Habitat specificity of a threatened and endemic, cliff-dwelling halophyte

Coastal cliff-tops are specific saline environments, where only highly specialized halophytes can thrive. Limonium spp. are commonly found in these ecological conditions, many of them being considered as threatened or with an unknown conservation status. The habitat requirements of Limonium multiflorum, an apomictic halophyte endemic to western Portugal, were investigated. Results showed the species narrow habitat specificity as well as its intolerance to competition with invasive alien plants. We conclude that in situ conservation of this rare and vulnerable species emerges as a priority in order to ensure that its biodiversity is not lost.

• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  AoB Plants

• Publication date

  2014-06-18

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/aobpla/plu032PMID 24942513PMCID 4106687
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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