Masha T. Sande
Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges
Sande, Masha T.; Bruelheide, Helge; Dawson, Wayne; Dengler, Jürgen; 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; Fagundez, Jaime; Golub, Valentin; Guerin, Greg R.; Gutiérrez, Alvaro G.; Jandt, Ute; Jansen, Florian; Jiménez‐Alfaro, Borja; Kattge, Jens; Kearsley, Elizabeth; Klotz, Stefan; Kramer, Koen; Moretti, Marco; Niinemets, Ülo; Peet, Robert K.; Penuelas, Josep; Petřík, Petr; Reich, Peter B.; Sandel, Brody; Schmidt, Marco; Sibikova, Maria; Violle, Cyrille; Whitfeld, Timothy J.S.; Wohlgemuth, Thomas; Knight, Tiffany M.
Authors
Helge Bruelheide
Dr Wayne Dawson wayne.dawson@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor
Jürgen Dengler
Franz Essl
Richard Field
Sylvia Haider
Mark Kleunen
Holger Kreft
Joern Pagel
Jan Pergl
Oliver Purschke
Petr Pyšek
Patrick Weigelt
Marten Winter
Fabio Attorre
Isabelle Aubin
Erwin Bergmeier
Milan Chytrý
Matteo Dainese
Michele De Sanctis
Jaime Fagundez
Valentin Golub
Greg R. Guerin
Alvaro G. Gutiérrez
Ute Jandt
Florian Jansen
Borja Jiménez‐Alfaro
Jens Kattge
Elizabeth Kearsley
Stefan Klotz
Koen Kramer
Marco Moretti
Ülo Niinemets
Robert K. Peet
Josep Penuelas
Petr Petřík
Peter B. Reich
Brody Sandel
Marco Schmidt
Maria Sibikova
Cyrille Violle
Timothy J.S. Whitfeld
Thomas Wohlgemuth
Tiffany M. Knight
Abstract
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.
Citation
Sande, M. T., Bruelheide, H., Dawson, W., Dengler, J., Essl, F., Field, R., …Knight, T. M. (2020). Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(2), 281-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13027
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 8, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | Dec 1, 2019 |
Publication Date | Feb 28, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Dec 3, 2019 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 3, 2019 |
Journal | Global Ecology and Biogeography |
Print ISSN | 1466-822X |
Electronic ISSN | 1466-8238 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 29 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 281-294 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13027 |
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