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The first records of Senecio inaequidens along motorways in Poland and Slovakia Cover

The first records of Senecio inaequidens along motorways in Poland and Slovakia

By: Petr Kocián  
Open Access
|Sep 2016

Abstract

The paper reports on finds of the invasive species Senecio inaequidens along motorways in Poland and Slovakia. The species was already mentioned in the floras of both countries but until recently there had been no reports from motorways there. In 2015, a large population of Senecio inaequidens was found along the A4 motorway in Poland. In 2013, it was collected along the D2 motorway in Slovakia. Intensive road traffic is probably the main vector of Senecio inaequidens invasion along motorways in Central Europe. Motor vehicles can carry the propagules over long distances. The newly recorded sites along the A4 in Poland and the D2 in Slovakia are part of the species’ invasion eastwards. It is assumed that Senecio inaequidens will continue to spread along motorways in both countries and in the region as a whole.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cszma-2016-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2336-3207 | Journal ISSN: 2336-3193
Language: English
Page range: 129 - 133
Published on: Sep 23, 2016
Published by: Silesian Museum in Opava
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2016 Petr Kocián, published by Silesian Museum in Opava
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