The austral cordgrass Spartina densiflora Brong.: its taxonomy, biogeography and natural history

Aim  During the last 20 years, the austral cordgrass Spartina densiflora has been recorded aggressively invading estuarine environments in the USA, Spain and Morocco. Whereas this species is one of the three most widely distributed worldwide, it is among the least studied within the genus. The objec...

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Autor: Bortolus, Alejandro
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2006
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositório:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/16785
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/16785
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Cordgrass
Interactions
Intertidal
Invasion Plant Ecology
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Resumo:Aim  During the last 20 years, the austral cordgrass Spartina densiflora has been recorded aggressively invading estuarine environments in the USA, Spain and Morocco. Whereas this species is one of the three most widely distributed worldwide, it is among the least studied within the genus. The objective of this work is to integrate baseline information about the taxonomy, global distribution, centre of origin, and general ecology of S. densiflora in native and invaded marshes worldwide in order to help to strengthen management efforts currently directed at controlling or eradicating it from locations where it has been introduced.