Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities

Despite decades of research documenting the consequences of naturalized and invasive plant species on ecosystem functions, our understanding of the functional underpinnings of these changes remains rudimentary. This is partially due to ineffective scaling of trait differences between native and natu...

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Autores: Garbowski, Magda, Laughlin, Daniel C., Blumenthal, Dana M., Sofaer, Helen R., Barnett, David T., Beaury, Evelyn M., Buonaiuto, Daniel M., Corbin, Jeffrey D., Dukes, Jeffrey S., Early, Regan, Nebhut, Andrea N., Petri, Laís, Vilà, Montserrat, Pearse, Ian S.
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Functional traits
Invasive plants
Invasive species impacts
Community-weighted mean traits
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spelling Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communitiesGarbowski, MagdaLaughlin, Daniel C.Blumenthal, Dana M.Sofaer, Helen R.Barnett, David T.Beaury, Evelyn M.Buonaiuto, Daniel M.Corbin, Jeffrey D.Dukes, Jeffrey S.Early, ReganNebhut, Andrea N.Petri, LaísVilà, MontserratPearse, Ian S.Functional traitsInvasive plantsInvasive species impactsCommunity-weighted mean traitsDespite decades of research documenting the consequences of naturalized and invasive plant species on ecosystem functions, our understanding of the functional underpinnings of these changes remains rudimentary. This is partially due to ineffective scaling of trait differences between native and naturalized species to whole plant communities. Working with data from over 75,000 plots and over 5,500 species from across the United States, we show that changes in the functional composition of communities associated with increasing abundance of naturalized species mirror the differences in traits between native and naturalized plants. We find that communities with greater abundance of naturalized species are more resource acquisitive aboveground and belowground, shorter, more shallowly rooted, and increasingly aligned with an independent strategy for belowground resource acquisition via thin fine roots with high specific root length. We observe shifts toward herbaceous-dominated communities but shifts within both woody and herbaceous functional groups follow community-level patterns for most traits. Patterns are remarkably similar across desert, grassland, and forest ecosystems. Our results demonstrate that the establishment and spread of naturalized species, likely in combination with underlying environmental shifts, leads to predictable and consistent changes in community-level traits that can alter ecosystem functions.We thank the USDA-NIFA Postdoctoral Fellowship program (#2021-67034-35000), the US Geological Survey John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis, and the NSF Interagency Agreement #2135795 for funding this research. The National Ecological Observatory Network is a program sponsored by the NSF and operated under cooperative agreement by Battelle. This material is based in part upon work supported by the NSF through the NEON Program. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the US Government.Peer reviewedNational Academy of Sciences (U.S.)Department of Agriculture (US)U.S. Geological SurveyNational Science Foundation (US)Garbowski, Magda [0000-0002-5427-7916]Laughlin, Daniel C. [0000-0002-9651-5732]Blumenthal, Dana M. [0000-0001-7496-0766]Sofaer, Helen R. [0000-0002-9450-5223]Barnett, David T. [0000-0002-0485-3567]Beaury, Evelyn M. [0000-0002-7971-3593]Buonaiuto, Daniel M. [0000-0003-4022-2591]Corbin, Jeffrey D. [0000-0002-3377-5916]Dukes, Jeffrey S. [0000-0001-9482-7743]Early, Regan [0000-0003-4108-5904]Nebhut, Andrea N. [0000-0002-4245-6722]Petri, Laís [0000-0001-9727-1939]Vilà, Montserrat [0000-0003-3171-8261]Pearse, Ian S. [0000-0001-7098-0495]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252024info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/387456https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85204511695reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésGarbowski, Magda; 2024; Data and code associated with manuscript "Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities". figshare [Dataset]; https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25215338.v1The underlying dataset has been published as supplementary material of the article in the publisher platform at DOI https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2403120121https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2403120121Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3874562026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
title Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
spellingShingle Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
Garbowski, Magda
Functional traits
Invasive plants
Invasive species impacts
Community-weighted mean traits
title_short Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
title_full Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
title_fullStr Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
title_full_unstemmed Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
title_sort Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Garbowski, Magda
Laughlin, Daniel C.
Blumenthal, Dana M.
Sofaer, Helen R.
Barnett, David T.
Beaury, Evelyn M.
Buonaiuto, Daniel M.
Corbin, Jeffrey D.
Dukes, Jeffrey S.
Early, Regan
Nebhut, Andrea N.
Petri, Laís
Vilà, Montserrat
Pearse, Ian S.
author Garbowski, Magda
author_facet Garbowski, Magda
Laughlin, Daniel C.
Blumenthal, Dana M.
Sofaer, Helen R.
Barnett, David T.
Beaury, Evelyn M.
Buonaiuto, Daniel M.
Corbin, Jeffrey D.
Dukes, Jeffrey S.
Early, Regan
Nebhut, Andrea N.
Petri, Laís
Vilà, Montserrat
Pearse, Ian S.
author_role author
author2 Laughlin, Daniel C.
Blumenthal, Dana M.
Sofaer, Helen R.
Barnett, David T.
Beaury, Evelyn M.
Buonaiuto, Daniel M.
Corbin, Jeffrey D.
Dukes, Jeffrey S.
Early, Regan
Nebhut, Andrea N.
Petri, Laís
Vilà, Montserrat
Pearse, Ian S.
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Department of Agriculture (US)
U.S. Geological Survey
National Science Foundation (US)
Garbowski, Magda [0000-0002-5427-7916]
Laughlin, Daniel C. [0000-0002-9651-5732]
Blumenthal, Dana M. [0000-0001-7496-0766]
Sofaer, Helen R. [0000-0002-9450-5223]
Barnett, David T. [0000-0002-0485-3567]
Beaury, Evelyn M. [0000-0002-7971-3593]
Buonaiuto, Daniel M. [0000-0003-4022-2591]
Corbin, Jeffrey D. [0000-0002-3377-5916]
Dukes, Jeffrey S. [0000-0001-9482-7743]
Early, Regan [0000-0003-4108-5904]
Nebhut, Andrea N. [0000-0002-4245-6722]
Petri, Laís [0000-0001-9727-1939]
Vilà, Montserrat [0000-0003-3171-8261]
Pearse, Ian S. [0000-0001-7098-0495]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Functional traits
Invasive plants
Invasive species impacts
Community-weighted mean traits
topic Functional traits
Invasive plants
Invasive species impacts
Community-weighted mean traits
description Despite decades of research documenting the consequences of naturalized and invasive plant species on ecosystem functions, our understanding of the functional underpinnings of these changes remains rudimentary. This is partially due to ineffective scaling of trait differences between native and naturalized species to whole plant communities. Working with data from over 75,000 plots and over 5,500 species from across the United States, we show that changes in the functional composition of communities associated with increasing abundance of naturalized species mirror the differences in traits between native and naturalized plants. We find that communities with greater abundance of naturalized species are more resource acquisitive aboveground and belowground, shorter, more shallowly rooted, and increasingly aligned with an independent strategy for belowground resource acquisition via thin fine roots with high specific root length. We observe shifts toward herbaceous-dominated communities but shifts within both woody and herbaceous functional groups follow community-level patterns for most traits. Patterns are remarkably similar across desert, grassland, and forest ecosystems. Our results demonstrate that the establishment and spread of naturalized species, likely in combination with underlying environmental shifts, leads to predictable and consistent changes in community-level traits that can alter ecosystem functions.
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Garbowski, Magda; 2024; Data and code associated with manuscript "Naturalized species drive functional trait shifts in plant communities". figshare [Dataset]; https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.25215338.v1
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2403120121
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