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Fire as an agent of plant invasion? A case study in the French Mediterranean vegetation

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Biological Invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin

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Abstract

Fire often creates openings in vegetation where alien plants may try to establish. Some of the invading species were introduced in Europe a long time ago (e.g. Erigeron sp. pl.), others arrived from distant localities more recently. In Mediterranean ecosystems of southern France, annuals and biannuals are typically rapidly eliminated due to the strong competition by local species. If fire occurs frequently, however, some perennials can persist, but seldom become dominant species.

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Trabaud, L. (1990). Fire as an agent of plant invasion? A case study in the French Mediterranean vegetation. In: di Castri, F., Hansen, A.J., Debussche, M. (eds) Biological Invasions in Europe and the Mediterranean Basin. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 65. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1876-4_27

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