Role of diversification rates and evolutionary history as a driver of plant naturalization success

0546937 - BÚ 2022 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Lenzner, B. - Magallón, S. - Dawson, W. - Kreft, H. - König, C. - Pergl, Jan - Pyšek, Petr - Weigelt, P. - van Kleunen, M. - Winter, M. - Dullinger, S. - Essl, F.
Role of diversification rates and evolutionary history as a driver of plant naturalization success.
New Phytologist. Roč. 229, č. 5 (2021), s. 2998-3008. ISSN 0028-646X. E-ISSN 1469-8137
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-28807X
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : diversification * naturalization * range size
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 10.323, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17014

Naturalized plants are not uniformly distributed across phylogenetic lineages, some families contribute disproportionately more to the global alien species pool than others and lineages differ in diversification rates, high diversification rates have been associated with characteristics that increase species naturalization success. We analysed the effect of diversification rate, different geographical range measures, and horticultural use on the naturalization success of plant families. We show that a family’s naturalization success is positively associated with its evolutionary history, native range size, and economic use. High diversification rates and large ranges increase naturalization success, especially of temperate families. We suggest this may result from lower ecological specialization in temperate families with large ranges, compared with tropical families with smaller ranges.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0325791