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Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides Codium fragile subsp. tomentosoides
C. fragile ssp. tomentosoides is considered as an invasive alga as it has the capacity to spread rapidly via asexual reproduction...
Dikerogammarus villosus Dikerogammarus villosus (killer shrimp)
D. villosus is a freshwater amphipod originating from the Ponto-Caspian region. Its range expansion began in the late twentieth century...
Fallopia japonica Fallopia japonica (Japanese knotweed)
F. japonica is an extremely invasive weed despite its lack of extensive sexual reproduction in most of its introduced range. It is...
Broussonetia papyrifera Broussonetia papyrifera (paper mulberry)
B. papyrifera is a highly invasive species, becoming weedy and difficult to remove after its introduction. Its timber does not have high commercial...
  Bromus diandrus (great brome)
In Australia, B. diandrus competes strongly with wheat. A density of 100 plants/m² of B. diandrus decreases wheat yield by 30% (Cooper and...
  Bromus madritensis (compact brome)
Bromus species are contaminants of grain and wool, they damage animal hides and can host serious cereal diseases. In pastures, the seeds penetrate...
Bromus rigidus Bromus rigidus (ripgut brome)
B. rigidus is directly causing serious problems in cereal crops, with yield losses varying from 40 to 80% in Algeria and Morocco (Hamal, 1993). In...
Bromus rubens Bromus rubens (red brome)
In areas with low herbaceous competition, B. rubens can be invasive and, once established, competitive with other grasses. The awns and florets are...
Bromus sterilis Bromus sterilis (barren brome)
B. sterilis is a serious weed problem of autumn-sown cereals (Mortimer et al., 1993). In Morocco, five species of Bromus (B. rigidus, B. rubens, B....
Bromus tectorum Bromus tectorum (downy brome)
B. tectorum has tremendous phenotypic plasticity, with self fertilization permitting continuous replication of successful genotypes, and occasional...
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