Assessing invasion process through pathway and vector analysis: case of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.)

• Published in: Management of biological invasions Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 37 - 44
• Main Authors: Natale, Evangelina, Zalba, Sergio, Reinoso, Herminda, Damilano, Gabriela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Almería Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre 2012; Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Conservation; Dispersal; dispersal routes; invasive alien species; prevention; Propagules; risk assessment; Semiarid environments; South America; Tamarix; Tamarix africana

Biological invasions are one of the most pervasive environmental threats to native ecosystems worldwide. The spontaneous spread of saltcedar is a particular threat to biodiversity conservation in arid and semiarid environments. In Argentina, three species belonging to this genus have been recognized...