Galápagos flora: The threat of introduced plants |
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| Authors: | Eileen K Schofield |
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| Institution: | 1. Herbarium, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, N.Y. 10458, U.S.A.;2. Research Associate, College of Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 484 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA |
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| Abstract: | A wide variety of cultivated plants has been introduced to the Galápagos Islands since settlements were first established there in the 1830s. Through poor management, many of these plants have escaped to the wild and are taking over extensive areas of native forest. Two endemic species, Scalesia pedunculata Hook.f. and Miconia robinsoniana Cogn., are especially endangered by farming practices. Some measures for the control and use of cultivated plants must be enforced to save the Galápagos flora from further damage. |
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