Semi-desert fruit farms harbor more native flora than Mediterranean climate farms in central Chile

dc.contributor.authorMuñoz, Alejandra E.
dc.contributor.authorAmouroux, Paul
dc.contributor.authorArcos, Nicolás
dc.contributor.authorBonacic, Cristián
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-19T20:24:55Z
dc.date.available2023-05-19T20:24:55Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding the factors that affect native plant communities is essential to protect floristic diversity, particularly in Mediterranean agroecosystems. The Chilean Mediterranean- climate area supports high species richness and levels of endemism, and harbors the main fruit production. We investigated whether the richness of native and non-native flora differs between two Mediterranean climate areas of Chile with contrasting rainfall levels in both cultivated and uncultivated habitats. Thirteen fruit farms under conventional management were prospected in the spring of 2015 and of 2016 by sampling in square meter quadrants (N = 3,630). A total of 191 vascular plants were found, 48.2 % of them native, 50.3 % non-native and 1.6 % not identified. Species richness was low in both areas and habitat types. However, there were more native species in uncultivated habitats in the Mediterranean-to-desert transition area than in the mesic Mediterranean area, and the contrary was observed for non-native species. Our results suggest that wetter Mediterranean climate areas are more prone to the establishment of non-native plant species.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2024-10-28
dc.fuente.origenORCID-mayo23
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/0102-33062020abb0165
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/67201
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/0102-33062020abb0165
dc.issue.numeroNo. 3
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.pagina.final360
dc.pagina.inicio352
dc.revistaActa Botanica Brasilica
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.titleSemi-desert fruit farms harbor more native flora than Mediterranean climate farms in central Chilees_ES
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados11498
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