Anàlisi de la flora de jardins privats del litoral de l’Alt Empordà = Analysis of the flora of private gardens on the coast of the Alt Empordà

The recent growth of low-density urban developments in the Mediterranean region has led to an increase in the number of private domestic gardens. These gardens host high levels of plant biodiversity and may act as a source of dispersion of potential invaders. This study analyzed the flora of 258 dom...

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Autores: Padullés Cubino, Josep, Vila Subirós, Josep
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:10256/14804
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10256/14804
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Jardins -- Catalunya -- Alt Empordà
Gardens -- Catalonia -- Alt Empordà
Invasions biològiques -- Catalunya -- Alt Empordà
Biological invasions -- Catalonia -- Alt Empordà
Espècies introduïdes -- Catalunya -- Alt Empordà
Introduced organisms -- Catalonia -- Alt Empordà
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Sumario:The recent growth of low-density urban developments in the Mediterranean region has led to an increase in the number of private domestic gardens. These gardens host high levels of plant biodiversity and may act as a source of dispersion of potential invaders. This study analyzed the flora of 258 domestic gardens in the urban seafront of the Alt Empordà (Catalonia, Spain). A total of 635 taxa were identified of which 68% were exotic. More than half of the taxa were either trees or shrubs (62%), with a predominance of ornamental plants (82%). Thirty cultivated taxa (5%) are considered as invaders in Spain and 14 have not been cited within the limits of the Natural Park of Aiguamolls de l’Empordà