Global maps of current (1979-2013) and future (2061-2080) habitat suitability probability for 1,485 European endemic plant species

  1. Pouteau, Robin 1
  2. Biurrun, Idoia 2
  3. Brunel, Caroline 3
  4. Chytrý, Milan 4
  5. Dawson, Wayne 5
  6. Essl, Franz 6
  7. Fristoe, Trevor 7
  8. Haveman, Rense 8
  9. Hobohm, Carsten 9
  10. Jansen, Florian 10
  11. Kreft, Holger 11
  12. Lenoir, Jonathan 12
  13. Lenzner, Bernd 6
  14. Meyer, Carsten 13
  15. Moeslund, Jesper Erenskjold 14
  16. Pergl, Jan 15
  17. Pyšek, Petr 15
  18. Svenning, Jens-Christian 14
  19. Thuiller, Wilfried 16
  20. Weigelt, Patrick 11
  21. Wohlgemuth, Thomas 17
  22. Yang, Qiang 7
  23. Van Kleunen, Mark 7
  1. 1 University of Montpellier
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    University of Montpellier

    Montpellier, Francia

    ROR https://ror.org/051escj72

    Geographic location of the organization University of Montpellier
  2. 2 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

    Geographic location of the organization Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
  3. 3 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
  4. 4 Masaryk University
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    Masaryk University

    Brno, República Checa

    ROR https://ror.org/02j46qs45

    Geographic location of the organization Masaryk University
  5. 5 Durham University
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    Durham University

    Durham, Reino Unido

    ROR https://ror.org/01v29qb04

    Geographic location of the organization Durham University
  6. 6 University of Vienna
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    University of Vienna

    Viena, Austria

    ROR https://ror.org/03prydq77

    Geographic location of the organization University of Vienna
  7. 7 University of Konstanz
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    University of Konstanz

    Constanza, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/0546hnb39

    Geographic location of the organization University of Konstanz
  8. 8 Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
  9. 9 Europa-Universität Flensburg
  10. 10 University of Rostock
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    University of Rostock

    Rostock, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/03zdwsf69

    Geographic location of the organization University of Rostock
  11. 11 University of Göttingen
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    University of Göttingen

    Gotinga, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/01y9bpm73

    Geographic location of the organization University of Göttingen
  12. 12 University of Picardie Jules Verne
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    University of Picardie Jules Verne

    Amiens, Francia

    ROR https://ror.org/01gyxrk03

    Geographic location of the organization University of Picardie Jules Verne
  13. 13 German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research
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    German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research

    Leipzig, Alemania

    ROR https://ror.org/01jty7g66

    Geographic location of the organization German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research
  14. 14 Aarhus University
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    Aarhus University

    Århus, Dinamarca

    ROR https://ror.org/01aj84f44

    Geographic location of the organization Aarhus University
  15. 15 Czech Academy of Sciences
  16. 16 Grenoble Alpes University
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    Grenoble Alpes University

    Saint-Martin-d’Hères, Francia

    ROR https://ror.org/02rx3b187

    Geographic location of the organization Grenoble Alpes University
  17. 17 Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
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    Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Suiza

    ROR https://ror.org/04bs5yc70

    Geographic location of the organization Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
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Editor: Dryad

Year of publication: 2021

Type: Dataset

Version: 2

CC0 1.0

DOI: 10.5061/DRYAD.QV9S4MWF3 lock_openOpen access editor

Abstract

Aims: The rapid increase in the number of species that have naturalized beyond their native range is among the most apparent features of the Anthropocene. How alien species will respond to other processes of future global changes is an emerging concern and remains largely misunderstood. We therefore ask whether naturalized species will respond to climate and land-use change differently than those species not yet naturalized anywhere in the world. Location: Global Methods: We investigated future changes in the potential alien range of vascular plant species endemic to Europe that are either naturalized (n = 272) or not yet naturalized (1,213) outside of Europe. Potential ranges were estimated based on projections of species distribution models using 20 future climate-change scenarios. We mapped current and future global centres of naturalization risk. We also analyzed expected changes in latitudinal, elevational and areal extent of species’ potential alien ranges. Results: We showed a large potential for more worldwide naturalizations of European plants currently and in the future. The centres of naturalization risk for naturalized and non-naturalized plants largely overlapped, and their location did not change much under projected future climates. Nevertheless, naturalized plants had their potential range shifting poleward over larger distances, whereas the non-naturalized ones had their potential elevational ranges shifting further upslope under the most severe climate change scenarios. As a result, climate and land-use changes are predicted to shrink the potential alien range of European plants, but less so for already naturalized than for non-naturalized species. Main conclusions: While currently non-naturalized plants originate frequently from mountain ranges or boreal and Mediterranean biomes in Europe, the naturalized ones usually occur at low elevations, close to human centres of activities. As the latter are expected to increase worldwide, this could explain why the potential alien range of already naturalized plants will shrink less.