biostudies-literatureMugnai MLIFE Nature and Biodiversity project LIFE LETSGO GIGLIO "Less alien species in the Tuscan Ar-chipelago: new actions to protect Giglio island habitats" (LIFE18 NAT/IT/000828)2802https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9609148biostudies-literatureUnknown11(20)<i>Carpobrotus acinaciformis</i> and <i>C. edulis</i> are well-known invasive alien plants native to South Africa, whose detrimental effects on native communities are widely documented in the Mediterranean basin and thus largely managed in coastal ecosystems. Most of the literature on these species focuses on their impacts on habitats of sandy coastal dunes, while the effects of <i>Carpobrotus</i> spp. invasion on other habitats such as rocky cliffs and coastal scrubs and garrigues are almost neglected. We present a study case conducted on a small Mediterranean island where <i>Carpobrotus</i> spp. invaded three different natural habitats listed within the Habitat Directive 92/43/CEE (Natura 2000 codes 1240, 1430, and 5320). We surveyed the presence and abundance of native species and <i>CaPlants (Basel, Switzerland)Impacts of the Invasive Alien <i>Carpobrotus</i> spp. on Coastal Habitats on a Mediterranean Island (Giglio Island, Central Italy).PMC9609148LIFE18 NAT/IT/000828Giunti MLazzaro LGiannini FMugnai MBenesperi RFerretti GViciani DfalseImpacts of the Invasive Alien <i>Carpobrotus</i> spp. on Coastal Habitats on a Mediterranean Island (Giglio Island, Central Italy).<i>Carpobrotus acinaciformis</i> and <i>C. edulis</i> are well-known invasive alien plants native to South Africa, whose detrimental effects on native communities are widely documented in the Mediterranean basin and thus largely managed in coastal ecosystems. Most of the literature on these species focuses on their impacts on habitats of sandy coastal dunes, while the effects of <i>Carpobrotus</i> spp. invasion on other habitats such as rocky cliffs and coastal scrubs and garrigues are almost neglected. We present a study case conducted on a small Mediterranean island where <i>Carpobrotus</i> spp. invaded three different natural habitats listed within the Habitat Directive 92/43/CEE (Natura 2000 codes 1240, 1430, and 5320). We surveyed the presence and abundance of native species and <i>Ca2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Oct2025-04-03T21:30:16.314Z2025-04-03T21:30:16.314ZS-EPMC96091483629782610.3390/plants11202802