Université de Fribourg

Pine stand density influences the regeneration of Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.Wendl. and native woody species in a mediterranean coastal pine plantation

Badalamenti, Emilio ; da Silveira Bueno, Rafael ; Campo, Olimpia ; Gallo, Martina ; La Mela Veca, Donato Salvatore ; Pasta, Salvatore ; Sala, Giovanna ; La Mantia, Tommaso

In: Forests, 2018, vol. 9, no. 6, p. 359

Mediterranean plantations are the most suitable areas to assess vegetation dynamics and competitive interactions between native and exotic woody species. Our research was carried out in a coastal pine plantation (Sicily) where renaturalization by native species (Pistacia lentiscus L. and Olea europaea var. sylvestris) and invasion by Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.Wendl. simultaneously occur....