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Economic use of plants is key to their naturalization success

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  • Mark van Kleunen

    (Taizhou University
    University of Konstanz)

  • Xinyi Xu

    (Fudan University)

  • Qiang Yang

    (University of Konstanz)

  • Noëlie Maurel

    (University of Konstanz)

  • Zhijie Zhang

    (University of Konstanz)

  • Wayne Dawson

    (Durham University)

  • Franz Essl

    (University of Vienna)

  • Holger Kreft

    (University of Goettingen
    University of Goettingen)

  • Jan Pergl

    (Institute of Botany)

  • Petr Pyšek

    (Institute of Botany
    Charles University)

  • Patrick Weigelt

    (University of Goettingen)

  • Dietmar Moser

    (University of Vienna)

  • Bernd Lenzner

    (University of Vienna)

  • Trevor S. Fristoe

    (University of Konstanz)

Abstract

Humans cultivate thousands of economic plants (i.e. plants with economic value) outside their native ranges. To analyze how this contributes to naturalization success, we combine global databases on economic uses and naturalization success of the world’s seed plants. Here we show that naturalization likelihood is 18 times higher for economic than non-economic plants. Naturalization success is highest for plants grown as animal food or for environmental uses (e.g. ornamentals), and increases with number of uses. Taxa from the Northern Hemisphere are disproportionately over-represented among economic plants, and economic plants from Asia have the greatest naturalization success. In regional naturalized floras, the percentage of economic plants exceeds the global percentage and increases towards the equator. Phylogenetic patterns in the naturalized flora partly result from phylogenetic patterns in the plants we cultivate. Our study illustrates that accounting for the intentional introduction of economic plants is key to unravelling drivers of plant naturalization.

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  • Mark van Kleunen & Xinyi Xu & Qiang Yang & Noëlie Maurel & Zhijie Zhang & Wayne Dawson & Franz Essl & Holger Kreft & Jan Pergl & Petr Pyšek & Patrick Weigelt & Dietmar Moser & Bernd Lenzner & Trevor S, 2020. "Economic use of plants is key to their naturalization success," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-16982-3
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16982-3
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    1. Kun Guo & Petr Pyšek & Mark Kleunen & Nicole L. Kinlock & Magdalena Lučanová & Ilia J. Leitch & Simon Pierce & Wayne Dawson & Franz Essl & Holger Kreft & Bernd Lenzner & Jan Pergl & Patrick Weigelt & , 2024. "Plant invasion and naturalization are influenced by genome size, ecology and economic use globally," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    2. Barnabas H. Daru & T. Jonathan Davies & Charles G. Willis & Emily K. Meineke & Argo Ronk & Martin Zobel & Meelis Pärtel & Alexandre Antonelli & Charles C. Davis, 2021. "Widespread homogenization of plant communities in the Anthropocene," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Shu-ya Fan & Qiang Yang & Shao-peng Li & Trevor S. Fristoe & Marc W. Cadotte & Franz Essl & Holger Kreft & Jan Pergl & Petr Pyšek & Patrick Weigelt & John Kartesz & Misako Nishino & Jan J. Wieringa & , 2023. "A latitudinal gradient in Darwin’s naturalization conundrum at the global scale for flowering plants," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-11, December.
    4. Emma J. Hudgins & Ross N. Cuthbert & Phillip J. Haubrock & Nigel G. Taylor & Melina Kourantidou & Dat Nguyen & Alok Bang & Anna J. Turbelin & Desika Moodley & Elizabeta Briski & Syrmalenia G. Kotronak, 2023. "Unevenly distributed biological invasion costs among origin and recipient regions," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 6(9), pages 1113-1124, September.

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