Functional analysis of the newly established plants induced by nesting gulls on Riou archipelago (Marseille, France)

Autor:	Patrick Vidal, Philip Roche, Eric Vidal, Frédéric Médail, Thierry Tatoni
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Mediterranean climate geography Flora geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Vegetation biology.organism_classification Propagule Archipelago Ruderal species Larus cachinnans Biological dispersal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Nature and Landscape Conservation
Zdroj:	Acta Oecologica. 19:241-250
ISSN:	1146-609X
DOI:	10.1016/s1146-609x(98)80028-3
Popis:	The recent population explosion of Yellow-legged gulls (Larus cachinnans), nesting on the Riou archipelago, off Marseille (France), has perturbed the flora and the vegetation of this site. The present study consists of a functional approach to the newly established plant species through an analysis of some of their vital attributes. Small islets appear to be more affected by floristic turnover than larger islands. In some cases, more than 50 % of the current flora was not present 35 years ago. The newly established taxa show special adaptations to the severe ecological pressure induced by gull colonies and to the characteristics of the Mediterranean climate. These plant species are mostly therophytes or hemicryptophytes and have a ruderal or a stress-tolerant strategy. Gulls' contribution to propagule dispersal from the continent appears to be very slight, dispersal by wind being the prevalent mode.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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