Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance.

SG Cazzaniga; T Lauber; J van den Hoogen; EM Beaury; CG Bueno; JD Bever; G Damasceno; J Catford; J Lenoir; A Martin; AS Mori; A Novakovskiy; AG Gutiérrez; A González-Robles; AL de Gasper; A Moles; A Stanisci; A Csecserits; A Jentsch; A Kuzemko; AJ Perea; A Nerlekar; A Munje; B Güler; B Jiménez-Alfaro; B Hérault; BX Pinho; C Baraloto; C Rossi; D Hending; DC Laughlin; D Rogers; D Schellenberger Costa; D Thakur; D Uogintas; E Chacón-Madrigal; E Alvarez-Davila; E Weiher; E Thomas; F Gonçalves; F Rodrigues; FM Sabatini; FM Schurr; F Essl; G Zizka; G Bonari; G Swacha; HYH Chen; H Bruelheide; H Ford; HF Wang; I Biurrun; I Aubin; I Dembicz; J Willie; J Altman; JC Svenning; JW Lichstein; JE Moeslund; J Dolezal; JHC Cornelissen; J Hunter; J Messier; J Dengler; J Homeier; KH Orwin; K Korznikov; K Van Meerbeek; MJ Macía; M Schmidt; M Varricchione; M Bergmann Carlucci; M Spasojevic; MA Giorgis; M Chytrý; MA El-Sheikh; MZ Hatim; NJB Kraft; N Mohanbabu; OL Phillips; PB Reich; R Pielech; R Arasa-Gisbert; R Guarino; R Testolin; R Tarifa; SA Mukul; SS Phartyal; S Schmitt; S Haider; T Dziuba; T Domingues; U Liu; V Golub; V Silva; Veronika Fontana; V Vandvik; WD Kissling; Z Stančić; M Winter; TW Crowther; CS Delavaux

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Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance.

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Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance.

SG Cazzaniga, T Lauber, J van den Hoogen, EM Beaury, CG Bueno, JD Bever, G Damasceno, J Catford, J Lenoir, A Martin, …

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Vol.10, pp.1644-1657

17/08/2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-026-03144-9

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Predicting which non-native plant species will become established and where is critical for conserving and managing biodiversity. Theory suggests that the mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants may predict their establishment success. Here we combine a global dataset of 440,788 vegetation plots with data on plant native status and mycorrhizal type to assess mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants. The mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies strongly across biomes. Across grassland and desert biomes, non-native species are more frequently non-mycorrhizal than native species, whereas in other biomes non-native species are more likely to be mycorrhizal, most commonly arbuscular-mycorrhizal. Disturbance type and intensity are key predictors of mycorrhizal strategy of non-native species, as mycorrhizal species are favoured by landscape modification and non-mycorrhizal species by natural and human-caused disturbance events. Facultatively mycorrhizal species are consistently under-represented among non-native plants compared with natives, suggesting that symbiotic flexibility does not confer an advantage for non-natives as previously expected. Our study shows that non-native mycorrhizal strategy varies across biogeographical contexts and disturbance, highlighting the need for region-specific prevention and management approaches to plant species introductions.

