Habitat fragmentation differentially affects invasive and native plant diversity in a human-dominated wetland island system.

ABSTRACT: Managing invasive species requires identifying the factors that determine alien species invasion success. This study investigates how anthropogenic and biogeographical factors influence alien plant invasion in the Sanyang Wetlands, a human-dominated island system in Wenzhou City, China. Specifically, we analyzed whether human activities (e.g., habitat heterogeneity, proportion of road area, and cultivation) and island characteristics (e.g., island area, isolation) affect the diversity of native and invasive plant species similarly. We also assessed the applicability of the equilibrium theory of island biogeography to invasive plant species diversity and examined how these factors affect invasive plant species with different dispersal syndromes (anemochore, zoochore, and autochore). We foun

SUBMITTER: Liu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12496541 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature