Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges
2020
Sande, Masha | Bruelheide, Helge | Dawson, Wayne | Dengler, Jurgen | Essl, Franz | Field, Richard | Haider, Sylvia | Kleunen, Mark | Kreft, Holger | Pagel, Joern | Pergl, Jan | Purschke, Oliver | Pyšek, Petr | Weigelt, Patrick | Winter, Marten | Attorre, Fabio | Aubin, Isabelle | Bergmeier, Erwin | Chytrý, Milan | Dainese, Matteo | de Sanctis, Michele | Fagúndez, Jaime | Golub, Valentin | Guerin, Greg | Gutiérrez, Alvaro | Jandt, Ute | Jansen, Florian | Jiménez‐alfaro, Borja | Kattge, Jens | Kearsley, Elizabeth | Klotz, Stefan | Kramer, Koen | Moretti, Marco | Niinemets, Ülo | Peet, Robert | Penuelas, Josep | Petřík, Petr | Reich, Peter | Sandel, Brody | Schmidt, Marco | Šibíková, Mária | Violle, Cyrille | Whitfeld, Timothy | Wohlgemuth, Thomas | Knight, Tiffany | Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung = Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) | German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) | Florida Institute of Technology [Melbourne] | Universiteit van Amsterdam = University of Amsterdam (UvA) | Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR) | Martin-Luther-Universität Halle Wittenberg - Martin-Luther-University Halle Wittenberg (MLU) | Durham University | Universität Bayreuth [Deutschland] = University of Bayreuth [Germany] = Université de Bayreuth [Allemagne] | Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften = Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) | Universität Wien = University of Vienna | University of Nottingham, UK (UON) | University of Konstanz | Taizhou University (TU) | Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Land-use [University of Göttingen] (CBL) ; Georg-August-University of Göttingen = Georg-August-Universität Göttingen | Universität Hohenheim = University of Hohenheim | Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IB / CAS) ; Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS) | Univerzita Karlova [Praha, Česká republika] = Charles University [Prague, Czech Republic] (UK) | Georg-August-University of Göttingen = Georg-August-Universität Göttingen | Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza" = Sapienza University [Rome] (UNIROMA) | Canadian Forest Service - CFS (CANADA) | Masaryk University [Brno] = Masarykova univerzita [Brno] = Université Masaryk [Brno] (MU / MUNI) | Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg = University of Würzburg [Würsburg, Germany] (JMU) | Institute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research | University of A Coruña (UDC) | Russian Academy of Science (RAS) | University of Adelaide | Universidad de Chile = University of Chile [Santiago] (UCHILE) | University of Rostock = Universität Rostock | Universidad de Oviedo = University of Oviedo | Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (MPI-BGC) ; Max-Planck-Gesellschaft | Universiteit Gent = Ghent University = Université de Gand (UGENT) | Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL | Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU) | The Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (EASS) | Université de Caroline du Nord à Chapel Hill = University of North Carolina [Chapel Hill] (UNC-Chapel Hill) ; University of North Carolina System (UNC) | Centre for Ecological Research and Applied Forestries = Centre de Recerca Ecologica i Aplicacions Forestals (CREAF) ; Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas [España] = Spanish National Research Council [Spain] (CSIC) | Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS) | University of Minnesota System (UMN) | Western Sydney University | Santa Clara University | Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (SBiK-F) ; Goethe University Frankfurt = Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main-Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research - Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung ; Leibniz Association-Leibniz Association | Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAS) | Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE) ; Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) ; Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Sciences et Lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Occitanie])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | Brown University | Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Grant Number: 019.171LW.023German Research Foundation German Research Foundation DFG. Grant Number: 264740629 FONDECYT. Grant Number: 11150835 CONICYT-PAI. Grant Number: 82130046 7th European Community Framework Programme. Grant Number: FORECOFUN-SSA PIEF-GA-2010–274798 European Research Council Synergy. Grant Number: ERC-SyG-2013-610028 Austrian Science Foundation. Grant Number: I2086-B16 Czech Science Foundation, Centre of Excellence PLADIAS. Grant Numbers: 14-15414S, RVO 67985939 EXPRO. Grant Number: 19-28807X VEGA. Grant Number: 0051/15
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Aim: Alien plant species can cause severe ecological and economic problems, and therefore attract a lot of research interest in biogeography and related fields. To identify potential future invasive species, we need to better understand the mechanisms underlying the abundances of invasive tree species in their new ranges, and whether these mechanisms differ between their native and alien ranges. Here, we test two hypotheses: that greater relative abundance is promoted by (a) functional difference from locally co-occurring trees, and (b) higher values than locally co-occurring trees for traits linked to competitive ability.Location: Global.Time period: Recent.Major taxa studied: Trees.Methods: We combined three global plant databases: sPlot vegetation-plot database, TRY plant trait database and Global Naturalized Alien Flora (GloNAF) database. We used a hierarchical Bayesian linear regression model to assess the factors associated with variation in local abundance, and how these relationships vary between native and alien ranges and depend on species' traits.Results: In both ranges, species reach highest abundance if they are functionally similar to co-occurring species, yet are taller and have higher seed mass and wood density than co-occurring species.Main conclusions: Our results suggest that light limitation leads to strong environmental and biotic filtering, and that it is advantageous to be taller and have denser wood. The striking similarities in abundance between native and alien ranges imply that information from tree species' native ranges can be used to predict in which habitats introduced species may become dominant.
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