Publication Date:
2020-07-09
Description:
The most prolific acacias in southern Europe (Acacia dealbata, A. melanoxylon and A. longifolia) are rapidly spreading in its westernmost area: Portugal and NW Spain, where congeners with invasion potential are already established. We performed a bibliographic search of acacia invasions in southern Europe and used spatial data on acacia distribution and abiotic parameters in Iberia to check the influence of abiotic factors on acacia invasion. According to our results, in Iberia A. dealbata and A. melanoxylon seem limited by high soil pH (pHCaCl2〉5.5), frequent frosts (〉21 to 40 d yr−1) and low annual precipitation (
Print ISSN:
2193-3081
Electronic ISSN:
1399-1183
Topics:
Biology
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