Invasión del matorral por Genista hystrix en una dehesa salmantina (España)

TitleInvasión del matorral por Genista hystrix en una dehesa salmantina (España)
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsDomínguez, F. Caro, Anta M. Ángeles S., & Lafarga T. Tarazona
JournalEcología Aplicada
Volume3
Pagination23-28
Keywords"dehesa", Cytisus multiflorus (L'Hèr.) Sweet., Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link, dynamics, Genista hystrix Lge., Invasive species, Quercus rotundifolia Lam., Salamanca, sclerophyllous, Shrubs
Abstract

The invasion of Genisto hystricis-Cytisetum multiflori shrubs in a Salamancan "dehesa" (Quercus forest with low density), was studied using permanent quadrat and transect methodology. The results indicate that, of all shrub species, Genista hystrix Lge. is the predominant invading species in this sclerophyllous formation, due to its growth rate and phenomorphology. The overall invasion rate of this shrub in the "dehesa" has been calculated to be approximately 2.26 m 2 per year