Outstanding performance of an invasive alien tree Bischofia javanica relative to native tree species and implications for management of insular primary forests.

ABSTRACT: Invasive alien tree species can exert severe impacts, especially in insular biodiversity hotspots, but have been inadequately studied. Knowledge of the life history and population trends of an invasive alien tree species is essential for appropriate ecosystem management. The invasive tree Bischofia javanica has overwhelmed native trees on Haha-jima Island in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. We explored forest community dynamics 2 years after a typhoon damaged the Sekimon primary forests on Haha-jima Island, and predicted the rate of population increase of B. javanica using a logistic model from forest dynamics data for 19 years. During the 2 years after the typhoon, only B. javanica increased in population size, whereas populations of native tree species decreased. Stem d

SUBMITTER: Abe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382941 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature