
³. Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK
⁴. State Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-Ecosystems and College of Ecology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
⁵. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Quality Improvement and Ecological Restoration for Watersheds, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
⁶. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Transboundary Ecosecurity of Southwest China, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Plant Reproductive Adaptation, Evolutionary Ecology and Centre for Invasion Biology, Institute of Biodiversity, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650504, China

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Abstract

● Spartina abundance decreases over time by chemical control.

● Integrated control is the most efficient method to control Spartina .

● Biodiversity sometimes decreases after Spartina management.

Invasions by Spartina species pose serious threats to global coastal ecosystems. Although many studies have examined the effectiveness and ecological impacts of invasive Spartina management, no comprehensive global synthesis has been conducted to assess the effects of management on Spartina per se and on wider non-targets. Here, we conducted a global meta-analysis of 3,459 observations from 102 studies to quantify the effects of different management interventions (physical, chemical, biological, and integrated control) on Spartina per se and native biodiversity and environments. We found that physical measures quickly suppressed Spartina but that their effectiveness declined over time. By contrast, chemical measures decreased the abundance and growth of Spartina to a lesser degree in the early stage, but the effectiveness increased over time. Different management measures did not significantly decrease the diversity of native biota on the whole, but native-plant diversity significantly decreased with time after physical control. Different management measures did not affect abiotic factors differently. These results support the use of chemical measures to control invasive Spartina, although their effectiveness would depend on the time since the management intervention. Addressing the problem of Spartina regrowth following physical control requires improved techniques. We hold that initial states of invaders and subsequent environmental changes after management interventions should be weighed in evaluating control efficacy.

Keywords Plant invasion Biodiversity Meta-analysis Restoration Salt marshes Treatment timing

Corresponding Author(s): Wenneng Zhou,Bo Li

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^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

Issue Date: 15 November 2023

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Shengyu Wang,Philip A. Martin,Yan Hao, et al. A global synthesis of the effectiveness and ecological impacts of management interventions for Spartina species[J]. Front. Environ. Sci. Eng., 2023, 17(11): 141.

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Fig.1 Distribution of management interventions on Spartina by (a) economy, (b) physical, (c) chemical (MSMA: Monosodium methanearsonate), and (d) integrated methods.

Fig.2 Overall effect sizes of different types of management interventions on (a) Spartina abundance and (b) growth. Shown are mean effect sizes and 95% confidence intervals. Effect sizes are considered significant if their 95% CIs do not overlap zero. The number of comparisons is given on each bar.

Fig.3 Overall effect sizes of different types of management interventions on (a) plant abundance, (b) plant diversity, (c) invertebrate abundance, and (d) invertebrate diversity. See Fig. 2 for other explanations.

Fig.4 Effect over time of management interventions relative to no management plots on (a, b) Spartina abundance and (c, d) growth. Test statistics of the meta-regression was employed. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) and non-significant (P > 0.05) relationships are shown with solid and dashed lines, respectively.

Fig.5 Effects over time of management interventions relative to no management plots on (a, b) plant diversity and (c, d) invertebrate abundance. Plant abundance and invertebrate diversity were not shown because no enough data were available to perform a meta-regression. See Fig. 4 for other explanations.

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