The global loss of floristic uniqueness

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Yang, Q. - Weigelt, P. - Fristoe, T. S. - Zhang, Z. - Kreft, H. - Stein, A. - Seebens, H. - Dawson, W. - Essl, F. - König, C. - Lenzner, B. - Pergl, Jan - Pouteau, R. - Pyšek, Petr - Winter, M. - Ebel, A. L. - Fuentes, N. - Giehl, E. L. H. - Kartesz, J. - Krestov, P. - Kukk, T. - Nishino, M. - Kupriyanov, A. - Villaseñor, J. L. - Wieringa, J. J. - Zeddam, A. - Zykova, E. - van Kleunen, M.
The global loss of floristic uniqueness.
Nature Communications. Roč. 12, č. 1 (2021), č. článku 7290. E-ISSN 2041-1723
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-28807X
Institucionální podpora: RVO:67985939
Klíčová slova: plant invasion * biotic homogenization * trade * introductions
Obor OECD: Ecology
Impakt faktor: 17.694, rok: 2021
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27603-y

Humans have altered biogeography by introducing species to new ranges. We analysed how strongly naturalized plant species affect the taxonomic and phylogenetic uniqueness of regional floras in 658 regions around the world. We found strong taxonomic and phylogenetic floristic homogenization overall, and that the natural decline in floristic similarity with increasing geographic distance is weakened by naturalized species. Floristic homogenization increases with climatic similarity, which emphasizes the importance of climate matching in plant naturalization. Moreover, floristic homogenization is greater between regions with current or past administrative relationships, indicating that being part of the same country as well as historical colonial ties facilitate floristic exchange, most likely due to more intensive trade and transport between such regions. Our findings show that naturalization of alien plants threatens taxonomic and phylogenetic uniqueness of regional floras globally. Unless more effective biosecurity measures are implemented, it is likely that with ongoing globalization, even the most distant regions will lose their floristic uniqueness.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0328958