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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Evolutionary imbalance, climate and human history jointly shape the global biogeography of alien plants
Nature ecology & evolution, Volume 7, No. 10, Year 2023
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Human activities are causing global biotic redistribution, translocating species and providing them with opportunities to establish populations beyond their native ranges. Species originating from certain global regions, however, are disproportionately represented among naturalized aliens. The evolutionary imbalance hypothesis posits that differences in absolute fitness among biogeographic divisions determine outcomes when biotas mix. Here, we compile data from native and alien distributions for nearly the entire global seed plant flora and find that biogeographic conditions predicted to drive evolutionary imbalance act alongside climate and anthropogenic factors to shape flows of successful aliens among regional biotas. Successful aliens tend to originate from large, biodiverse regions that support abundant populations and where species evolve against a diverse backdrop of competitors and enemies. We also reveal that these same native distribution characteristics are shared among the plants that humans select for cultivation and economic use. In addition to influencing species' innate potentials as invaders, we therefore suggest that evolutionary imbalance shapes plants' relationships with humans, impacting which species are translocated beyond their native distributions. © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fristoe, Trevor S.
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Bleilevens, Jonas
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Germany, Heidelberg
Universität Heidelberg
Kinlock, Nicole L.
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Yang, Qiang
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Germany, Leipzig
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research Idiv Halle-jena-leipzig
Zhang, Zhijie
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
Dawson, Wayne
United Kingdom, Durham
Durham University
Essl, Franz
Austria, Vienna
Universität Wien
Kreft, Holger
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Pergl, Jan
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Pyšek, Petr
Czech Republic, Prague
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic, Prague
Charles University
Weigelt, Patrick
Germany, Gottingen
Georg-august-universität Göttingen
Dufour-Dror, Jean Marc
Unknown Affiliation
Sennikov, Alexander N.
Finland, Helsinki
Helsingin Yliopisto
Westergaard, Kristine Bakke
Norway, Trondheim
Norges Teknisk-naturvitenskapelige Universitet
van Kleunen, Mark
Germany, Konstanz
Universität Konstanz
China, Linhai
Taizhou University
Statistics
Citations: 3
Authors: 15
Affiliations: 12
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1038/s41559-023-02172-z
ISSN:
2397334X