Assessing the potential impact of English ivy (Hedera helix) on the arthropod community of Stanley Park
Wu, Tianbi (author) British Columbia Institute of Technology Ecological Restoration Program (Degree granting institution)
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British Columbia Institute of Technology
2020
82 pages
English ivy (Hedera helix) is a vine species that had been introduced to North America in colonial times. Extensive monocultures of English ivy and the attachment to other plants have been shown to impact native flora of North America. Its impact on native fauna has been overlooked. I sampled arthropods in six native plant plots and six English ivy plots in Stanley Park, British Columbia. A weekly collection of arthropods through pitfall traps was conducted from May to August 2019. There was no significant difference in arthropod diversity and total abundance of groups between native and ivy plots. Non-metric multidimensional scaling was used to show distances between beetle community compositions. There was a large overlap of beetle compositions despite three families found exclusively in native plots. Implications for managing and restoring English ivy of the park were discussed.
NMDS Hedera helix Invasive species Arthropods Ecological restoration Beetles as indicators
English ivy -- Ecology
Ecological Restoration Program
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Master of Science in Ecological Restoration
