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Biotic interactions and plant invasions.

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Mitchell, CE; Agrawal, AA; Bever, JD; Gilbert, GS; Hufbauer, RA; Klironomos, JN; Maron, JL; Morris, WF; Parker, IM; Power, AG; Seabloom, EW ...
Published in: Ecology letters
June 2006

Introduced plant populations lose interactions with enemies, mutualists and competitors from their native ranges, and gain interactions with new species, under new abiotic conditions. From a biogeographical perspective, differences in the assemblage of interacting species, as well as in abiotic conditions, may explain the demographic success of the introduced plant populations relative to conspecifics in their native range. Within invaded communities, the new interactions and conditions experienced by the invader may influence both its demographic success and its effects on native biodiversity. Here, we examine indirect effects involving enemies, mutualists and competitors of introduced plants, and effects of abiotic conditions on biotic interactions. We then synthesize ideas building on Darwin's idea that the kinds of new interactions gained by an introduced population will depend on its relatedness to native populations. This yields a heuristic framework to explain how biotic interactions and abiotic conditions influence invader success. We conclude that species introductions generally alter plants' interactions with enemies, mutualists and competitors, and that there is increasing evidence that these altered interactions jointly influence the success of introduced populations.

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Ecology letters

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EISSN

1461-0248

ISSN

1461-023X

Publication Date

June 2006

Volume

9

Issue

6

Start / End Page

726 / 740

Related Subject Headings

  • Symbiosis
  • Survival
  • Reproduction
  • Population Dynamics
  • Plants
  • Plant Development
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Environment
  • Ecology
 

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Mitchell, C. E., Agrawal, A. A., Bever, J. D., Gilbert, G. S., Hufbauer, R. A., Klironomos, J. N., … Vázquez, D. P. (2006). Biotic interactions and plant invasions. Ecology Letters, 9(6), 726–740. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00908.x
Mitchell, Charles E., Anurag A. Agrawal, James D. Bever, Gregory S. Gilbert, Ruth A. Hufbauer, John N. Klironomos, John L. Maron, et al. “Biotic interactions and plant invasions.Ecology Letters 9, no. 6 (June 2006): 726–40. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00908.x.
Mitchell CE, Agrawal AA, Bever JD, Gilbert GS, Hufbauer RA, Klironomos JN, et al. Biotic interactions and plant invasions. Ecology letters. 2006 Jun;9(6):726–40.
Mitchell, Charles E., et al. “Biotic interactions and plant invasions.Ecology Letters, vol. 9, no. 6, June 2006, pp. 726–40. Epmc, doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00908.x.
Mitchell CE, Agrawal AA, Bever JD, Gilbert GS, Hufbauer RA, Klironomos JN, Maron JL, Morris WF, Parker IM, Power AG, Seabloom EW, Torchin ME, Vázquez DP. Biotic interactions and plant invasions. Ecology letters. 2006 Jun;9(6):726–740.
Journal cover image

Published In

Ecology letters

DOI

EISSN

1461-0248

ISSN

1461-023X

Publication Date

June 2006

Volume

9

Issue

6

Start / End Page

726 / 740

Related Subject Headings

  • Symbiosis
  • Survival
  • Reproduction
  • Population Dynamics
  • Plants
  • Plant Development
  • Models, Theoretical
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Environment
  • Ecology