Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance
Abstract
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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BibTeX
@article{cazzaniga2026mycorrhizal,
title = {{Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance}},
author = {Sara Giulia Cazzaniga and Thomas Lauber and Johan van den Hoogen and Evelyn Beaury and C. Guillermo Bueno and James Bever and Gabriella Damasceno and Jane Catford and Jonathan Lenoir and Adam Martin and Akira Mori and Alexander Novakovskiy and Alvaro Gutiérrez and Ana González-Robles and André Luís de Gasper and Angela Moles and Angela Stanisci and Anikó Csecserits and Anke Jentsch and Anna Kuzemko and Antonio Perea and Ashish Nerlekar and Avishkar Munje and Behlül Güler and Borja Jiménez-Alfaro and Bruno Hérault and Bruno Pinho and Chris Baraloto and Christian Rossi and Daniel Hending and Daniel Laughlin and Dave Rogers and David Schellenberger Costa and Dinesh Thakur and Domas Uogintas and Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal and Esteban Alvarez-Davila and Evan Weiher and Evert Thomas and Fernando Gonçalves and Flávio Rodrigues and Francesco Maria Sabatini and Frank Schurr and Franz Essl and Georg Zizka and Gianmaria Bonari and Grzegorz Swacha and Han Chen and Helge Bruelheide and Henry Ford and Hua-Feng Wang and Idoia Biurrun and Isabelle Aubin and Iwona Dembicz and Jacob Willie and Jan Altman and Jens-Christian Svenning and Jeremy Lichstein and Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund and Jiri Dolezal},
journal = {Nature Ecology \& Evolution},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.1038/s41559-026-03144-9},
url = {https://u-picardie.hal.science/hal-05722572v1},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Mycorrhizal strategy of non-native plants varies with biome and disturbance
AU - Sara Giulia Cazzaniga
AU - Thomas Lauber
AU - Johan van den Hoogen
AU - Evelyn Beaury
AU - C. Guillermo Bueno
AU - James Bever
AU - Gabriella Damasceno
AU - Jane Catford
AU - Jonathan Lenoir
AU - Adam Martin
AU - Akira Mori
AU - Alexander Novakovskiy
AU - Alvaro Gutiérrez
AU - Ana González-Robles
AU - André Luís de Gasper
AU - Angela Moles
AU - Angela Stanisci
AU - Anikó Csecserits
AU - Anke Jentsch
AU - Anna Kuzemko
AU - Antonio Perea
AU - Ashish Nerlekar
AU - Avishkar Munje
AU - Behlül Güler
AU - Borja Jiménez-Alfaro
AU - Bruno Hérault
AU - Bruno Pinho
AU - Chris Baraloto
AU - Christian Rossi
AU - Daniel Hending
AU - Daniel Laughlin
AU - Dave Rogers
AU - David Schellenberger Costa
AU - Dinesh Thakur
AU - Domas Uogintas
AU - Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal
AU - Esteban Alvarez-Davila
AU - Evan Weiher
AU - Evert Thomas
AU - Fernando Gonçalves
AU - Flávio Rodrigues
AU - Francesco Maria Sabatini
AU - Frank Schurr
AU - Franz Essl
AU - Georg Zizka
AU - Gianmaria Bonari
AU - Grzegorz Swacha
AU - Han Chen
AU - Helge Bruelheide
AU - Henry Ford
AU - Hua-Feng Wang
AU - Idoia Biurrun
AU - Isabelle Aubin
AU - Iwona Dembicz
AU - Jacob Willie
AU - Jan Altman
AU - Jens-Christian Svenning
AU - Jeremy Lichstein
AU - Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund
AU - Jiri Dolezal
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/17
JO - Nature Ecology & Evolution
DO - 10.1038/s41559-026-03144-9
UR - https://u-picardie.hal.science/hal-05722572v1
AB - 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.
SN - 2397-334X
ER -