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Naturalization of European plants on other continents: the role of donor habitats

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    SYSNO ASEP0486727
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleNaturalization of European plants on other continents: the role of donor habitats
    Author(s) Kalusová, V. (CZ)
    Chytrý, M. (CZ)
    van Kleunen, M. (DE)
    Mucina, L. (AU)
    Dawson, W. (GB)
    Essl, F. (AT)
    Kreft, H. (DE)
    Pergl, Jan (BU-J) RID, ORCID
    Weigelt, P. (DE)
    Winter, M. (DE)
    Pyšek, Petr (BU-J) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - : National Academy of Sciences - ISSN 0027-8424
    Roč. 114, č. 52 (2017), s. 13756-13761
    Number of pages6 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsplant invasions ; donor habitats ; Europe
    Subject RIVEH - Ecology, Behaviour
    OECD categoryEcology
    R&D ProjectsGB14-36079G GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
    Institutional supportBU-J - RVO:67985939
    UT WOS000418722400064
    EID SCOPUS85039742044
    DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1705487114
    AnnotationThe success of European plant species as aliens worldwide is thought to reflect their association with human-disturbed environments. However, an explicit test including all human-made, seminatural and natural habitat types of Europe, and their contributions as donor habitats of naturalized species to the rest of the globe, has been missing. Here we combine two databases, the European Vegetation Checklist and the Global Naturalized Alien Flora, to assess how human influence in European habitats affects the probability of naturalization of their plant species on other continents. A total of 9,875 native European vascular plant species were assigned to 39 European habitat types. Of these, 2,550 species have become naturalized somewhere in the world. Species that occur in both human-made habitats and seminatural or natural habitats in Europe have the highest probability of naturalization (64.7% and 64.5% of them have naturalized). Species associated only with human-made or seminatural habitats still have a significantly higher probability of becoming naturalized (41.7% and 28.6%, respectively) than species confined to natural habitats (19.4%). Species associated with arable land and human settlements were recorded as naturalized in the largest number of regions worldwide. Our findings highlight that plant species’ association with native-range habitats disturbed by human activities, combined with broad habitat range, play an important role in shaping global patterns of plant invasions.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Botany
    ContactMartina Bartošová, martina.bartosova@ibot.cas.cz, ibot@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 271 015 242 ; Marie Jakšová, marie.jaksova@ibot.cas.cz, Tel.: 384 721 156-8
    Year of Publishing2018
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