TY - JOUR
T1 - Response of Native Insect Communities to Invasive Plants
AU - Bezemer, T.M.
AU - Harvey, J.A.
AU - Cronin, J.T.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Invasive plants can disrupt a range of trophic interactions in native communities. As a novel resource they can affect the performance of native insect herbivores and their natural enemies such as parasitoids and predators, and this can lead to host shifts of these herbivores and natural enemies. Through the release of volatile compounds, and by changing the chemical complexity of the habitat, invasive plants can also affect the behavior of native insects such as herbivores, parasitoids, and pollinators. Studies that compare insects on related native and invasive plants in invaded habitats show that the abundance of insect herbivores is often lower on invasive plants, but that damage levels are similar. The impact of invasive plants on the population dynamics of resident insect species has been rarely examined, but invasive plants can influence the spatial and temporal dynamics of native insect (meta)populations and communities, ultimately leading to changes at the landscape level. © Copyright ©2014 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
AB - Invasive plants can disrupt a range of trophic interactions in native communities. As a novel resource they can affect the performance of native insect herbivores and their natural enemies such as parasitoids and predators, and this can lead to host shifts of these herbivores and natural enemies. Through the release of volatile compounds, and by changing the chemical complexity of the habitat, invasive plants can also affect the behavior of native insects such as herbivores, parasitoids, and pollinators. Studies that compare insects on related native and invasive plants in invaded habitats show that the abundance of insect herbivores is often lower on invasive plants, but that damage levels are similar. The impact of invasive plants on the population dynamics of resident insect species has been rarely examined, but invasive plants can influence the spatial and temporal dynamics of native insect (meta)populations and communities, ultimately leading to changes at the landscape level. © Copyright ©2014 by Annual Reviews. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162104
DO - 10.1146/annurev-ento-011613-162104
M3 - Article
SN - 0066-4170
VL - 59
SP - 119
EP - 141
JO - Annual Review of Entomology
JF - Annual Review of Entomology
ER -