GLMM BACI environmental impact analysis shows coastal dune restoration reduces seed predation on an endangered plant. Issue 6 (6th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pardini, Eleanor A.; Parsons, Lorraine S.; Ştefan, Valentin; Knight, Tiffany M.
• Is Part Of: Restoration ecology. Volume 26:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 1190
• Page End: 1194
• Publication Date: 2018-02-06
• Subjects: Ammophila arenaria -- apparent competition -- BACI -- GLMM -- Lupinus tidestromii -- seed predation; Restoration ecology -- Periodicals; Reclamation of land -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; 333.7153
• DOI: 10.1111/rec.12678
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1061-2971

Abstract

Abstract : Invasive plants create refuge habitat for predators that results in increased levels of seed predation on native plants. We test the effects of a large‐scale removal of the invasive plant Ammophila arenaria on the predispersal seed predation rate experienced by an endangered plant in a coastal dune ecosystem. Restoration resulted in a large and lasting reduction in seed predation in this system, and reducing predation could be an explicit goal in future restoration projects. The generalized linear mixed statistical model with a BACI (before‐after‐control‐impact) design used here is a useful, flexible model that can be applied to analyze other large‐scale restoration activities.