Guide to the Naturalized, Invasive and Potentially Invasive Plants of Socotra, Yemen

Arne Witt, Ahmed Said Suleiman Abdullah

• Publisher: CAB International
• Year: 2024
• Edition: 0
• eBook ISBN:
  9781800623422
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Botany
• Index: Biological Sciences

The Socotra Archipelago, in the northwest Indian Ocean near the Gulf of Aden, is a Natural World Heritage Site, ranked among the richest island systems in the world in terms of biodiversity with a rich and distinct flora and fauna. Of the ca. 850 plant taxa known from the archipelago, 37% are endemic, while 90% of its reptile species and 95% of its land snail species do not occur anywhere else in the world. As such it is often referred to as "the Galápagos of the Indian Ocean." However, this extraordinary biodiversity is threatened by, among other factors, the spread of invasive alien species (IAS).One of the major barriers to effective management is the lack of information on the presence, impact and management of IAS. This Field Guide has been developed to help address this issue. Species that are not yet present on the archipelago, but naturalized and/or invasive in the Arabian Peninsula, have also been included.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Acknowledgements
• Exotic, Naturalized, Invasive and Potentially Invasive Species of Socotra – Identification and Control
• Useful Websites
• References
• Appendix A: Summary table of some exotic, naturalized, invasive and potentially invasive alien plant species in Socotra and the Arabian Peninsula
• Appendix B: Biological control agents that have established on some of the plant species described in this Field Guide.
• Appendix C: Herbicides registered or permissible with minor or emergency use permits in Australia against some of the naturalized and/or invasive plant species in Socotra and the Arabian Peninsula
• Appendix D: Registered and minor-use herbicides applied in South Africa for the control of some of the naturalized and/or invasive plant species in Socotra and the Arabian Peninsula
• Glossary
• Index
• Back Cover