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The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide

Liu, Daijun; Semenchuk, Philipp; Essl, Franz; Lenzner, Bernd; Moser, Dietmar; Blackburn, Tim M.; Cassey, Phillip; Biancolini, Dino; Capinha, César; Dawson, Wayne; Dyer, Ellie E.; Guénard, Benoit; Economo, Evan P.; Kreft, Holger; Pergl, Jan; Pyšek, Petr; van Kleunen, Mark; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Rondinini, Carlo; Seebens, Hanno; Weigelt, Patrick; Winter, Marten; Purvis, Andy; Dullinger, Stefan

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Authors

Daijun Liu

Philipp Semenchuk

Franz Essl

Bernd Lenzner

Dietmar Moser

Tim M. Blackburn

Phillip Cassey

Dino Biancolini

César Capinha

Ellie E. Dyer

Benoit Guénard

Evan P. Economo

Holger Kreft

Jan Pergl

Petr Pyšek

Mark van Kleunen

Wolfgang Nentwig

Carlo Rondinini

Hanno Seebens

Patrick Weigelt

Marten Winter

Andy Purvis

Stefan Dullinger



Abstract

While the regional distribution of non-native species is increasingly well documented for some taxa, global analyses of non-native species in local assemblages are still missing. Here, we use a worldwide collection of assemblages from five taxa - ants, birds, mammals, spiders and vascular plants - to assess whether the incidence, frequency and proportions of naturalised non-native species depend on type and intensity of land use. In plants, assemblages of primary vegetation are least invaded. In the other taxa, primary vegetation is among the least invaded land-use types, but one or several other types have equally low levels of occurrence, frequency and proportions of non-native species. High land use intensity is associated with higher non-native incidence and frequency in primary vegetation, while intensity effects are inconsistent for other land-use types. These findings highlight the potential dual role of unused primary vegetation in preserving native biodiversity and in conferring resistance against biological invasions.

Citation

Liu, D., Semenchuk, P., Essl, F., Lenzner, B., Moser, D., Blackburn, T. M., …Dullinger, S. (2023). The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 2090. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37571-0

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 20, 2023
Online Publication Date Apr 12, 2023
Publication Date 2023
Deposit Date Nov 6, 2023
Publicly Available Date Nov 6, 2023
Journal Nature Communications
Publisher Nature Research
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 14
Issue 1
Article Number 2090
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37571-0
Keywords General Physics and Astronomy; General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; General Chemistry; Multidisciplinary
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1898006

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