Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Predicting which non-native plant species will become established and where is critical for conserving and managing biodiversity. Theory suggests that the mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants may predict their establishment success. Here we combine a global dataset of 440,788 vegetation plots with data on plant native status and mycorrhizal type to assess mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants. The mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies strongly across biomes. Across grassland and desert biomes, non-native species are more frequently non-mycorrhizal than native species, whereas in other biomes non-native species are more likely to be mycorrhizal, most commonly arbuscular-mycorrhizal. Disturbance type and intensity are key predictors of mycorrhizal strategy of non-native species, as mycorrhizal species are favoured by landscape modification and non-mycorrhizal species by natural and human-caused disturbance events. Facultatively mycorrhizal species are consistently under-represented among non-native plants compared with natives, suggesting that symbiotic flexibility does not confer an advantage for non-natives as previously expected. Our study shows that non-native mycorrhizal strategy varies across biogeographical contexts and disturbance, highlighting the need for region-specific prevention and management approaches to plant species introductions.
Source: Nature Ecology & Evolution
Authors: Sara Giulia Cazzaniga, Thomas Lauber, Johan van den Hoogen, Evelyn M. Beaury, C. Guillermo Bueno, James D. Bever, Gabriella Damasceno, Jane Catford, Jonathan Lenoir, Adam Martin, Akira S. Mori, Alexander Novakovskiy, Alvaro G. Gutiérrez, Ana González-Robles, André Luís de Gasper, Angela Moles, Angela Stanisci, Anikó Csecserits, Anke Jentsch, Anna Kuzemko, Antonio J. Perea, Ashish Nerlekar, Avishkar Munje, Behlül Güler, Borja Jiménez-Alfaro, Bruno Hérault, Bruno X. Pinho, Chris Baraloto, Christian Rossi, Daniel Hending, Daniel C. Laughlin, Dave Rogers, David Schellenberger Costa, Dinesh Thakur, Domas Uogintas, Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal, Esteban Alvarez-Davila, Evan Weiher, Evert Thomas, Fernando Gonçalves, Flávio Rodrigues, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Frank M. Schurr, Franz Essl, Georg Zizka, Gianmaria Bonari, Grzegorz Swacha, Han Y. H. Chen, Helge Bruelheide, Henry Ford, Hua-Feng Wang, Idoia Biurrun, Isabelle Aubin, Iwona Dembicz, Jacob Willie, Jan Altman, Jens-Christian Svenning, Jeremy W. Lichstein, Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund, Jiri Dolezal, Johannes H. C. Cornelissen, John Hunter, Julie Messier, Jürgen Dengler, Jürgen Homeier, Kate H. Orwin, Kirill Korznikov, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Manuel J. Macía, Marco Schmidt, Marco Varricchione, Marcos Bergmann Carlucci, Marko Spasojevic, Melisa A. Giorgis, Milan Chytrý, Mohamed A. El-Sheikh, Mohamed Z. Hatim, Nathan J. B. Kraft, Neha Mohanbabu, Oliver L. Phillips, Peter B. Reich, Remigiusz Pielech, Ricard Arasa-Gisbert, Riccardo Guarino, Riccardo Testolin, Rubén Tarifa, Sharif A. Mukul, Shyam S. Phartyal, Sylvain Schmitt, Sylvia Haider, Tetiana Dziuba, Tomas Domingues, Udayangani Liu, Valentin Golub, Vasco Silva, Veronika Fontana, Vigdis Vandvik, W. Daniel Kissling, Zvjezdana Stančić, Marten Winter, Thomas W. Crowther, Camille S. Delavaux
Institutions: ETH Zurich, New York Botanical Garden, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecología, University of Kansas, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Australian National University, King's College London, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecologie et Dynamique des Systèmes Anthropisés, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, University of Toronto, University of Toronto Scarborough, The University of Tokyo, Universidad de Jaén, University of Chile, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, UNSW Sydney, University of Molise, Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, University of Bayreuth, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, Michigan State University, Symbiosis International University, Dokuz Eylül University, Universidad de Oviedo, Instituto Mixto de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Forests and Societies, University of Bern, Florida International University, Swiss National Park, University of Oxford, University of Wyoming, University of Wisconsin–Parkside, Leipzig University, Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany, Nature Research Centre, Universidad de Costa Rica, Fundación Con Vida, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT, University of Zurich, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, University of Bologna, University of Hohenheim, University of Vienna, Goethe University Frankfurt, University of Siena, University of Wrocław, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, University of Michigan, Lakehead University, Bath Spa University, Hainan University, University of the Basque Country, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, University of Warsaw, Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Aarhus University, University of Florida, University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of New England, University of Waterloo, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen, Bioeconomy Science Institute, KU Leuven, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Palmengarten Frankfurt, Universidade Federal do Paraná, University of California, Riverside, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, Masaryk University, King Saud University, Wageningen University & Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Utrecht University, University of Leeds, University of Minnesota, Jagiellonian University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, University of Palermo, Estacion Experimental de Zonas Aridas, University of the Sunshine Coast, United International University, Mizoram University, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz, Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar Egas Moniz, Eurac Research, University of Bergen, University of Amsterdam, University of Zagreb, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $12,690
Funders: National Science Foundation, University of Minnesota, Aarhus Universitet, Florida International University, Michigan State University, University of Wyoming, University of Bern, Universität Hohenheim, Jihočeská Univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Bath Spa University, Lakehead University, Università degli Studi di Siena, ACT Government, Universidade Regional de Blumenau, United International University, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, King's College London, University of Oxford, University of Leeds, European Commission, National Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Danmarks Grundforskningsfond, University of New England, University of New South Wales, University of the Sunshine Coast, Grantová Agentura České Republiky, Universiteit Utrecht, King Saud University, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Universität Wien, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, University of Toronto, KU Leuven, Akademie Věd České Republiky, University of Waterloo, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Universidad de Costa Rica, Hainan University, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Universidad de Chile, Università di Bologna, Universidad de Oviedo, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Universität Zürich, Universidad de Jaén, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Uniwersytet Wrocławski, Universität Leipzig, Masarykova Univerzita, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Nature, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo, Directorate for Biological Sciences, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, U.S. Forest Service, University of California, Los Angeles, Natural Resources Canada, University of Toronto Scarborough, Wageningen University and Research, Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, Division of Environmental Biology, Canadian Forest Service
Awards: G1061035602, G1485271934, G1874505142, G204579599, Island Biogeography of INTERACTtions: the assembly and disassembly of mutualistic plant-bird networks across the Caribbean archipelago, G211635838, INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGIA Y BIODIVERSIDAD (IEB), G2972307431, G2977974405, G3167538810, G3287273611, G33836862, G3670151224, G3792257744, G379648710, G401257213, G4030309660, G4617990, Can poleward migration of tropical cyclones boost temperate forest expansion to compensate for the warming-induced decline of southern boreal forests?, G5615013734, G5632166549, FUTURE FORESTS WITH ONLY PIONEER TREES? THE RELEVANCE OF SPECIES DEMOGRAPHY TO PREDICT FOREST RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE., G6063835160, FZT 118: Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv), G8663450563, G8798726203
OpenAlex ID: W7203622446