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Exploring the potential of using priority effects during ecological restoration to resist biological invasions in the neotropics
Author(s) -
Weidlich Emanuela W. A.,
Dechoum Michele de Sá
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
restoration ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1526-100X
pISSN - 1061-2971
DOI - 10.1111/rec.13295
Subject(s) - ecology , environmental resource management , order (exchange) , restoration ecology , key (lock) , process (computing) , nature conservation , environmental planning , biology , geography , computer science , business , environmental science , finance , operating system
Manipulating plant order of arrival, a process that creates priority effects, may be an unexplored powerful tool to hinder the establishment of invasive non‐native plants in sites under restoration. Knowledge and experimental studies on priority effects in the neotropics are scarce. Here, we propose a research agenda that investigates whether manipulating plant order of arrival can create priority effects in the neotropics, and if this strategy can be used to avoid the spread of undesired species in restoration projects. We also describe our view on expanding existing knowledge on priority effects to the neotropics and identifying key questions for future research.