Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents

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Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents. / Iseli, Evelin; Chisholm, Chelsea; Lenoir, Jonathan et al.
In: Nature Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 7, No. 3, 03.2023, p. 405-413.

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Iseli, E, Chisholm, C, Lenoir, J, Haider, S, Seipel, T, Barros, A, Hargreaves, AL, Kardol, P, Lembrechts, JJ, McDougall, K, Rashid, I, Rumpf, SB, Arévalo, JR, Cavieres, L, Daehler, C, Dar, PA, Endress, B, Jakobs, G, Jiménez, A, Küffer, C, Mihoc, M, Milbau, A, Morgan, JW, Naylor, BJ, Pauchard, A, Ratier Backes, A, Reshi, ZA, Rew, LJ, Righetti, D, Shannon, JM, Valencia, G, Walsh, N, Wright, GT & Alexander, JM 2023, 'Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents', Nature Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01979-6

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Iseli, E., Chisholm, C., Lenoir, J., Haider, S., Seipel, T., Barros, A., Hargreaves, A. L., Kardol, P., Lembrechts, J. J., McDougall, K., Rashid, I., Rumpf, S. B., Arévalo, J. R., Cavieres, L., Daehler, C., Dar, P. A., Endress, B., Jakobs, G., Jiménez, A., ... Alexander, J. M. (2023). Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7(3), 405-413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01979-6

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Iseli E, Chisholm C, Lenoir J, Haider S, Seipel T, Barros A et al. Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2023 Mar;7(3):405-413. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01979-6

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title = "Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents",
abstract = "High-elevation ecosystems are among the few ecosystems worldwide that are not yet heavily invaded by non-native plants. This is expected to change as species expand their range limits upwards to fill their climatic niches and respond to ongoing anthropogenic disturbances. Yet, whether and how quickly these changes are happening has only been assessed in a few isolated cases. Starting in 2007, we conducted repeated surveys of non-native plant distributions along mountain roads in 11 regions from 5 continents. We show that over a 5- to 10-year period, the number of non-native species increased on average by approximately 16% per decade across regions. The direction and magnitude of upper range limit shifts depended on elevation across all regions. Supported by a null-model approach accounting for range changes expected by chance alone, we found greater than expected upward shifts at lower/mid elevations in at least seven regions. After accounting for elevation dependence, significant average upward shifts were detected in a further three regions (revealing evidence for upward shifts in 10 of 11 regions). Together, our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems.",
keywords = "Biology",
author = "Evelin Iseli and Chelsea Chisholm and Jonathan Lenoir and Sylvia Haider and Tim Seipel and Agustina Barros and Hargreaves, {Anna L.} and Paul Kardol and Lembrechts, {Jonas J.} and Keith McDougall and Irfan Rashid and Rumpf, {Sabine B.} and Ar{\'e}valo, {Jos{\'e} Ram{\'o}n} and Lohengrin Cavieres and Curtis Daehler and Dar, {Pervaiz A.} and Bryan Endress and Gabi Jakobs and Alejandra Jim{\'e}nez and Christoph K{\"u}ffer and Maritza Mihoc and Ann Milbau and Morgan, {John W.} and Naylor, {Bridgett J.} and An{\'i}bal Pauchard and {Ratier Backes}, Amanda and Reshi, {Zafar A.} and Rew, {Lisa J.} and Damiano Righetti and Shannon, {James M.} and Graciela Valencia and Neville Walsh and Wright, {Genevieve T.} and Alexander, {Jake M.}",
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T1 - Rapid upwards spread of non-native plants in mountains across continents

AU - Iseli, Evelin

AU - Chisholm, Chelsea

AU - Lenoir, Jonathan

AU - Haider, Sylvia

AU - Seipel, Tim

AU - Barros, Agustina

AU - Hargreaves, Anna L.

AU - Kardol, Paul

AU - Lembrechts, Jonas J.

AU - McDougall, Keith

AU - Rashid, Irfan

AU - Rumpf, Sabine B.

AU - Arévalo, José Ramón

AU - Cavieres, Lohengrin

AU - Daehler, Curtis

AU - Dar, Pervaiz A.

AU - Endress, Bryan

AU - Jakobs, Gabi

AU - Jiménez, Alejandra

AU - Küffer, Christoph

AU - Mihoc, Maritza

AU - Milbau, Ann

AU - Morgan, John W.

AU - Naylor, Bridgett J.

AU - Pauchard, Aníbal

AU - Ratier Backes, Amanda

AU - Reshi, Zafar A.

AU - Rew, Lisa J.

AU - Righetti, Damiano

AU - Shannon, James M.

AU - Valencia, Graciela

AU - Walsh, Neville

AU - Wright, Genevieve T.

AU - Alexander, Jake M.

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023, The Author(s).

PY - 2023/3

Y1 - 2023/3

N2 - High-elevation ecosystems are among the few ecosystems worldwide that are not yet heavily invaded by non-native plants. This is expected to change as species expand their range limits upwards to fill their climatic niches and respond to ongoing anthropogenic disturbances. Yet, whether and how quickly these changes are happening has only been assessed in a few isolated cases. Starting in 2007, we conducted repeated surveys of non-native plant distributions along mountain roads in 11 regions from 5 continents. We show that over a 5- to 10-year period, the number of non-native species increased on average by approximately 16% per decade across regions. The direction and magnitude of upper range limit shifts depended on elevation across all regions. Supported by a null-model approach accounting for range changes expected by chance alone, we found greater than expected upward shifts at lower/mid elevations in at least seven regions. After accounting for elevation dependence, significant average upward shifts were detected in a further three regions (revealing evidence for upward shifts in 10 of 11 regions). Together, our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems.

AB - High-elevation ecosystems are among the few ecosystems worldwide that are not yet heavily invaded by non-native plants. This is expected to change as species expand their range limits upwards to fill their climatic niches and respond to ongoing anthropogenic disturbances. Yet, whether and how quickly these changes are happening has only been assessed in a few isolated cases. Starting in 2007, we conducted repeated surveys of non-native plant distributions along mountain roads in 11 regions from 5 continents. We show that over a 5- to 10-year period, the number of non-native species increased on average by approximately 16% per decade across regions. The direction and magnitude of upper range limit shifts depended on elevation across all regions. Supported by a null-model approach accounting for range changes expected by chance alone, we found greater than expected upward shifts at lower/mid elevations in at least seven regions. After accounting for elevation dependence, significant average upward shifts were detected in a further three regions (revealing evidence for upward shifts in 10 of 11 regions). Together, our results show that mountain environments are becoming increasingly exposed to biological invasions, emphasizing the need to monitor and prevent potential biosecurity issues emerging in high-elevation ecosystems.

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