Controlling invasive plant species in ecological restoration: A global review

EWA Weidlich, FG Flórido, TB Sorrini… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive plant species can hinder the establishment and growth of native plants and impact
several ecosystem properties, such as soil cover, nutrient cycling, fire regimes and …

Seed Production, Viability, and Reproductive Limits of the Invasive Ailanthus altissima (Tree-of-Heaven) within Invaded Environments

KL Wickert, ES O'Neal, DD Davis, MT Kasson - Forests, 2017 - mdpi.com
The success of some invasive tree species is attributed, in part, to high fecundity in the form
of sexual propagules. If invasive trees produce more seed annually than co-occurring native …

A global systematic review of publications concerning the invasion biology of four tree species

A Khapugin - Hacquetia, 2019 - sciendo.com
Paper presents a systematic global review of Acer negundo, Fraxinus pennsylvanica,
Ailanthus altissima, Robinia pseudoacacia invasions focusing on the Scopus and Web of …

The invasive tree, Ailanthus altissima, impacts understory nativity, not seedbank nativity

RK Brooks, JN Barney, SM Salom - Forest Ecology and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Ailanthus altissima, the invasive forest tree commonly known as the tree-of-heaven, has
been associated with decreased levels of plant species richness and native species …

Expanded Host Range Testing for Verticillium nonalfalfae: Potential Biocontrol Agent Against the Invasive Ailanthus altissima

MT Kasson, ES O'Neal, DD Davis - Plant Disease, 2015 - Am Phytopath Society
The naturally occurring Verticillium nonalfalfae has been proposed as a biocontrol agent
against the highly invasive Ailanthus altissima in the eastern United States. We tested 71 …

Comparative Pathogenicity, Biocontrol Efficacy, and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Verticillium nonalfalfae from the Invasive Ailanthus altissima and Other Hosts

MT Kasson, DPG Short, ES O'Neal… - …, 2014 - Am Phytopath Society
Verticillium wilt, caused by Verticillium nonalfalfae, is currently killing tens of thousands of
highly invasive Ailanthus altissima trees within the forests in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and …

Emerging pathogens can suppress invaders and promote native species recovery

SL Flory, C Alba, K Clay, RD Holt, EM Goss - Biological Invasions, 2018 - Springer
Mounting evidence demonstrates the emergence and accumulation of pathogens on non-
native plant invaders (Schall and Davis 2009; Diez et al. 2010; Stricker et al. 2016), with …

Invasive plant management in eastern North American Forests: A systematic review

LSP Knapp, DR Coyle, DC Dey, JS Fraser… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Invasive plants can significantly impact the diversity of understory ground flora and forest
regeneration in eastern North America. However, managing invasive plants has resulted in …

Scotch broom facilitates indigenous tree and shrub germination and establishment in dryland New Zealand

L Burrows, E Cieraad, N Head - New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 2015 - JSTOR
It is common practice in New Zealand dryland areas to chemically or mechanically control
invasive woody weeds, including Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius). Such weed control is …

Biocontrol of Ailanthus altissima: inoculation protocol and risk assessment for Verticillium nonalfalfae (Plectosphaerellaceae: Phyllachorales)

ES O'Neal, DD Davis - Biocontrol Science and Technology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Verticillium nonalfalfae has been proposed as a biocontrol for invasive Ailanthus altissima
(tree-of-heaven) in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia. However, previous studies evaluating …