Anthropogenic disturbance has altered the habitat of two Azorean endemic coastal plants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Anthropogenic threats are causing alteration of coastal areas worldwide. Most of the coastal biodiversity is endangered, taking a particular toll on island ecosystems, like the Azores. To better understand the biotic and abiotic factors constraining the distribution and conservation status of two endemic plants, Azorina vidalii (Campanulaceae) and Lotus azoricus (Fabaceae), we performed a global survey of coastal plant communities in the archipelago, also covering environmental descriptors, natural and anthropogenic threats. Moreover, we revised their IUCN conservation status and estimated the population fractions within protected areas.

Results

Non-indigenous plants were commonly found in plots with or without the target endemics, contributing to the absence of w

SUBMITTER: Rego RMC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337623 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature