Predicting whether alien species will invade a native community is a key challenge in invasion ecology.One factor that may help predict invasion success is phylogenetic relatedness.Darwin proposed that closely related...Predicting whether alien species will invade a native community is a key challenge in invasion ecology.One factor that may help predict invasion success is phylogenetic relatedness.Darwin proposed that closely related species tend to share similar niches,although this relationship may be influenced by various ecological and evolutionary factors.To test this,we classified alien Asteraceae species in China into three categories based on their invasion status and the extent of ecological damage:introduced,naturalized,and invasive.We then compared the genetic relationships and niche overlap between alien and native Asteraceae species.We found that invasive Asteraceae species are more closely related to native Asteraceae species than are introduced and naturalized species.However,alien Asteraceae species(including introduced,naturalized,and invasive species)exhibited relatively low niche overlap with native Asteraceae species.These findings suggest that the main premise underlying Darwin’s naturalization conundrum,namely,the universality of phylogenetic niche conservatism,may not hold true.Instead,our findings indicate that alien species are more likely to invade successfully when they are more closely related to native plants,exhibit less niche overlap,and maintain conservative niches during the invasion process.These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms of alien plant invasions,highlight the relationship between alien species invasions and native community vulnerability,and offer important insights into the development of effective biological invasion management strategies.展开更多
Human activities have caused the exchange of species among different parts of the world.When introduced species become naturalized and invasive,they may cause great negative impacts on the environment and human societ...Human activities have caused the exchange of species among different parts of the world.When introduced species become naturalized and invasive,they may cause great negative impacts on the environment and human societies,and pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem structure.Knowledge on phylogenetic relatedness between native and non-native species and among non-native species at different stages of species invasion may help for better understanding the drivers of species invasion.Here,I analyze a comprehensive data set including both native and non-native angiosperm species in China to determine phylogenetic relatedness of introduced species across a full invasion continuum(from introduction through naturalization to invasion).This study found that(1)introduced plants are a phylogenetically clustered subset of overall(i.e.native plus non-native)angiosperm flora,(2)naturalized plants are a phylogenetically clustered subset of introduced plants,and(3)invasive plants are a phylogenetically clustered subset of naturalized plants.These patterns hold regardless of spatial scales examined(i.e.national versus provincial scale)and whether basal-or tip-weighted metric of phylogenetic relatedness is considered.These findings are consistent with Darwin's preadaptation hypothesis.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32271584 and 31600445)the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China(2020JM-286)+2 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(GK202103072 and GK202103073)the Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province(2025SF-YBXM-514)Special Research Project in Philosophy and Social Sciences of Shaanxi Province(2022HZ1795).
文摘Predicting whether alien species will invade a native community is a key challenge in invasion ecology.One factor that may help predict invasion success is phylogenetic relatedness.Darwin proposed that closely related species tend to share similar niches,although this relationship may be influenced by various ecological and evolutionary factors.To test this,we classified alien Asteraceae species in China into three categories based on their invasion status and the extent of ecological damage:introduced,naturalized,and invasive.We then compared the genetic relationships and niche overlap between alien and native Asteraceae species.We found that invasive Asteraceae species are more closely related to native Asteraceae species than are introduced and naturalized species.However,alien Asteraceae species(including introduced,naturalized,and invasive species)exhibited relatively low niche overlap with native Asteraceae species.These findings suggest that the main premise underlying Darwin’s naturalization conundrum,namely,the universality of phylogenetic niche conservatism,may not hold true.Instead,our findings indicate that alien species are more likely to invade successfully when they are more closely related to native plants,exhibit less niche overlap,and maintain conservative niches during the invasion process.These findings provide new insights into the mechanisms of alien plant invasions,highlight the relationship between alien species invasions and native community vulnerability,and offer important insights into the development of effective biological invasion management strategies.
文摘Human activities have caused the exchange of species among different parts of the world.When introduced species become naturalized and invasive,they may cause great negative impacts on the environment and human societies,and pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem structure.Knowledge on phylogenetic relatedness between native and non-native species and among non-native species at different stages of species invasion may help for better understanding the drivers of species invasion.Here,I analyze a comprehensive data set including both native and non-native angiosperm species in China to determine phylogenetic relatedness of introduced species across a full invasion continuum(from introduction through naturalization to invasion).This study found that(1)introduced plants are a phylogenetically clustered subset of overall(i.e.native plus non-native)angiosperm flora,(2)naturalized plants are a phylogenetically clustered subset of introduced plants,and(3)invasive plants are a phylogenetically clustered subset of naturalized plants.These patterns hold regardless of spatial scales examined(i.e.national versus provincial scale)and whether basal-or tip-weighted metric of phylogenetic relatedness is considered.These findings are consistent with Darwin's preadaptation hypothesis.
