Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)

In South American rivers, Eichhornia crassipes and other floating plants intertwine and form floating rafts commonly known as “camalotales” which are especially abundant during flooding periods. During extraordinary floods, hectares of floating mats are drifted by the Plata Basin Rivers. In the Río...

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Autores principales: Guerrero, E.L., Agnolin, F.L., Benedictto, M., Gambeta, D., Lara, F.A.S., Derguy, M.R., Apodaca, M.J.
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Biodiversity conservation
Eichhornia crassipes
Paraná-Plata basin
Plant checklist
Raft dispersal
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03706583_v69_n4_p1965_Guerrero
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spelling todo:paper_03706583_v69_n4_p1965_Guerrero2023-10-03T15:30:11Z Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina) Guerrero, E.L. Agnolin, F.L. Benedictto, M. Gambeta, D. Lara, F.A.S. Derguy, M.R. Apodaca, M.J. Biodiversity conservation Eichhornia crassipes Paraná-Plata basin Plant checklist Raft dispersal In South American rivers, Eichhornia crassipes and other floating plants intertwine and form floating rafts commonly known as “camalotales” which are especially abundant during flooding periods. During extraordinary floods, hectares of floating mats are drifted by the Plata Basin Rivers. In the Río de la Plata several reports suggest that many animal and plant species from subtropical latitudes colonizes the area through these large rafts. These episodes are very important from the economic point of view because they cause several troubles to navigation and other activities. On the other hand, benefits to biodiversity are conspicuous, and many authors consider this process vital to the Río de la Plata wetlands and forests. However, there is scarce knowledge about Eichhornia rafts plant species composition. With the aim of creating an exhaustive list of the flora of the Eichhornia rafts, we visited the Río de la Plata coast during a massive Eichhornia rafts arrival. Thirty-two plant species were recorded in three different plant assemblages: Eichhornia rafts sensu stricto, floating reeds (canutillares) and embalsados. In front of this unexpected we emphasize the need to include this phenomenon in regional biodiversity conservation plans. © 2018 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. All rights reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03706583_v69_n4_p1965_Guerrero
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topic Biodiversity conservation
Eichhornia crassipes
Paraná-Plata basin
Plant checklist
Raft dispersal
spellingShingle Biodiversity conservation
Eichhornia crassipes
Paraná-Plata basin
Plant checklist
Raft dispersal
Guerrero, E.L.
Agnolin, F.L.
Benedictto, M.
Gambeta, D.
Lara, F.A.S.
Derguy, M.R.
Apodaca, M.J.
Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)
topic_facet Biodiversity conservation
Eichhornia crassipes
Paraná-Plata basin
Plant checklist
Raft dispersal
description In South American rivers, Eichhornia crassipes and other floating plants intertwine and form floating rafts commonly known as “camalotales” which are especially abundant during flooding periods. During extraordinary floods, hectares of floating mats are drifted by the Plata Basin Rivers. In the Río de la Plata several reports suggest that many animal and plant species from subtropical latitudes colonizes the area through these large rafts. These episodes are very important from the economic point of view because they cause several troubles to navigation and other activities. On the other hand, benefits to biodiversity are conspicuous, and many authors consider this process vital to the Río de la Plata wetlands and forests. However, there is scarce knowledge about Eichhornia rafts plant species composition. With the aim of creating an exhaustive list of the flora of the Eichhornia rafts, we visited the Río de la Plata coast during a massive Eichhornia rafts arrival. Thirty-two plant species were recorded in three different plant assemblages: Eichhornia rafts sensu stricto, floating reeds (canutillares) and embalsados. In front of this unexpected we emphasize the need to include this phenomenon in regional biodiversity conservation plans. © 2018 Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro. All rights reserved.
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author Guerrero, E.L.
Agnolin, F.L.
Benedictto, M.
Gambeta, D.
Lara, F.A.S.
Derguy, M.R.
Apodaca, M.J.
author_facet Guerrero, E.L.
Agnolin, F.L.
Benedictto, M.
Gambeta, D.
Lara, F.A.S.
Derguy, M.R.
Apodaca, M.J.
author_sort Guerrero, E.L.
title Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)
title_short Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)
title_full Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)
title_fullStr Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Vascular plant species of the floating vegetation rafts from the río de la plata (Argentina)
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