Claim · model-written summary
Leptinella dioica had among the highest area growth and survival after 12 months.
- Taxon
- Leptinella dioica
Leptinella dioicae0 - Outcome
- highest growth rates in terms of area covered and the highest survival ratee0
- Value
- 12 monthse0
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Verbatim
e0“Leptinella dioica (Asteraceae) and Acaena inermis 'purpurea' (Rosaceae) having the highest growth rates in terms of area covered and the highest survival rate after 12 months”
Title
Morgan W. Shields; Jean-Marie Tompkins; David J. Saville; et al. PeerJ 2016. doi:10.7717/peerj.2042
Other claims from this paper (14)
- Observation Acaena inermis purpurea had among the highest area growth and survival after 12 months.
- Observation All 14 endemic plant species suppressed weeds.
- Observation Five named species each reduced weed cover by more than 95%.
- Observation Arthropod diversity supported by the plant species varied from zero to 1.3 on the Shannon Wiener index.
- Observation Geranium sessiliforum and Muehlenbeckia axillaris had the highest invertebrate diversity.
- Association Spider density correlated with arthropod diversity.
- Observation Geranium sessiliflorum and Hebe chathamica had the highest spider densities.
- Association Several plant species were associated with higher soil moisture than controls.
- Observation Acaena inermis purpurea and Lobelia angulata performed best for soil moisture.
- Observation Soil microbial activity was higher beneath all plant species than in controls.
- Observation Leptinella dioica had the highest soil microbial activity.
- Observation The moth pest had poor adult survival on all plant species, below 0.3.
- Observation A combined ranking placed eight species in descending order, led by G. sessiliflorum.
- Observation Surveyed winegrowers said they probably would deploy endemic plants around vines.