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Competition Between Halophytes and Invasive Species

Dittrichia viscosa and Limbarda crithmoides: A Study Case from the Valencian Salt Marshes

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Dittrichia viscosa is a Mediterranean native species, normally associated with degraded and anthropogenic influenced environments, which is expanding its distribution to habitats sheltering diverse and threatened species, as salt marshes. Although it is not an alien species, due to its ability to compete with other species, it may be considered as invasive. Its stress tolerance was compared to a taxonomically closely related species Limbarda crithmoides, formerly both ascribed in the genus Inula. A multidisciplinary approach based on field, germination, and physiological and biochemical studies revealed that D. viscosa represents a threat for halophyte flora only at lower salinities, as those registered at the borders of salt marshes, as it tolerates only a moderate level of salt stress. The results of this study intend to be of interest for salt marshes management as they offer information on the extent to which D. viscosa can act as invasive in these important habitats.

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  1. Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Plantas (IBMCP), Universitat Politècnica de València – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valencia, Spain

    Mohamad Al Hassan

  2. Wageningen UR Plant Breeding, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, Netherlands

    Mohamad Al Hassan

  3. Instituto Agroforestal Mediterráneo (IAM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

    Monica Boscaiu

  4. Departamento de Didáctica de las Ciencia Experimentales y Sociales, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain

    Olga Mayoral

  5. Jardí Botànic de la Universitat de València, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain

    Olga Mayoral

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Al Hassan, M., Boscaiu, M., Mayoral, O. (2020). Competition Between Halophytes and Invasive Species. In: Grigore, MN. (eds) Handbook of Halophytes. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17854-3_19-1

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