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Hydrochory and water induced germination enhance invasion of Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Ist Teil von
Forest ecology and management, 2013-09, Vol.304, p.437-443
Ort / Verlag
Kidlington: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2013
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
•Floating ability facilitates water dispersal.•Hydrochorous seed dispersal is more effective than wind dispersal.•Storage in water induced germination rate.
In many Central European countries Fraxinus pennsylvanica is an invasive species that spreads rapidly in floodplain forests. The aim of this study was to analyse anemochorous and hydrochorous dispersal distances and to compare the findings with dispersal data for the native Fraxinus excelsior. A simulation revealed that wind dispersal distances are similar for both species, reaching to 120–250m. By contrast, the mean floating time (50% floating samaras) measured in an experiment was 2days in the case of F. pennsylvanica and 0.5days for F. excelsior. This high floating ability facilitates water dispersal over several kilometres in both species, but for the invasive species the modelled mean dispersal distance was 3.7 times higher. A germination test of F.pennsylvanica seeds revealed that the rate, onset and speed of germination increase with the duration of the inundation. After a maximum storage time in water of about 15days the germination rate amounts to 78%, which was higher than the germination rate of seeds without storage in water (53%). We also found that regeneration was enhanced in flooded areas. Hydrochory, therefore, may be viewed as an important factor explaining the successful invasion of F. pennsylvanica in floodplain forests in Central Europe.