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<p>The establishment and spread of invasive alien plant species (IAPS) outside their natural habitats have irreversibly affected native biodiversity in almost every habitat type.</p>
<p>For Southern Transylvania, we recognise that there are about 200 adventive plants. From those, we selected 18 IAPS that occupy riparian habitats, the most common, abundant, frequent or with higher impact on habitats and human health. We studied the history of their introduction in the study area, their distribution paths and means of spreading in the wild, their chorology and ecology.</p>
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The establishment and spread of invasive alien plant species (IAPS) outside their natural habitats have irreversibly affected native biodiversity in almost every habitat type.
For Southern Transylvania, we recognise that there are about 200 adventive plants. From those, we selected 18 IAPS that occupy riparian habitats, the most common, abundant, frequent or with higher impact on habitats and human health. We studied the history of their introduction in the study area, their distribution paths and means of spreading in the wild, their chorology and ecology.

Riparian Invasive Alien Plant Species in Southern Transylvania (Romania): History of Introduction, Chorology and Ecology

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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The establishment and spread of invasive alien plant species (IAPS) outside their natural habitats have irreversibly affected native biodiversity in almost...

Riparian Invasive Alien Plant Species in Southern Transylvania (Romania): History of Introduction, Chorology and Ecology

Published Online: Jul 16, 2023

Page range: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2023-0001

Keywords
invasive alien plant species, riparian habitats, history, introduction, paths, Southern Transylvania

© 2023 Oana Danci et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Riparian Invasive Alien Plant Species in Southern Transylvania (Romania): History of Introduction, Chorology and Ecology

Published Online: Jul 16, 2023

Page range: 1 - 26

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2023-0001

Keywordsinvasive alien plant species, riparian habitats, history, introduction, paths, Southern Transylvania

© 2023 Oana Danci et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
invasive alien plant species, riparian habitats, history, introduction, paths, Southern Transylvania