<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Studies aimed at the identification of the range and method of spread of alien plant species in settlement areas in Kampinos National Park (KNP) and its immediate vicinity were carried out in years 2012-2014. Special emphasis was put on surveying the sites of invasive alien species (IAS), and diagnosing potential threats posed to the natural and semi-natural vegetation of the national park by the IAS present in rural areas. We found 53 alien vascular plant species, including 40 invasive taxa which may potentially pose a threat to the ecosystems of KNP. Species encroaching from settlement areas to semi-natural and natural communities included: Bidens frondosa, Echinocystis lobata, Impatiens glandulifera, I. parviflora, Juncus tenuis, Lupinus polyphyllus, Reunoutria japonica and Solidago gigantea. Most of them were species from the highest invasiveness (IV and III) classes in Poland. Similarity analysis carried out for all investigated localities with regard to all alien species, and only for invasive ones showed a clear division into separate groups: villages within the boundaries of the national park and villages outside the park.</p></abstract>

Studies aimed at the identification of the range and method of spread of alien plant species in settlement areas in Kampinos National Park (KNP) and its immediate vicinity were carried out in years 2012-2014. Special emphasis was put on surveying the sites of invasive alien species (IAS), and diagnosing potential threats posed to the natural and semi-natural vegetation of the national park by the IAS present in rural areas. We found 53 alien vascular plant species, including 40 invasive taxa which may potentially pose a threat to the ecosystems of KNP. Species encroaching from settlement areas to semi-natural and natural communities included: Bidens frondosa, Echinocystis lobata, Impatiens glandulifera, I. parviflora, Juncus tenuis, Lupinus polyphyllus, Reunoutria japonica and Solidago gigantea. Most of them were species from the highest invasiveness (IV and III) classes in Poland. Similarity analysis carried out for all investigated localities with regard to all alien species, and only for invasive ones showed a clear division into separate groups: villages within the boundaries of the national park and villages outside the park.

The occurrence of alien species in the settlement areas of the Kampinos National Park and its vicinity (Central Poland)

Botanic Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Aleje Ujazdowskie 4, 00-478 Warszawa, Poland

Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Studies aimed at the identification of the range and method of spread of alien plant species in settlement areas in Kampinos National Park (KNP) and its...

The occurrence of alien species in the settlement areas of the Kampinos National Park and its vicinity (Central Poland)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 79 - 90

Received: Nov 30, 2014

Accepted: Sep 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2015-0019

Keywords
synanthropic habitats, protected area, invasive plants, rural areas

© De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The occurrence of alien species in the settlement areas of the Kampinos National Park and its vicinity (Central Poland)

Published Online: Dec 30, 2015

Page range: 79 - 90

Received: Nov 30, 2014

Accepted: Sep 30, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/biorc-2015-0019

Keywordssynanthropic habitats, protected area, invasive plants, rural areas

© De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
synanthropic habitats, protected area, invasive plants, rural areas