Community Ecology
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Volume 12: Issue 1
Abiotic and biotic changes due to spread of Brachypodium genuense (DC.) Roem. & Schult. in sub-Mediterranean meadows
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A. Catorci University of Camerino School of Environmental Sciences Via Pontoni 5 62032 Camerino (MC) Italy

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S. Cesaretti University of Camerino School of Advanced Studies PhD Course in Environmental Sciences and Public Health Camerino Italy

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R. Gatti University of Camerino School of Environmental Sciences Via Pontoni 5 62032 Camerino (MC) Italy

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G. Ottaviani University of Camerino School of Environmental Sciences Via Pontoni 5 62032 Camerino (MC) Italy

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117–125
Online Publication Date:
07 Jun 2011
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01 Jun 2011
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/comec.12.2011.1.14
Keywords:
Floristic richness; Management type; Phenological patterns; Plant functional traits; Soil parameter changes
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The present research deals with the impact of the invasive species Brachypodium genuense in central Apennine meadows. The study compares meadows under different management types (mown versus abandoned). B. genuense spread in the abandoned condition alters the ecological status of the site. It lowers soil temperature, moisture and pH, while it increases soil C/N ratio and litter production. In terms of biotic features, phenological analysis indicated that the abandoned condition is less rich in flowering species and individuals in each analysed date. We observed a less affected temporal niche (during the first phase of B. genuense leaf growth) and two strongly influenced phases (in early spring and in correspondence with phases when B. genuense flowers and has full growth of leaves). Functional trait analysis indicated that species with runners, ability to form patches, and late flowering strategies benefit from B. genuense spread, whereas species marked by storage organs, small size, and early flowering strategies benefit in the mown condition. However, it seems that only low frequency species are heavily threatened, while the others can remain inside the plant community by shelter niche occupation.

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