Successful range-expanding plants experience less above-ground and below-ground enemy impact

Tim Engelkes, Elly Morriën, Koen J. F. Verhoeven, T. Martijn Bezemer, Arjen Biere, Jeffrey A. Harvey, Lauren M. McIntyre, Wil L. M. Tamis and Wim H. van der Putten ()
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Tim Engelkes: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
Elly Morriën: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
Koen J. F. Verhoeven: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
T. Martijn Bezemer: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
Arjen Biere: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
Jeffrey A. Harvey: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands
Lauren M. McIntyre: University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32610-1399, USA
Wil L. M. Tamis: Nationaal Herbarium Nederland, Leiden University Branch, PO Box 9514, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Wim H. van der Putten: Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), PO Box 40, 6666 ZG Heteren, The Netherlands

Nature, 2008, vol. 456, issue 7224, 946-948

Abstract: Plant invaders The current episode of climate warming is resulting in range shifts of some plants and animals from lower to higher latitudes and altitudes. A study of the growth of fifteen plant species — six that had shown rapid range expansion and nine related natives — now shows that exotic plant species expanding their range into North-Western Europe will have less exposure than natives to both below-ground enemies and above-ground generalist herbivores. One implication of this work is that some of the plants shifting their range towards higher latitudes and altitudes will be invasive with potential deleterious effects on biodiversity in temperate and northern latitudes.

Date: 2008
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