Florencia Spalazzi

Universidad Nacional de San Luis · Instituto de Matemática Aplicada San Luis (IMASL)

Invasion by nonnative woody species poses a major threat to the environment, biodiversity, and economies worldwide. Nahuel Huapi National Park in Argentina is a protected area for habitat conservation that harbors several invasive Pinaceae species, where Douglas-fir [ Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco] is one of the most aggressive and abundant...

Plant invasion is one of the major global environmental threats with the potential to alter the ecosystem stability and functioning. In water-limited ecosystems, the impacts of non-native invasive trees on the water balance are particularly relevant since they can compromise the use of water by native taxa of the ecosystem and water provision for h...

Vegetation canopy plays a key role in the local water balance by partitioning rainfall into interception, throughfall and stemflow in dry forests. Many invasive plants have the capacity to replace native species and alter the net amount and spatial distribution of rainfall reaching the soil. In this paper, we aimed to compare the rainfall partition...

Ecological theory predicts that the success of exotic plants in new environments depends on a combination of ecological attributes. Requirements for germination and seedling traits are the main components in the regenerative niche, and largely determine the success of exotic species in a new environment. Acacia dealbata Link is an Australian specie...