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Phylogenetic Relationships and Disturbance Explain the Resistance of Different Habitats to Plant Invasions. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12111785. [DOI: 10.3390/life12111785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Invasive alien plants have invaded various habitats, posing a threat to biodiversity. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the mechanisms of invasion, but few studies have considered the characteristics of the invaded communities and the effects of human interference in the invasion. In this study, we compared the invasibility of three different habitats: abandoned land, eucalyptus plantations, and natural secondary forests. We explored the effects of species diversity, phylogenetic diversity, and disturbance factors on the invasibility of different habitats. The results showed that the invasibility of abandoned land was the highest and the invasibility of the natural secondary forest was the lowest. Phylogenetic indicators affected the invasibility of abandoned land and eucalyptus plantations, and disturbance factors affected the invasibility of all three habitats, while the characteristics of the invaded communities had a weak impact. Our research provided supporting evidence for Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis and his disturbance hypothesis but found no relationship between biotic resistance and invasibility. This study indicated that the differences among habitats should be considered when we prove Darwin’s naturalization hypothesis in nature reserves.
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Pinto‐Ledezma JN, Villalobos F, Reich PB, Catford JA, Larkin DJ, Cavender‐Bares J. Testing Darwin’s naturalization conundrum based on taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional dimensions of vascular plants. ECOL MONOGR 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jesús N. Pinto‐Ledezma
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior University of Minnesota 1479 Gortner Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55108 USA
| | - Fabricio Villalobos
- Red de Biología Evolutiva Instituto de Ecología A.C., Carretera Antigua a Coatepec 351, El Haya 91070Xalapa Veracruz México
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- Department of Forest Resources University of Minnesota 1530 Cleveland Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55108 USA
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment Western Sydney University Penrith New South Wales 2753 Australia
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- Department of Geography King’s College London Strand London WC2B 4BG UK
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- Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology University of Minnesota 135 Skok Hall, 2003 Upper Buford Circle Saint Paul Minnesota 55108 USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior University of Minnesota 1479 Gortner Avenue Saint Paul Minnesota 55108 USA
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