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Nagy DU, Thoma AE, Al-Gharaibeh M, Callaway RM, Flory SL, Frazee LJ, Hartmann M, Hensen I, Jandová K, Khasa DP, Lekberg Y, Pal RW, Samartza I, Shah MA, Sheng M, Slate M, Stein C, Tsunoda T, Rosche C. Among-population variation in drought responses is consistent across life stages but not between native and non-native ranges. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2024; 243:922-935. [PMID: 38859570 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
Abstract
Understanding how widespread species adapt to variation in abiotic conditions across their ranges is fundamental to ecology. Insight may come from studying how among-population variation (APV) in the common garden corresponds with the environmental conditions of source populations. However, there are no such studies comparing native vs non-native populations across multiple life stages. We examined APV in the performance and functional traits of 59 Conyza canadensis populations, in response to drought, across large aridity gradients in the native (North America) and non-native (Eurasia) ranges in three experiments. Our treatment (dry vs wet) was applied at the recruitment, juvenile, and adult life stages. We found contrasting patterns of APV in drought responses between the two ranges. In the native range, plant performance was less reduced by drought in populations from xeric than mesic habitats, but such relationship was not apparent for non-native populations. These range-specific patterns were consistent across the life stages. The weak adaptive responses of non-native populations indicate that they can become highly abundant even without complete local adaptation to abiotic environments and suggest that long-established invaders may still be evolving to the abiotic environment. These findings may explain lag times in invasions and raise concern about future expansions.
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- Dávid U Nagy
- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 06108, Germany
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- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 06108, Germany
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- Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 22110, Jordan
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- Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Agronomy Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA
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- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 06108, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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- Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, CZ-12801, Czech Republic
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- Centre for Forest Research and Institute for Integrative and Systems Biology, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, G1V0A6, Canada
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- MPG Ranch Missoula, Florence, MT, 59833, USA
- Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT, 59701, USA
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- School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, 54124, Greece
- Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Thessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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- Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, 190006, India
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- College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Science, Auburn University at Montgomery, Montgomery, AL, 36124, USA
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- Bioscience and Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University, Fukui, 910-1195, Japan
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- Institute of Biology/Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, 06108, Germany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany
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Szilassi P, Soóky A, Bátori Z, Hábenczyus AA, Frei K, Tölgyesi C, van Leeuwen B, Tobak Z, Csikós N. Natura 2000 Areas, Road, Railway, Water, and Ecological Networks May Provide Pathways for Biological Invasion: A Country Scale Analysis. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10122670. [PMID: 34961140 PMCID: PMC8706988 DOI: 10.3390/plants10122670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity worldwide. Controlling their rapid spread can only be effective if we consider the geographical factors that influence their occurrence. For instance, roads, railway networks, green and blue infrastructure, and elements of ecological networks (e.g., ecological corridors) can facilitate the spread of invasive species. In our study, we mapped the occurrence of five invasive plant taxa (tree of heaven, common milkweed, Russian olive, black locust, and goldenrods) in Hungary, using field photos from the EUROSTAT Land Use and Coverage Area Frame Survey (LUCAS) database from the year 2015. Species point occurrence data were compared with the spatial characteristics of linear transport infrastructure and with the green and blue infrastructure. We found that the occurrence of tree of heaven and Russian olive was strongly related to the road and railway network. The average Euclidean distance of LUCAS points infected with these species from railway embankments and roads was much smaller than that of uninfected points. However, black locust and goldenrods were more common only along the road network. According to our results, the occurrence of some investigated invasive plants was over-represented in the HEN and within Natura 2000 areas of Hungary compared to non-infected points. Our results may provide important information for predicting the rate of invasion and for applying targeted management within the HEN, and Natura 2000 protected areas.
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- Péter Szilassi
- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem utca 2, H-6722 Szeged, Hungary; (B.v.L.); (Z.T.); (N.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (Z.B.); (A.A.H.); (K.F.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (Z.B.); (A.A.H.); (K.F.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (Z.B.); (A.A.H.); (K.F.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (Z.B.); (A.A.H.); (K.F.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Közép fasor 52, H-6726 Szeged, Hungary; (A.S.); (Z.B.); (A.A.H.); (K.F.); (C.T.)
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem utca 2, H-6722 Szeged, Hungary; (B.v.L.); (Z.T.); (N.C.)
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem utca 2, H-6722 Szeged, Hungary; (B.v.L.); (Z.T.); (N.C.)
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- Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, Egyetem utca 2, H-6722 Szeged, Hungary; (B.v.L.); (Z.T.); (N.C.)
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