Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process.
More species live outside their native range than at any point in human history. Yet, there is little understanding of the geographic regions that will be threatened if these species continue to spread, nor of whether they will spread. We predict the world's terrestrial regions to which 833 nat...
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| description | More species live outside their native range than at any point in human history. Yet, there is little understanding of the geographic regions that will be threatened if these species continue to spread, nor of whether they will spread. We predict the world's terrestrial regions to which 833 naturalised plants, birds, and mammals are most imminently likely to spread, and investigate what factors have hastened or slowed their spread to date. There is huge potential for further spread of naturalised birds in North America, mammals in Eastern Europe, and plants in North America, Eastern Europe, and Australia. Introduction history, dispersal, and the spatial distribution of suitable areas are more important predictors of species spread than traits corresponding to habitat usage or biotic interactions. Natural dispersal has driven spread in birds more than in plants. Whether these taxa continue to spread more widely depends partially on connectivity of suitable environments. Plants show the clearest invasion lag, and the putative importance of human transportation indicates opportunities to slow their spread. Despite strong predictive effects, questions remain, particularly why so many birds in North America do not occupy climatically suitable areas close to their existing ranges. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d989e011aea475fb6e6f339782ae4be2023-12-12T05:31:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Biology1544-91731545-78852023-11-012111e300236110.1371/journal.pbio.3002361Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process.Henry HäkkinenDave HodgsonRegan EarlyMore species live outside their native range than at any point in human history. Yet, there is little understanding of the geographic regions that will be threatened if these species continue to spread, nor of whether they will spread. We predict the world's terrestrial regions to which 833 naturalised plants, birds, and mammals are most imminently likely to spread, and investigate what factors have hastened or slowed their spread to date. There is huge potential for further spread of naturalised birds in North America, mammals in Eastern Europe, and plants in North America, Eastern Europe, and Australia. Introduction history, dispersal, and the spatial distribution of suitable areas are more important predictors of species spread than traits corresponding to habitat usage or biotic interactions. Natural dispersal has driven spread in birds more than in plants. Whether these taxa continue to spread more widely depends partially on connectivity of suitable environments. Plants show the clearest invasion lag, and the putative importance of human transportation indicates opportunities to slow their spread. Despite strong predictive effects, questions remain, particularly why so many birds in North America do not occupy climatically suitable areas close to their existing ranges.https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002361&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Henry Häkkinen Dave Hodgson Regan Early Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process. PLoS Biology |
| title | Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process. |
| title_full | Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process. |
| title_fullStr | Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process. |
| title_short | Global terrestrial invasions: Where naturalised birds, mammals, and plants might spread next and what affects this process. |
| title_sort | global terrestrial invasions where naturalised birds mammals and plants might spread next and what affects this process |
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