Alien species; biodiversity change; biological invasions; cities; naturalized species; non-native plants; urbanization; Global and Planetary Change; Ecology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Abstract :
[en] Urban areas are foci for the introduction of non-native plant species, and they often act as launching sites for invasions into the wider environment. Although interest in biological invasions in urban areas is growing rapidly, and the extent and complexity of problems associated with invasions in these systems have increased, data on the composition and numbers of non-native plants in urbanized areas remain scattered and idiosyncratic. We assembled data from multiple sources to create the Global Urban Biological Invasions Compendium (GUBIC) for vascular plants representing 553 urban centres from 61 countries across every continent except Antarctica. The GUBIC repository includes 8140 non-native plant species from 253 families. The number of urban centres in which these non-native species occurred had a log-normal distribution, with 65.2% of non-native species occurring in fewer than 10 urban centres. Practical implications: The dataset has wider applications for urban ecology, invasion biology, macroecology, conservation, urban planning and sustainability. We hope this dataset will stimulate future research in invasion ecology related to the diversity and distributional patterns of non-native flora across urban centres worldwide. Further, this information should aid the early detection and risk assessment of potential invasive species, inform policy development and assist in setting management priorities.
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Li, Daijiang ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
Potgieter, Luke J. ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Toronto, Canada ; Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Aronson, Myla F. J.; Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, United States
Axmanová, Irena; Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Baiser, Benjamin ; Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States
Carboni, Marta ; Department of Sciences, Roma Tre University, Rome, Italy
Celesti-Grapow, Laura; Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Knapp, Sonja ; Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Halle (Saale), Germany ; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Kühn, Ingolf; Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Halle (Saale), Germany ; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany ; Geobotany and Botanical Garden, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
Lacerda de Matos, Ana Carolina; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
Lososová, Zdeňka ; Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Montaño-Centellas, Flavia A.; Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, United States
Pyšek, Petr ; Department of Invasion Ecology, Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic ; Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Richardson, David M.; Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Trotta, Lauren B.; Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, United States
Zenni, Rafael D. ; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil
Cilliers, Sarel S.; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Clarkson, Bruce D.; Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Davis, Amy J. S.; Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Dolan, Rebecca W.; Friesner Herbarium, Butler University, Indianapolis, United States
Dyderski, Marcin K.; Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kórnik, Poland
Essl, Franz; Division of BioInvasions, Global Change & Macroecology, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Gaoue, Orou G. ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States
Gui, Joanne; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
Géron, Charly ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Biodiversité, Ecosystème et Paysage (BEP)
Heringer, Gustavo; Departamento de Ecologia e Conservação, Instituto de Ciências Naturais, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil ; Nürtingen-Geislingen University (HfWU), Nürtingen, Germany ; Thünen Institute, Institute of Biodiversity, Braunschweig, Germany
Hui, Cang; Centre for Invasion Biology, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa ; African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National Institute for National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa
Khuroo, Anzar A. ; Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India
Klotz, Stefan; Department of Community Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Halle (Saale), Germany
Kotanen, Peter M.; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, Canada
Kreft, Holger; Biodiversity, Macroecology & Biogeography, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany ; Centre of Biodiversity and Sustainable Land Use (CBL), University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
La Sorte, Frank A. ; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, United States ; Center for Biodiversity and Global Change, Yale University, New Haven, United States
Lembrechts, Jonas J. ; Ecology & Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Lenzner, Bernd ; Division of BioInvasions, Global Change & Macroecology, Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Lepczyk, Christopher A.; College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment, Auburn University, Auburn, United States
MacIvor, Scott ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
Martínez-Garza, Cristina ; Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Mori, Akira S. ; Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Nilon, Charles; School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, United States
