Similar factors underlie tree abundance in forests in native and alien ranges.
Masha T van der SandeHelge BruelheideWayne DawsonJürgen DenglerFranz EsslRichard FieldSylvia HaiderMark van KleunenNathan KraftJoern PagelJan PerglOliver PurschkePetr PyšekPatrick WeigeltMarten WinterFabio AttorreIsabelle AubinErwin BergmeierMilan ChytrýMatteo DaineseMichele De SanctisJaime FagundezValentin GolubGreg R GuerinAlvaro G GutiérrezUte JandtFlorian JansenBorja Jiménez-AlfaroJens KattgeElizabeth KearsleyStefan KlotzKoen KramerMarco MorettiÜlo NiinemetsRobert K PeetJosep PenuelasPetr PetříkPeter B ReichBrody SandelMarco SchmidtMaria SibikovaCyrille ViolleTimothy J S WhitfeldThomas WohlgemuthTiffany Marie KnightPublished in: Global ecology and biogeography : a journal of macroecology (2019)
Our results suggest that light limitation leads to strong environmental and biotic filtering, and that it is advantageous to be taller and have denser wood. The striking similarities in abundance between native and alien ranges imply that information from tree species' native ranges can be used to predict in which habitats introduced species may become dominant.