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Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity.

ABSTRACT: When plants establish outside their native range, their ability to adapt to the new environment is influenced by both demography and dispersal. However, the relative importance of these two factors is poorly understood. To quantify the influence of demography and dispersal on patterns of genetic diversity underlying adaptation, we used data from a globally distributed demographic research network comprising 35 native and 18 nonnative populations of Plantago lanceolata Species-specific simulation experiments showed that dispersal would dilute demographic influences on genetic diversity at local scales. Populations in the native European range had strong spatial genetic structure associated with geographic distance and precipitation seasonality. In contrast, nonnative populations had weaker spatial genetic structure that was not associated with environmental gradients but with higher within-population genetic diversity. Our findings show that dispersal caused by repeated, long-distance, human-mediated introductions has allowed invasive plant populations to overcome environmental constraints on genetic diversity, even without strong demographic changes. The impact of invasive plants may, therefore, increase with repeated introductions, highlighting the need to constrain future introductions of species even if they already exist in an area.

SUBMITTER: Smith AL

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7049112 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity.

Smith Annabel L AL Hodkinson Trevor R TR Villellas Jesus J Catford Jane A JA Csergő Anna Mária AM Blomberg Simone P SP Crone Elizabeth E EE Ehrlén Johan J Garcia Maria B MB Laine Anna-Liisa AL Roach Deborah A DA Salguero-Gómez Roberto R Wardle Glenda M GM Childs Dylan Z DZ Elderd Bret D BD Finn Alain A Munné-Bosch Sergi S Baudraz Maude E A MEA Bódis Judit J Brearley Francis Q FQ Bucharova Anna A Caruso Christina M CM Duncan Richard P RP Dwyer John M JM Gooden Ben B Groenteman Ronny R Hamre Liv Norunn LN Helm Aveliina A Kelly Ruth R Laanisto Lauri L Lonati Michele M Moore Joslin L JL Morales Melanie M Olsen Siri Lie SL Pärtel Meelis M Petry William K WK Petry William K WK Ramula Satu S Rasmussen Pil U PU Enri Simone Ravetto SR Roeder Anna A Roscher Christiane C Saastamoinen Marjo M Tack Ayco J M AJM Töpper Joachim Paul JP Vose Gregory E GE Wandrag Elizabeth M EM Wingler Astrid A Buckley Yvonne M YM

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20200207 8

When plants establish outside their native range, their ability to adapt to the new environment is influenced by both demography and dispersal. However, the relative importance of these two factors is poorly understood. To quantify the influence of demography and dispersal on patterns of genetic diversity underlying adaptation, we used data from a globally distributed demographic research network comprising 35 native and 18 nonnative populations of <i>Plantago lanceolata</i> Species-specific sim ...[more]

PMID: 32034102

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