Pergl, Jan; Department of Invasion Ecology, Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic
Siebert, Stefan J.; Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
Tsang, Toby P. N. ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
Uchida, Kei ; Faculty of Environmental Studies, Tokyo City University, Tokyo, Japan
van Kleunen, Mark; Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany ; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou, China
Vilà, Montserrat; Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain ; Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-CSIC), Sevilla, Spain
Wang, Hua-Feng; Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Life and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, China
Weigelt, Patrick ; Department of Environmental Science, Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Werner, Peter; Institute for Housing and Environment, Darmstadt, Germany
Williams, Nicholas S. G.; School of Agriculture Food and Ecosystem Science, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
Winter, Marten ; German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Cadotte, Marc W. ; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Toronto, Canada
NSERC - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft NSF - National Science Foundation GAČR - Grantová Agentura České Republiky AVČR - Akademie Ved České Republiky
Funding text :
This paper is a joint effort of the working group sGUBIK kindly supported by sDiv, the Synthesis Centre of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, funded by the German Research Foundation (FZT 118, 202548816). The Global Urban Biological Invasion Consortium was initially funded by the Connaught Global Challenges Award, the Office of the Vice-President International, the School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, and the Office of the Vice-Principal Research at the University of Toronto Scarborough. L.J.P. and D.M.R. acknowledge support from the Centre for Invasion Biology and Stellenbosch University. D.L. was supported by US NSF DEB-2213567. M.W.C. was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (#386151). Z.L. and P.P. were supported by grant no. 25-15190S\u00A0(Czech Science Foundation) and long-term research development project RVO 67985939 (Czech Academy of Sciences). Z.L. and I.A. were supported by EXPRO grant no. 19-28491X (Czech Science Foundation). M.C. acknowledges the support of NBFC, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, PNRR, Missione 4 Componente 2, \u201CDalla ricerca all'impresa\u201D, Investimento 1.4, Project CN00000033. R.D.Z. acknowledges the support of CNPq-Brazil (302643/2022-2). M.v.K., A.D., and M.W. acknowledge funding of the German Research Foundation (M.v.K., A.D.: 264740629, M.W. via iDiv). P.M.K. was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant #RGPIN-2022-03579). M.V. by (PID2021-122690OB-I00) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE. G.H. acknowledges the support of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Coordena\u00E7\u00E3o de Aperfei\u00E7oamento de Pessoal de N\u00EDvel Superior\u2013Brasil (Capes)\u2013Finance code 001. M.K.D. acknowledges the support of the Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences. A.S.M was supported by the Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund (funding no. R17-0062). F.E. and B.L. acknowledge funding by the Austrian Science Fundation FWF (project I5825).b.This paper is a joint effort of the working group sGUBIK kindly supported by sDiv, the Synthesis Centre of the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle\u2010Jena\u2010Leipzig, funded by the German Research Foundation (FZT 118, 202548816). The Global Urban Biological Invasion Consortium was initially funded by the Connaught Global Challenges Award, the Office of the Vice\u2010President International, the School of Graduate Studies, University of Toronto, and the Office of the Vice\u2010Principal Research at the University of Toronto Scarborough. L.J.P. and D.M.R. acknowledge support from the Centre for Invasion Biology and Stellenbosch University. D.L. was supported by US NSF DEB\u20102213567. M.W.C. was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (#386151). Z.L. and P.P. were supported by grant no. 25\u201015190S (Czech Science Foundation) and long\u2010term research development project RVO 67985939 (Czech Academy of Sciences). Z.L. and I.A. were supported by EXPRO grant no. 19\u201028491X (Czech Science Foundation). M.C. acknowledges the support of NBFC, funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research, PNRR, Missione 4 Componente 2, \u201CDalla ricerca all'impresa\u201D, Investimento 1.4, Project CN00000033. R.D.Z. acknowledges the support of CNPq\u2010Brazil (302643/2022\u20102). M.v.K., A.D., and M.W. acknowledge funding of the German Research Foundation (M.v.K., A.D.: 264740629, M.W. via iDiv). P.M.K. was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Discovery Grant #RGPIN\u20102022\u201003579). M.V. by (PID2021\u2010122690OB\u2010I00) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE. G.H. acknowledges the support of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and Coordena\u00E7\u00E3o de Aperfei\u00E7oamento de Pessoal de N\u00EDvel Superior\u2013Brasil (Capes)\u2013Finance code 001. M.K.D. acknowledges the support of the Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences. A.S.M was supported by the Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund (funding no. R17\u20100062). F.E. and B.L. acknowledge funding by the Austrian Science Fundation FWF (project I5825).b.
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