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Plant invasions on small Mediterranean islands. An overview

2016

Biological invasions have become one of the main drivers of habitat degradation and a leading cause of biodiversity loss in island ecosystems worldwide. The spread of invasive species poses a particular environmental threat on the islands of the Mediterranean Basin, which are hot spots of biodiversity and contain rare habitats and endemic species, especially on small islands, which are highly vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Following a recent survey, in this paper we aim to provide an overview of the present-day non-native vascular flora of small Mediterranean islands based on a sample of 37 islands located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Italy. By comparing the cu…

0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climatebiological invasionsBiodiversitynature conservationsucculencebiological invasionBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesMediterranean Basinecology evolution behavior and systematicsMediterranean seaeradicationEndemismEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsAcacia; biological invasions; cactaceae; Carpobrotus; eradication; established alien species; Italy; nature conservation; succulence; threats to global biodiversity; ecology evolution behavior and systematics; plant scienceEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaAcaciaestablished alien speciesEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicCarpobrotuestablished alien specieHabitat destructionplant scienceHabitatcactaceaeItalythreats to global biodiversitySettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataCarpobrotusMediterranean Islands010606 plant biology & botany
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