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Title: Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance.
Creators: SG Cazzaniga - ETH Zurich
T Lauber - ETH Zurich
J van den Hoogen - ETH Zurich
EM Beaury - New York Botanical Garden
CG Bueno - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
JD Bever - University of Kansas
G Damasceno - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
J Catford - King's College London
J Lenoir - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
A Martin - University of Toronto
AS Mori - The University of Tokyo
A Novakovskiy
AG Gutiérrez - Universidad de Jaén
A González-Robles - Universidad de Jaén
AL de Gasper - Universidade Regional de Blumenau
A Moles - UNSW Sydney
A Stanisci - University of Molise
A Csecserits - Institute of Ecology and Botany
A Jentsch - University of Bayreuth
A Kuzemko
AJ Perea - Universidad de Jaén
A Nerlekar - Michigan State University
A Munje - Symbiosis International University
B Güler - Dokuz Eylül University
B Jiménez-Alfaro - Universidad de Oviedo
B Hérault - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
BX Pinho - University of Bern
C Baraloto - Florida International University
C Rossi - Swiss National Park
D Hending - University of Oxford
DC Laughlin - University of Wyoming
D Rogers - University of Wisconsin–Parkside
D Schellenberger Costa
D Thakur - Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany
D Uogintas - Nature Research Centre
E Chacón-Madrigal - Universidad de Costa Rica
E Alvarez-Davila - Fundación Con Vida
E Weiher - University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
E Thomas - Alliance Bioversity International - CIAT
F Gonçalves - University of Zurich
F Rodrigues
FM Sabatini - University of Bologna
FM Schurr - University of Hohenheim
F Essl - University of Vienna
G Zizka - Goethe University Frankfurt
G Bonari - University of Siena
G Swacha - University of Wrocław
HYH Chen
H Bruelheide - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
H Ford - Bath Spa University
HF Wang - Hainan University
I Biurrun - University of the Basque Country
I Aubin - Canadian Forest Service
I Dembicz - University of Warsaw
J Willie - Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
J Altman - Czech Academy of Sciences
JC Svenning - Aarhus University
JW Lichstein - University of Florida
JE Moeslund - Aarhus University
J Dolezal - Czech Academy of Sciences
JHC Cornelissen
J Hunter - University of New England
J Messier - University of Waterloo
J Dengler - University of Bayreuth
J Homeier - University of Applied Sciences and Arts Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
KH Orwin - Bioeconomy Science Institute
K Korznikov - Czech Academy of Sciences
K Van Meerbeek - KU Leuven
MJ Macía - Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
M Schmidt - Palmengarten Frankfurt
M Varricchione - University of Molise
M Bergmann Carlucci
M Spasojevic - University of California, Riverside
MA Giorgis - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
M Chytrý - Masaryk University
MA El-Sheikh - King Saud University
MZ Hatim - Wageningen University & Research
NJB Kraft
N Mohanbabu - Utrecht University
OL Phillips - University of Leeds
PB Reich - University of Minnesota
R Pielech - Jagiellonian University
R Arasa-Gisbert - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
R Guarino - University of Palermo
R Testolin - University of Bologna
R Tarifa - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
SA Mukul - University of the Sunshine Coast
SS Phartyal - Mizoram University
S Schmitt - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
S Haider - Leuphana University of Lüneburg
T Dziuba - National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
T Domingues - Universidade de São Paulo
U Liu
V Golub
V Silva - Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz
Veronika Fontana - Eurac Research
V Vandvik - University of Bergen
WD Kissling - University of Amsterdam
Z Stančić - University of Zagreb
M Winter - German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research
TW Crowther - ETH Zurich
CS Delavaux - ETH Zurich
Publication Details: Nature Ecology & Evolution, Vol.10, pp.1644-1657
EISSN: 2397-334X
Series / Volume: 10
Publisher: Nature Research
Number of pages: 25
Identifiers: (EURAC)32120932
991007447280801241
Copyright: CC BY 4.0
Academic Unit: Institute for Alpine Environment
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Description coverage: none
Description audience: Scientific
Local Fields: Scientific
Author Names String: Cazzaniga SG, Lauber T, van den Hoogen J, Beaury EM, Bueno CG, Bever JD, Damasceno G, Catford J, Lenoir J, Martin A, Mori AS, Novakovskiy A, Gutiérrez AG, González-Robles A, de Gasper AL, Moles A, Stanisci A, Csecserits A, Jentsch A, Kuzemko A, Perea AJ, Nerlekar A, Munje A, Güler B, Jiménez-Alfaro B, Hérault B, Pinho BX, Baraloto C, Rossi C, Hending D, Laughlin DC, Rogers D, Schellenberger Costa D, Thakur D, Uogintas D, Chacón-Madrigal E, Alvarez-Davila E, Weiher E, Thomas E, Gonçalves F, Rodrigues F, Sabatini FM, Schurr FM, Essl F, Zizka G, Bonari G, Swacha G, Chen HYH, Bruelheide H, Ford H, Wang HF, Biurrun I, Aubin I, Dembicz I, Willie J, Altman J, Svenning JC, Lichstein JW, Moeslund JE, Dolezal J, Cornelissen JHC, Hunter J, Messier J, Dengler J, Homeier J, Orwin KH, Korznikov K, Van Meerbeek K, Macía MJ, Schmidt M, Varricchione M, Bergmann Carlucci M, Spasojevic M, Giorgis MA, Chytrý M, El-Sheikh MA, Hatim MZ, Kraft NJB, Mohanbabu N, Phillips OL, Reich PB, Pielech R, Arasa-Gisbert R, Guarino R, Testolin R, Tarifa R, Mukul SA, Phartyal SS, Schmitt S, Haider S, Dziuba T, Domingues T, Liu U, Golub V, Silva V, Fontana V, Vandvik V, Kissling WD, Stančić Z, Winter M, Crowther TW, Delavaux CS

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