Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa

The frequency and abundance of invasive alien plants were recorded along roadsides and at watercourse crossings in 82.9% (145/175) of the quarter degree squares in the study area (3I-35°S, 17-25°E and covering ± 90 000 km:). The sur­vey yielded 102 species of which the most prominent (in order of pr...

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Main Author: L. Henderson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African National Biodiversity Institut 1998-10-01
Series:Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
Online Access:https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/624
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spelling doaj-363d4e80ba874ef4803e49c06decfde72020-11-25T01:22:55ZengSouth African National Biodiversity InstitutBothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation0006-82412311-92841998-10-012819111210.4102/abc.v28i1.624555Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South AfricaL. Henderson0Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research CouncilThe frequency and abundance of invasive alien plants were recorded along roadsides and at watercourse crossings in 82.9% (145/175) of the quarter degree squares in the study area (3I-35°S, 17-25°E and covering ± 90 000 km:). The sur­vey yielded 102 species of which the most prominent (in order of prominence) in roadside and veld (natural and modified) habitats were: Acacia cyclops, A. saligna and A. mearnsii The most prominent species (in order of prominence) in stream- bank habitats were: A. mearnsii, A. saligna and Populus x canescens.https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/624
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Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa
Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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title Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa
title_short Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa
title_full Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa
title_fullStr Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern Cape region, South Africa
title_sort invasive alien woody plants of the southern and southwestern cape region, south africa
publisher South African National Biodiversity Institut
series Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation
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2311-9284
publishDate 1998-10-01
description The frequency and abundance of invasive alien plants were recorded along roadsides and at watercourse crossings in 82.9% (145/175) of the quarter degree squares in the study area (3I-35°S, 17-25°E and covering ± 90 000 km:). The sur­vey yielded 102 species of which the most prominent (in order of prominence) in roadside and veld (natural and modified) habitats were: Acacia cyclops, A. saligna and A. mearnsii The most prominent species (in order of prominence) in stream- bank habitats were: A. mearnsii, A. saligna and Populus x canescens.
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