Naturalized and invasive plants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03098-0" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03098-0</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03098-0" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10530-023-03098-0</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Naturalized and invasive plants in the Kruger National Park, South Africa
Original language description
We provide an up-to-date inventory of alien plant species that occur in natural areas in Kruger National Park. South Africa (i.e., beyond tourist camps and other infrastructure) and thus represent a potential threat to the native species diversity in the park. We identified 146 such alien taxa, of which 30 are casuals, 58 are naturalized, 21 have become invasive, and for 37 species, the status remains to be determined. Twelve of the invasive species in KNP are globally widespread, occurring in more than 100 regions, and five (i.e., Pontederia crassipes, Lantana camara, Opuntia stricta, Chromolaena odorata and Mimosa pigra) are listed among 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species. The alien flora in KNP comprises 41 families. Solanaceae (45.5%) and Asteraceae (26.1%) are over-represented among invasive species compared to non-invasive species. The alien flora of KNP mostly originates from North America and South America, and largely consists of perennials and herbaceous species. We found no significant results regarding the effect of origin and life span on invasion status. Despite a steady increase in the numbers of alien and naturalized plants since the 1980s, species we classified as invasive generally represent earlier introductions and have not increased substantially since the beginning of this century. Our paper highlights that carefully revised naturalized and invasive species lists reflecting the current situation in protected areas present a strong knowledge base for effective management strategies. In addition to addressing data gaps related to the distribution of alien species on a global scale, knowledge from large protected areas such as KNP contributes to understanding invasions in landscapes with varying and unique habitat types.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10618 - Ecology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biological Invasions
ISSN
1387-3547
e-ISSN
1573-1464
Volume of the periodical
25
Issue of the periodical within the volume
10
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
16
Pages from-to
3049-3064
UT code for WoS article
001016638200002
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85162885183