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Pak. J. Bot., 49(1): 311-316, 2017. |
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INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS IN PROTECTED AREAS WITHIN CITY BORDERS, ŁÓDŹ, (POLAND)
BOMANOWSKA ANNA, REWICZ AGNIESZKA*, WOLSKI GRZEGORZ J. AND KATARZYNA KRASOŃ
Department of Geobotany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Łódź, Banacha Str. 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland *Corresponding author’s email: stefa@biol.uni.lodz.pl
Abstract The aim of the study was to present the occurrence of invasive alien plant species in two forest reserves: “Las Łagiewnicki” and “Polesie Konstantynowskie”, located within the city of Łódź (Central Poland). Currently, five vascular plants (Impatiens parviflora, Juncus tenuis, Padus serotina, Quercus rubra, Robinia pseudoacacia) and one moss (Orthodontium lineare) considered as invasive were found in the studied reserves. Invasive plant species accounted for a small percentage of the flora in the studied reserves, and their sites were mainly concentrated in areas transformed by human activity. The most common species wereImpatiens parviflora and Padus serotina. Due to the location of the reserves within city borders and the proven negative effect of the found species on ecological systems, their sites should be monitored.
Key words: Forest reserve, Invasive species, Poland, Vascular plants, Bryophytes.
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