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Relationship between recruitment and mother plant vitality in the alien species Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don

2014

Acacia cyclops is a widespread invader in Mediterranean-climate regions. However, although its naturalization in the Mediterranean Basin dates back only a few years ago, and the invasion process has not been studied hitherto. We investigated seedlings recruitment strategy adopted by A. cyclops in a small island (Lampedusa, Italy) where its natural regeneration was strictly confined under mother plants canopy. Healthy plants (DCP), plants at incipient senescence (SCP) and dead plants (DP) were distinguished according to vitality and canopy status. Living plants were also characterized in relation to leaf C and N isotope composition. Regeneration pattern (seedlings and saplings abundance) was…

CanopyAustralian AcaciasbiologySettore AGR/05 - Assestamento Forestale E SelvicolturaMediterranean islandsForestryIntroduced speciesManagement Monitoring Policy and Lawbiology.organism_classificationCyclopsSoil fertilityInvasive speciesSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeNutrientSeedling establishmentAgronomySeedlingAcacia cyclopsBotanySeedling establishment Soil fertility Mediterranean islands Stable isotopes Australian AcaciasSoil fertilityNature and Landscape ConservationStable isotopes
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<i>Acacia cyclops</i> A. Cunn. ex G. Don (Leguminosae) in Italy: first cases of naturalization

2012

The first two cases of naturalization of <i>Acacia cyclops</i> are reported for Italy. Young trees were observed growing in the wild some 15 years ago on Linosa (Pelagie Islands, Strait of Sicily). A decade later, this alien plant should no longer be considered as a casual, since a very intensive process of self-sown regeneration has been observed in some plantations on Lampedusa, the major island of the same Archipelago. The available literature suggests the need for careful monitoring of the ongoing invasion process, as <i>A. cyclops</i> has already shown a very invasive behaviour elsewhere within Mediterranean-type biomes due to its ability to withstand high envir…

geographygeography.geographical_feature_categorybiologyEcologyAlien plantsflora vascular insularisland vascular floraAcaciaIntroduced speciesPlant ScienceEcological successionMediterraneanCyclopsbiology.organism_classificationInvasive specieslcsh:QK1-989Propaguleinvasiones biológicaslcsh:BotanyArchipelagoAcacia cyclopsBiological invasionsMediterráneoXenófitasEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsAnales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid
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