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- In a two-year experiment reported in 2010, Burghardt et al. found that lepidopteran richness (number of species) and abundance were lower on non-native plants compared to native plants.
- Native plants are more likely to host a higher biomass of caterpillars compared to non-native plants, and chickadees strongly prefer to forage in native plants that support the most caterpillars.
- Avian abundance, diversity, richness, and biomass, particularly for bird species of conservation concern, were greater on properties with native plants compared to conventionally landscaped properties with a mix of native and non-native plants.
- Non-native plants that belong to the same genus or family as native plants are the most likely successful substitutes for native plants because they are more similar in foliar chemistry, nutrition, phenology, and morphology.
- A study by Burghardt (2008) showed greater diversity and abundance of both lepidoptera and birds in suburban yards with native plants only, compared to yards with a mix of native and non-native plants.
- Lepidopterans suffer from the replacement of native plants by non-native plants, particularly when those non-native plants are unrelated to any native plant species.
- Lepidopterans more commonly use non-native plants that are similar to native plants (such as Norway maple being similar to red maple) than non-native plants that lack a related native counterpart.
- Lepidopterans suffer from the replacement of native plants by non-native plants, particularly when the non-native plants are unrelated to any native plant species.
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Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants bio4climate.org 8 facts
measurementIn a two-year experiment reported in 2010, Burghardt et al. found that lepidopteran richness (number of species) and abundance were lower on non-native plants compared to native plants.
claimNative plants are more likely to host a higher biomass of caterpillars compared to non-native plants, and chickadees strongly prefer to forage in native plants that support the most caterpillars.
claimAvian abundance, diversity, richness, and biomass, particularly for bird species of conservation concern, were greater on properties with native plants compared to conventionally landscaped properties with a mix of native and non-native plants.
claimNon-native plants that belong to the same genus or family as native plants are the most likely successful substitutes for native plants because they are more similar in foliar chemistry, nutrition, phenology, and morphology.
referenceA study by Burghardt (2008) showed greater diversity and abundance of both lepidoptera and birds in suburban yards with native plants only, compared to yards with a mix of native and non-native plants.
claimLepidopterans suffer from the replacement of native plants by non-native plants, particularly when those non-native plants are unrelated to any native plant species.
claimLepidopterans more commonly use non-native plants that are similar to native plants (such as Norway maple being similar to red maple) than non-native plants that lack a related native counterpart.
claimLepidopterans suffer from the replacement of native plants by non-native plants, particularly when the non-native plants are unrelated to any native plant species.