Dittrichia viscosa : native-non native invader

Sladonja, Barbara (author), Poljuha, Danijela (author), Krapac, Marin (author), Uzelac, Mirela (author), Mikulič Petkovšek, Maja (author)

Dittrichia viscosa (L.) Greuter is a shrub native to the Mediterranean, however, declared as a very invasive species in Australia and North America. Environmental (climatic) and socio-economic (land abandonment) changes can trigger different adaptive mechanisms and cause changes in species behavior, influencing invasion dynamics. Motivated by the recently noticed change of D. viscosa behavior in its native Mediterranean habitat, we discuss the invasion properties, its behavior in the native habitat and new areas, and its management options. We review the species’ adverse effects and its positive ecosystem services in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment framework. In this review, we provide information on the phytochemical properties of D. viscosa and highlight its potential use in ecological agriculture, phytopharmacy, and medicine. The presented data is useful for developing effective management of this contentious species, with emphasis on mitigating environmental and economic damages, especially in agriculture. The final aim is to achieve a balanced ecosystem, providing a high level of possible services (provisioning, regulating, cultural and supporting).

• Language: English
• Keywords: contentious invasive species, invasive properties, ecosystem services, phytochemical properties, weed
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: 11 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 13, iss. 8, art. 380
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-135950
• UDC: 58
• ISSN on article: 1424-2818
• DOI: 10.3390/d13080380
• COBISS.SI-ID: 82090499
• Publication date in RUL: 04.04.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Diversity
• Shortened title: Diversity
• Publisher: MDPI
• ISSN: 1424-2818
• COBISS.SI-ID: 517523737

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.
• Licensing start date: 15.08.2021

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: Dittrichia viscosa, invazivne vrste, invazivne lastnosti, fitokemične lastnosti, plevel, ekosistem

Projects

• Funder: MZOS - Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia

• Funder: ARRS - Slovenian Research Agency
• Project number: P4-0013
• Name: Hortikultura