期刊
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
卷 97, 期 4, 页码 609-615出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01514.x
关键词
coexistence; diversity; equalizing mechanisms; exotic species; invasive species; niche theory; stabilizing mechanisms
资金
- NSERC
- NSF [0743365]
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Division Of Environmental Biology [0743365] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
1. For plant invaders, being different is often equated with being successful, yet the mechanistic connection remains unclear. 2. Classic niche theory predicts that invaders with niches distinct from the native flora should coexist with little interaction with native species, yet such invaders often have substantial impacts. Meanwhile, invaders that overlap in niche space with native species should either be repelled or dominate, yet these invaders often naturalize with little effect. Such discrepancies between theory and observation raise questions about how species differences influence invader establishment and impact. 3. Here, we review these issues in light of recent work on coexistence theory, which shows how niche and fitness differences between natives and invaders interact to determine invasion outcomes. We show how successful invader establishment depends on either a fitness advantage or niche difference from resident species, but that only the former allows invaders to become dominant. 4. By identifying the role of niche and fitness differences in leading invasion hypotheses, we unify their predictions for invasion success while highlighting new approaches for evaluating the importance of species differences for invasion. 5. Synthesis. Situating the invasion process within a recent coexistence framework broadens our understanding of invasion mechanisms and more tightly links problems in invasion ecology with our more general understanding of community dynamics.
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