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. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5331-4490; 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. 2023 The impact of land use on non-native species incidence and number in local assemblages worldwide. Nature Communications, 14, 2090. 11, pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37571-0

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Abstract/Summary

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.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37571-0
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Biodiversity (Science Area 2017-)
ISSN:	2041-1723
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Agriculture and Soil Science
Related URLs:	Dataset
Date made live:	07 Nov 2023 09:51 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/535556

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