The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal

Zeng-Yuan Wu; Richard I Milne; Jie Liu; Ran Nathan; Richard T Corlett; De-Zhu Li

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.11.003

The establishment of plants following long-distance dispersal

Trends Ecol Evol. 2023 Mar;38(3):289-300. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.11.003. Epub 2022 Nov 28.

Authors

Zeng-Yuan Wu¹, Richard I Milne², Jie Liu³, Ran Nathan⁴, Richard T Corlett⁵, De-Zhu Li⁶

Affiliations

¹ Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
² Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JH, UK.
³ Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China; Key Laboratory for Plant and Biodiversity of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China.
⁴ Movement Ecology Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel. Electronic address: ran.nathan@mail.huji.ac.il.
⁵ Center for Integrative Conservation, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, Yunnan 666303, China.
⁶ Germplasm Bank of Wild Species, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, Yunnan 650201, China. Electronic address: dzl@mail.kib.ac.cn.

PMID: 36456382
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.11.003

Abstract

Long-distance dispersal (LDD) beyond the range of a species is an important driver of ecological and evolutionary patterns, but insufficient attention has been given to postdispersal establishment. In this review, we summarize current knowledge of the post-LDD establishment phase in plant colonization, identify six key determinants of establishment success, develop a general quantitative framework for post-LDD establishment, and address the major challenges and opportunities in future research. These include improving detection and understanding of LDD using novel approaches, investigating mechanisms determining post-LDD establishment success using mechanistic modeling and inference, and comparison of establishment between past and present. By addressing current knowledge gaps, we aim to further our understanding of how LDD affects plant distributions, and the long-term consequences of LDD events.

Keywords: biogeography; establishment; long-distance dispersal; mechanistic models; movement ecology.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biological Evolution
Models, Biological*
Plant Dispersal*
Plants*