Phylogenetically poor plant communities receive more alien species, which more easily coexist with natives

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/659059" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/659059</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/659059" target="_blank" >10.1086/659059</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Phylogenetically poor plant communities receive more alien species, which more easily coexist with natives
Original language description
Alien species can be a major threat to ecological communities, but we do not know why some community types allow the entry of many more alien species than do others. Here, for the first time, we suggest that evolutionary diversity inherent to the constituent species of a community may determine its present receptiveness to alien species. Using recent large databases from observational studies, we find robust evidence that assemblage of plant community types from few phylogenetic lineages corresponds tohigher receptiveness to aliens. Establishment of aliens in phylogenetically poor communities corresponds to increased phylogenetic dispersion of recipient communities and to coexistence with rather than replacement of natives. We conclude that if quantified across the tree of life, high biodiversity hinders the establishment of alien species. Low phylogenetic biodiversity, in contrast, facilitates coexistence between natives and aliens even if they share similar trait states.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EF - Botany
OECD FORD branch
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Publication year
2011
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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