Sporobolus pumilus 346 claims

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Also written in claims: Spartina patens · S. patens · S patens · Spartina patens Muhl — NCBI synonyms: Spartina patens

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Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Spartina patens significantly reduced native plant diversity.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse0
Outcome: native plant diversitye0
Direction: reducede0
Qualifier: dense, dominant standse0

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“Spartina patens significantly reduced native plant diversity by forming dense, dominant stands that simplified habitat structure and displaced endemic species”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 968–1126

Title

Above- and belowground impacts of Spartina patens invasion in mediterranean salt marshes: Ecological insights and management priorities

Adrián Sapiña-Solano; Minerva Silvestre-Bautista; Antonio Lidón; et al. Journal of Environmental Management 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129613

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Observation Spartina patens colonization appeared to begin at marsh boundaries and expand inward.
Observation Spartina patens simplified habitat structure.
Observation Spartina patens displaced endemic species.
Observation Fungal richness remained stable across zones.
Association Fungal richness tended to be higher at marsh boundaries.
Observation Fungal and bacterial richness correlated positively.
Observation Spartina patens had strong AMF associations.
Association Spartina patens supported greater AMF richness than native grasses.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Spartina patens had strong AMF associations.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse0
Interactor: AMFe0symbiont
Outcome: strong associations with AMFe0

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“Spartina patens showed strong associations with AMF”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1445–1496

Title

Above- and belowground impacts of Spartina patens invasion in mediterranean salt marshes: Ecological insights and management priorities

Adrián Sapiña-Solano; Minerva Silvestre-Bautista; Antonio Lidón; et al. Journal of Environmental Management 2026. doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129613

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Observation Spartina patens colonization appeared to begin at marsh boundaries and expand inward.
Observation Spartina patens significantly reduced native plant diversity.
Observation Spartina patens simplified habitat structure.
Observation Spartina patens displaced endemic species.
Observation Fungal richness remained stable across zones.
Association Fungal richness tended to be higher at marsh boundaries.
Observation Fungal and bacterial richness correlated positively.
Association Spartina patens supported greater AMF richness than native grasses.

Observationobservedoriginal resultprojected

Claim · model-written summary

Parts of a Spartina patens dominated brackish zone remain at salinity risk.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse0
Outcome: remain at risk from elevated salinitye0
Setting: brackish zonee0

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“portions of a fragile brackish zone dominated by Spartina patens would remain at risk from elevated salinity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1575–1683

Title

Episodic Salinity Management to Counter Climate Change Effects on Tidal Brackish and Fresh Wetlands

Norman D. Johns; Yushi Wang; Eric. D. White; et al. Environmental Management 2026. doi:10.1007/s00267-025-02362-4

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Intervention effect Available freshwater could moderate salinity across significant wetland areas.
Association Benefits were sensitive to management approach, delivery rate and duration.
Intervention effect Fixed freshwater rates could depress salinity to suboptimal ranges.
Intervention effect Feedback scenarios raised benefits per delivered water volume.
Intervention effect Most augmentation approaches would greatly benefit wetland vegetation productivity relative to severe drought.
Recommendation The authors suggest complementary restoration actions for the at-risk brackish zone.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

S. patens exuded high amounts of carbon to soil.

Taxon: S. patensSporobolus pumiluse0
Outcome: carbon to the soile0
Direction: high amountse0

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“S. patens exuded high amounts of carbon to the soil”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 658–709

Title

Assessing root–soil interactions in wetland plants: root exudation and radial oxygen loss

Katherine A. Haviland; Genevieve L. Noyce Biogeosciences 2024. doi:10.5194/bg-21-5185-2024

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Much of the S. patens rhizosphere carbon pool was reduced compared with other wetland species exudates.

Taxon: S. patensSporobolus pumiluse0
Outcome: rhizosphere carbon poole0
Direction: reducede0
Comparator: exudates from other wetland speciese0

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“S. patens exuded high amounts of carbon to the soil, and much of the rhizosphere carbon pool was reduced compared to exudates from other wetland species.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 658–811

Title

Assessing root–soil interactions in wetland plants: root exudation and radial oxygen loss

Katherine A. Haviland; Genevieve L. Noyce Biogeosciences 2024. doi:10.5194/bg-21-5185-2024

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Observation S. americanus released orders of magnitude more oxygen to soil than S. patens.
Observation S. patens exuded high amounts of carbon to soil.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Spartina patens stem densities declined sharply at 40 cm flooding depths.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse2
Treatment: 40 cm flooding depthse2
Outcome: stem densitiese2
Direction: declinee2

