Agricultural land use curbs exotic invasion but sustains native plant diversity at intermediate levels.

ABSTRACT: Unveiling the processes driving exotic plant invasion represent a central issue in taking decisions aimed at constraining the loss of biodiversity and related ecosystem services. The invasion success is often linked to anthropogenic land uses and warming due to climate change. We studied the responses of native versus casual and naturalised exotic species richness to land uses and climate at the landscape level, relying on a large floristic survey undertaken in North - Eastern Italy. Both climate and land use drove exotic species richness. Our results suggest that the success of plant invasion at this scale is mainly due to warm climatic conditions and the extent of urban and agricultural land, but with different effects on casual and naturalized exotic species. The occurrence of non-linea

SUBMITTER: Pellegrini E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8052428 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature