@article{fdi:010088915, title = {{T}he importance of species addition 'versus' replacement varies over succession in plant communities after glacier retreat}, author = {{C}antera, {I}. and {C}arteron, {A}. and {G}uerrieri, {A}. and {M}arta, {S}. and {B}onin, {A}. and {A}mbrosini, {R}. and {A}nthelme, {F}abien and {A}zzoni, {R}. {S}. and {A}lmond, {P}. and {G}azitúa, {P}. {A}. and {C}auvy-{F}rauni{\'e}, {S}. and {L}ievano, {J}. {L}. {C}. and {C}hand, {P}. and {S}harma, {M}. {C}. and {C}lague, {J}. and {R}apre, {J}. {A}. {C}. and {C}ompostella, {C}. and {E}ncarnación, {R}. {C}. and {D}angles, {O}livier and {E}ger, {A}. and {E}rokhin, {S}. and {F}ranzetti, {A}. and {G}ielly, {L}. and {G}ili, {F}. and {G}obbi, {M}. and {H}ågvar, {S}. and {K}hedim, {N}. and {M}eneses, {R}. {I}. and {P}eyre, {G}. and {P}ittino, {F}. and {R}abatel, {A}. and {U}rseitova, {N}. and {Y}ang, {Y}. and {Z}aginaev, {V}. and {Z}erboni, {A}. and {Z}immer, {A}. and {T}aberlet, {P}. and {D}iolaiuti, {G}. {A}. and {P}oulenard, {J}. and {T}huiller, {W}. and {C}accianiga, {M}. and {F}icetola, {G}. {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he mechanisms underlying plant succession remain highly debated. {D}ue to the local scope of most studies, we lack a global quantification of the relative importance of species addition 'versus' replacement. {W}e assessed the role of these processes in the variation (beta-diversity) of plant communities colonizing the forelands of 46 retreating glaciers worldwide, using both environmental {DNA} and traditional surveys. {O}ur findings indicate that addition and replacement concur in determining community changes in deglaciated sites, but their relative importance varied over time. {T}axa addition dominated immediately after glacier retreat, as expected in harsh environments, while replacement became more important for late-successional communities. {T}hese changes were aligned with total beta-diversity changes, which were more pronounced between early-successional communities than between late-successional communities (>50 yr since glacier retreat). {D}espite the complexity of community assembly during plant succession, the observed global pattern suggests a generalized shift from the dominance of facilitation and/or stochastic processes in early-successional communities to a predominance of competition later on.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {P}lants}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[17 ]}, ISSN = {2055-026{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1038/s41477-023-01609-4}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088915}, }