Not reportedComparator

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“whereas Spartina patens displayed a sharp decline in stem densities at 40 cm flooding depths”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1506–1598

Title

Aboveground wetland vegetation growth responses to simulated sediment diversion inundation scenarios

Ashleigh N. Lambiotte; Jacob F. Berkowitz; Glenn M. Suir; et al. Ecological Engineering 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106943

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Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Typha latifolia stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina patens had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina patens lost surface elevation significantly with increased flooding stress through week 20.
Observation Typha latifolia gained surface elevation significantly.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Spartina alterniflora growth.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Typha latifolia growth.
Association Increased inundation could reduce stem densities and aboveground biomass of Spartina patens.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Spartina patens had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse3
Treatment: 40 cm flooding depthse3
Outcome: total aboveground biomasse3
Direction: leaste3

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“Additionally, both Spartina alterniflora and Spartina patens had the least observed amount of total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1600–1744

Title

Aboveground wetland vegetation growth responses to simulated sediment diversion inundation scenarios

Ashleigh N. Lambiotte; Jacob F. Berkowitz; Glenn M. Suir; et al. Ecological Engineering 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106943

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Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Typha latifolia stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Spartina patens stem densities declined sharply at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina patens lost surface elevation significantly with increased flooding stress through week 20.
Observation Typha latifolia gained surface elevation significantly.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Spartina alterniflora growth.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Typha latifolia growth.
Association Increased inundation could reduce stem densities and aboveground biomass of Spartina patens.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Spartina patens lost surface elevation significantly with increased flooding stress through week 20.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse4
Treatment: increased flooding stresse4
Outcome: surface elevatione4
Direction: losse4
Qualifier: through study week 20e4

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“Spartina patens sods displayed a significant loss in surface elevation with increased flooding stress through study week 20, whereas Typha latifolia demonstrated a significant gain in surface elevation”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1746–1947

Title

Aboveground wetland vegetation growth responses to simulated sediment diversion inundation scenarios

Ashleigh N. Lambiotte; Jacob F. Berkowitz; Glenn M. Suir; et al. Ecological Engineering 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106943

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Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Typha latifolia stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Spartina patens stem densities declined sharply at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina patens had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Observation Typha latifolia gained surface elevation significantly.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Spartina alterniflora growth.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Typha latifolia growth.
Association Increased inundation could reduce stem densities and aboveground biomass of Spartina patens.

Associationhypothesisoriginal resultnegativebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

Increased inundation could reduce stem densities and aboveground biomass of Spartina patens.

Taxon: Spartina patensSporobolus pumiluse6
Treatment: restoration projects increasing inundatione5
Outcome: stem densities and aboveground biomasse6
Direction: reducee6

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e5
“These results suggest that restoration projects increasing inundation within the limits of the depths employed herein and the anticipated duration of river diversion induced inundation are unlikely to negatively impact the aboveground growth responses of Spartina alterniflora and Typha latifolia”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1949–2245

e6
“but could reduce stem densities and aboveground biomass of Spartina patens”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 2247–2321

Title

Aboveground wetland vegetation growth responses to simulated sediment diversion inundation scenarios

Ashleigh N. Lambiotte; Jacob F. Berkowitz; Glenn M. Suir; et al. Ecological Engineering 2023. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2023.106943

Other claims from this paper (9)

Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Typha latifolia stem densities increased over time across inundation treatments.
Intervention effect Spartina patens stem densities declined sharply at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina alterniflora had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina patens had the least total aboveground biomass at 40 cm flooding depths.
Intervention effect Spartina patens lost surface elevation significantly with increased flooding stress through week 20.
Observation Typha latifolia gained surface elevation significantly.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Spartina alterniflora growth.
Recommendation Restoration projects increasing inundation within the tested depths are unlikely to negatively impact Typha latifolia growth.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Adding 10 cm of sand to pots resulted in fewer stems than controls for Spartina patens after 2 months.

Taxon: S. patensSporobolus pumiluse0
Treatment: the addition of 10 cm of sande0
Outcome: stemse0
Direction: fewere0
Qualifier: after 2 monthse0
Comparator: controlse0

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“the addition of 10 cm of sand to pots planted with Spartina alterniflora and Spartina patens resulted in fewer stems than controls for S. patens but not S. alterniflora after 2 months”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 827–1010

Title

Short-Term Effects of Thin-Layer Sand Placement on Salt Marsh Grasses: A Marsh Organ Field Experiment

Payne Journal of Coastal Research 2021. doi:10.2112/jcoastres-d-20-00072.1

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