@article{fdi:010075588,
  title = {{S}hort-term recovery of native vegetation and threatened species after restoration of a remnant forest in a small oceanic island of the {S}outh {P}acific},
  author = {{M}eyer, {J}. {Y}. and {L}aitame, {T}. and {G}aertner, {J}ean-{C}laude},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {I}nvasive alien species have transformed many natural ecosystems, especially on islands where endemic species are critically endangered, and where habitat restoration is a challenge. {A}ims: {W}e set up an experimental protocol to aid the restoration of a native remnant forest by excluding feral ungulates and suppressing an invasive tree. {M}ethods: {S}ixteen plots of 144 m(2) were delimited in a dry-mesic forest located on the small oceanic island of {R}apa {I}ti ({S}outh {P}acific) and half of them were fenced. {T}he invasive tree {P}sidium cattleianum was manually cut in four fenced and four unfenced plots. {W}e monitored understorey species diversity and abundance every 6 months for a period of 30 months in twenty-four 4-m(2) quadrats randomly selected in each plot. {R}esults: {A} significant increase of native species richness occurred in the fenced plots where the invasive tree was suppressed, and a decrease of alien species diversity in the fenced plots. {T}he abundance of native and alien species was significantly reduced in the fenced plots, where recruitment of endemic threatened species was observed. {C}onclusion: {R}apid vegetation change occurred in 30 months. {T}he understorey plant community response to ungulate exclusion and invasive tree removal strongly differed between native and alien species, with the recovery of native vegetation.},
  keywords = {{E}xclosure ; feral ungulates ; invasive alien species ; plant succession ; restoration ; threatened plants ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {POLYNESIE} {FRANCAISE} ; {RAPA} {ITI} {ILE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lant {E}cology and {D}iversity},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {75--85},
  ISSN = {1755-0874},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1080/17550874.2019.1584651},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075588},
}