Climatic niche shifts in 815 introduced plant species affect their predicted distributions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Zachariah Atwater ◽  
Jacob N. Barney
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Climatic Niche ◽  
Niche Shifts ◽  
Introduced Plant Species

Climatic niche shifts in introduced species

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (19) ◽  
pp. R1252-R1266
Author(s):  
Olivia K. Bates ◽  
Cleo Bertelsmeier
Keyword(s):  
Introduced Species ◽  
Climatic Niche ◽  
Niche Shifts

scholarly journals A classification system for predicting invasiveness using climatic niche traits and global distribution models: application to alien plant species in Chile

NeoBiota ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 127-146
Author(s):  
Ramiro O. Bustamante ◽  
Lúa Alves ◽  
Estefany Goncalves ◽  
Milen Duarte ◽  
Ileana Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Alien Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Potential Distribution ◽  
Niche Breadth ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Alien Plant Species ◽  
Climatic Niche ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Thermal Niche ◽  
Plant Invasiveness

Functional traits that predict plant invasiveness are a central issue in invasion ecology. However, in many cases they are difficult to determine, especially for a large set of species. Climatic niche traits can overcome this problem due to the ease of acquiring them for a large number of species. This effort is critical given that knowledge of species invasiveness is necessary (although not sufficient) to anticipate/manage invasive species. In this study, we examined thermal and hydric niche traits to predict plant invasiveness. We used a set of 49 alien plant species, representative of the alien flora of Chile. Niche traits were obtained using environmental information (WorldClim) and global occurrences. Invasiveness was estimated using global niche models and projection of the potential distribution in Chile. As a final step, we reviewed the literature for a subset of species, documenting their impacts on a) biodiversity, b) crop agriculture and c) livestock. Thermal niche breadth and thermal niche position were the most important niche traits to predict potential distribution (a proxy of invasiveness). Using thermal niche breadth and niche position traits, we constructed a graphical model that classifies alien species as highly invasive (wide thermal niche breadth and low niche position) or low potential to be invasive (narrow niche breadth and high niche position). We also found no association between our invasiveness classification and the documented impact of alien species.

scholarly journals Response to Comment on "Climatic Niche Shifts Are Rare Among Terrestrial Plant Invaders"

Science ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 338 (6104) ◽  
pp. 193-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Guisan ◽  
B. Petitpierre ◽  
O. Broennimann ◽  
C. Kueffer ◽  
C. Randin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climatic Niche ◽  
Terrestrial Plant ◽  
Plant Invaders ◽  
Niche Shifts

scholarly journals Invasive Melastomataceae in Seychelles

Oryx ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Gerlach
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Natural Forest ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Native Forest ◽  
Introduced Plant Species

The Seychelles are the only high oceanic islands of granitic origin and their native vegetation is thus of considerable botanical interest. In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries widespread clearance for coconut and cinnamon plantations resulted in native forest being confined mainly to montane areas. Cinnamon has proved to be very invasive in natural forest and a number of other introduced plant species have also been recognized as problematic for some time. Recent studies have revealed that two more introduced plant species - Memecylon floribunda and Clidemia hirta - are significant new threats to native vegetation on Mahe and Silhouette, respectively.

Hardenbergia mosaic virus: Crossing the barrier between native and introduced plant species

2014 ◽  
Vol 184 ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.A. Kehoe ◽  
B.A. Coutts ◽  
B.J. Buirchell ◽  
R.A.C. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Mosaic Virus ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Introduced Plant Species

scholarly journals Evidence for climatic niche and biome shifts between native and novel ranges in plant species introduced to Australia

2010 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 790-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachael V. Gallagher ◽  
Linda J. Beaumont ◽  
Lesley Hughes ◽  
Michelle R. Leishman
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Climatic Niche
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