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Why Are Invasive Plants Successful?

Authors :
Gioria, Margherita
Hulme, Philip E.
Richardson, David M.
Pyšek, Petr
Source :
Annual Review of Plant Biology. 2023, Vol. 74 Issue 1, p635-670. 37p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

Plant invasions, a byproduct of globalization, are increasing worldwide. Because of their ecological and economic impacts, considerable efforts have been made to understand and predict the success of non-native plants. Numerous frameworks, hypotheses, and theories have been advanced to conceptualize the interactions of multiple drivers and context dependence of invasion success with the aim of achieving robust explanations with predictive power. We review these efforts from a community-level perspective rather than a biogeographical one, focusing on terrestrial systems, and explore the roles of intrinsic plant properties in determining species invasiveness, as well as the effects of biotic and abiotic conditions in mediating ecosystem invasibility (or resistance) and ecological and evolutionary processes. We also consider the fundamental influences of human-induced changes at scales ranging from local to global in triggering, promoting, and sustaining plant invasions and discuss how these changes could alter future invasion trajectories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
15435008
Volume :
74
Issue :
1
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Annual Review of Plant Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
163853531
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-arplant-070522-071021