J 2024

Plant invasion in Mediterranean Europe: current hotspots and future scenarios

CAO PINNA, Luigi, Laure GALLIEN, Laura J. POLLOCK, Irena AXMANOVÁ, Milan CHYTRÝ et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Plant invasion in Mediterranean Europe: current hotspots and future scenarios

Autoři

CAO PINNA, Luigi (garant), Laure GALLIEN, Laura J. POLLOCK, Irena AXMANOVÁ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Milan CHYTRÝ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Marco MALAVASI, Alicia T. R. ACOSTA, Juan ANTONIO CAMPOS a Marta CARBONI

Vydání

Ecography, HOBOKEN, Munksgaard, 2024, 0906-7590

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10619 Biodiversity conservation

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 5.900 v roce 2022

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

UT WoS

001178064700001

Klíčová slova anglicky

alien plant invasion; climate change; future scenarios; hotspots; invasive species; Mediterranean; spatial predictions; species distribution models (SDMs)

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 9. 5. 2024 14:44, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

The Mediterranean Basin has historically been subject to alien plant invasions that threaten its unique biodiversity. This seasonally dry and densely populated region is undergoing severe climatic and socioeconomic changes, and it is unclear whether these changes will worsen or mitigate plant invasions. Predictions are often biased, as species may not be in equilibrium in the invaded environment, depending on their invasion stage and ecological characteristics. To address future predictions uncertainty, we identified invasion hotspots across multiple biased modelling scenarios and ecological characteristics of successful invaders. We selected 92 alien plant species widespread in Mediterranean Europe and compiled data on their distribution in the Mediterranean and worldwide. We combined these data with environmental and propagule pressure variables to model global and regional species niches, and map their current and future habitat suitability. We identified invasion hotspots, examined their potential future shifts, and compared the results of different modelling strategies. Finally, we generalised our findings by using linear models to determine the traits and biogeographic features of invaders most likely to benefit from global change. Currently, invasion hotspots are found near ports and coastlines throughout Mediterranean Europe. However, many species occupy only a small portion of the environmental conditions to which they are preadapted, suggesting that their invasion is still an ongoing process. Future conditions will lead to declines in many currently widespread aliens, which will tend to move to higher elevations and latitudes. Our trait models indicate that future climates will generally favour species with conservative ecological strategies that can cope with reduced water availability, such as those with short stature and low specific leaf area. Taken together, our results suggest that in future environments, these conservative aliens will move farther from the introduction areas and upslope, threatening mountain ecosystems that have been spared from invasions so far.

Návaznosti

GX19-28491X, projekt VaV
Název: Centrum pro evropské vegetační syntézy (CEVS) (Akronym: CEVS)
Investor: Grantová agentura ČR, Centrum pro evropské vegetační syntézy (CEVS)