Climatic niche shifts are rare among terrestrial plant invaders.

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Title
Climatic niche shifts are rare among terrestrial plant invaders.
Journal
Science
Author(s)
Petitpierre B., Kueffer C., Broennimann O., Randin C., Daehler C., Guisan A.
ISSN
1095-9203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0036-8075
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2012
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
335
Number
6074
Pages
1344-1348
Language
english
Abstract
The assumption that climatic niche requirements of invasive species are conserved between their native and invaded ranges is key to predicting the risk of invasion. However, this assumption has been challenged recently by evidence of niche shifts in some species. Here, we report the first large-scale test of niche conservatism for 50 terrestrial plant invaders between Eurasia, North America, and Australia. We show that when analog climates are compared between regions, fewer than 15% of species have more than 10% of their invaded distribution outside their native climatic niche. These findings reveal that substantial niche shifts are rare in terrestrial plant invaders, providing support for an appropriate use of ecological niche models for the prediction of both biological invasions and responses to climate change.
Keywords
Angiosperms/growth & development, Asia, Australia, Biodiversity, Climate, Climate Change, Ecosystem, Europe, Introduced Species, North America, Phylogeography
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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