TY - JOUR
T1 - Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don (Leguminosae) in Italy:first cases of naturalization
AU - La Mantia, Tommaso
AU - Badalamenti, Emilio
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Linosa (Pelagie Islands, Strait of Sicily). A decade later, this alien plantshould no longer be considered as a casual, since a very intensive processof self-sown regeneration has been observed in some plantations onLampedusa, the major island of the same Archipelago. The available literaturesuggests the need for careful monitoring of the ongoing invasionprocess, as A. cyclops has already shown a very invasive behaviour elsewherewithin Mediterranean-type biomes due to its ability to withstandhigh environmental stresses. As migrating birds are suspected to haveplayed an important role in facilitating the arrival of A. cyclops, furtherpropagules are likely to reach the islands in the future. We recommendthat new plantations of A. cyclops should be forbidden, but that extantnaturalized populations should be managed instead of eradicating them.In fact, the effect of Acacia plantations warrants investigation at differentscales in order to assess their impact on local plant-diversity and ecologicalsuccession processes.
AB - Linosa (Pelagie Islands, Strait of Sicily). A decade later, this alien plantshould no longer be considered as a casual, since a very intensive processof self-sown regeneration has been observed in some plantations onLampedusa, the major island of the same Archipelago. The available literaturesuggests the need for careful monitoring of the ongoing invasionprocess, as A. cyclops has already shown a very invasive behaviour elsewherewithin Mediterranean-type biomes due to its ability to withstandhigh environmental stresses. As migrating birds are suspected to haveplayed an important role in facilitating the arrival of A. cyclops, furtherpropagules are likely to reach the islands in the future. We recommendthat new plantations of A. cyclops should be forbidden, but that extantnaturalized populations should be managed instead of eradicating them.In fact, the effect of Acacia plantations warrants investigation at differentscales in order to assess their impact on local plant-diversity and ecologicalsuccession processes.
KW - Alien plants
KW - Biological invasions
KW - Island vascular flora
KW - Mediterranean
KW - Alien plants
KW - Biological invasions
KW - Island vascular flora
KW - Mediterranean
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/69645
UR - http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/ficheros/documentos/pdf/anales/2012/69_2_193_200.pdf
M3 - Article
VL - 69
SP - 193
EP - 200
JO - Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid
JF - Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid
SN - 0211-1322
ER -