Abstract
Due to numerous human activities, organisms have been transported and either accidentally or deliberately introduced all around the globe. Biological invasions are now considered to be one of the main drivers of global change because many invasive plants have severe ecological, economic, and health consequences. Thus, there is an ever-growing need to better understand invasions to determine how specific plant species are able to establish in communities and, in many cases, expand their range. Here, we describe the invasion process and how it contributes to the invasion of plant communities. We present an invasion-factor framework (IFF) model that uses three factors (climate dynamics, ecosystem resistance, and invader fitness) to explain how each plays a role in the introduction of plants and their ultimate failure or success (i.e., becoming invasive). The invasion of plant communities starts with the uptake of propagules from the native range, followed by their transport to and release into a new territory, where they become established and can spread or expand. Propagule pressure, prior adaptation, anthropogenically induced adaptation to invade, and post-introduction evolution are several theories that have been posed to explain the establishment of invasive plants. Further, traits of invasive plants, either before (existing) or after (developed) introduction, provide a mechanistic understanding with direct ties to the three factors of the IFF. The IFF is a general guide with which to study the invasion process based on specific factors for individual invaders and their target communities. The IFF combines (a) climatic dynamics, analogous to environmental filters; (b) ecosystem resistance, which prevents invasive plants from becoming established even if they are able to overcome the climate factor; and (c) invader fitness, relating to the genetic diversity of invasive plants, which allows them to become established after overcoming climate and ecosystem resistance factors. Case studies from the literature provide examples of research investigating each of the three factors of the IFF, but none exist that describe all the factors at once for any given invasive plant species. The application of the IFF for management is most appropriate once an invasive plant has become established, as preventative measures before this point rely only on accurate identification (detection) and removal (response). The IFF model should be considered as a tool to establish research priorities and identify components in the invasion process and inform restoration efforts. We advocate that the IFF should be integrated into management practices to help in the decision-making process that contributes to more effective practices that reduce the occurrence and impacts of invasive plants in a range of communities.
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Young, S.L., Kimball, S., Novak, S.J. (2022). Invasion of Plant Communities. In: Clements, D.R., Upadhyaya, M.K., Joshi, S., Shrestha, A. (eds) Global Plant Invasions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89684-3_2
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