The alien flora of Sudan and South Sudan: taxonomic and biogeographical composition

0547085 - BÚ 2022 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Omer, A. - Kordofani, M. - Gibreel, H. H. - Pyšek, Petr - van Kleunen, M.
The alien flora of Sudan and South Sudan: taxonomic and biogeographical composition.
Biological Invasions. Roč. 23, č. 7 (2021), s. 2033-2045. ISSN 1387-3547. E-ISSN 1573-1464
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GX19-28807X
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : plant invasions * chcklist * Sudan
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 3.606, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02495-7

We present the first checklist of alien plants of Sudan and South Sudan. Of the 113 alien species in Sudans (99 in Sudan and 59 in South Sudan), 92 (81.4%) are naturalized and 21 (18.6%) are casual aliens. The number of naturalized species represent 2.2% of the total flora of the Sudans. The naturalized plants predominantly occur in man-made disturbed habitats, such as agricultural and ruderal habitats. This first overview of the alien flora of the Sudans should stimulate further research and recording of the alien flora to better understand the drivers and consequences of alien plants in the Sudans.
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