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Successful range-expanding plants experience less above-ground and below-ground enemy impact

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  • Tim Engelkes

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands)

  • Elly Morriën

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands)

  • Koen J. F. Verhoeven

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands)

  • T. Martijn Bezemer

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
    Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8123, 6700 ES Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Arjen Biere

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands)

  • Jeffrey A. Harvey

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands)

  • Lauren M. McIntyre

    (University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-1399, USA)

  • Wil L. M. Tamis

    (Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University Branch, PO Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands)

  • Wim H. van der Putten

    (Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
    Laboratory of Nematology, Wageningen University and Research Centre, PO Box 8123, 6700 ES Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Plant invaders The current episode of climate warming is resulting in range shifts of some plants and animals from lower to higher latitudes and altitudes. A study of the growth of fifteen plant species — six that had shown rapid range expansion and nine related natives — now shows that exotic plant species expanding their range into North-Western Europe will have less exposure than natives to both below-ground enemies and above-ground generalist herbivores. One implication of this work is that some of the plants shifting their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes will be invasive with potential deleterious effects on biodiversity in temperate and northern latitudes.

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  • Tim Engelkes & Elly Morriën & Koen J. F. Verhoeven & T. Martijn Bezemer & Arjen Biere & Jeffrey A. Harvey & Lauren M. McIntyre & Wil L. M. Tamis & Wim H. van der Putten, 2008. "Successful range-expanding plants experience less above-ground and below-ground enemy impact," Nature, Nature, vol. 456(7224), pages 946-948, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:456:y:2008:i:7224:d:10.1038_nature07474
    DOI: 10.1038/nature07474
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    1. Brenton Ladd, 2016. "Nitrogen Pollution and the Meltdown of Urban Ecosystems," Land, MDPI, vol. 5(3), pages 1-8, July.
    2. Aguilera, Anna G., 2011. "The influence of soil community density on plant-soil feedbacks: An important unknown in plant invasion," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 222(18), pages 3413-3420.
    3. Fukano, Yuya & Tachiki, Yuuya & Yahara, Tetsukazu & Iwasa, Yoh, 2013. "Soil disturbances can suppress the invasion of alien plants under plant–soil feedback," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 260(C), pages 42-49.

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