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Invasion of Foreign Origin (Alien) Woody Plants in Seaside Adjara

Author: Aleksandre Sharabidze*, Irakli Mikeladze**, Nani Gvarishvili*** and Murman Davitadze***

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Abstract

The researches carried during more than a century and half period from plants’ introduction in Adjara Black Sea Coastline shows, that great part of thousands of exotic experienced tree plants and bushes are growing successfully, without special agro-technical measures and they create various cenotic links. Introduction of foreign plants in Adjara coastline has started for a long time ago. Introduction of exotic plants in seaside Adjara started in 80s of XIX Century. Primarily, at the initial stage of introduction, practical direction of it was expressed mostly, which was made by volunteers interested in importing foreign plants unreasonably. For the end of nineteenth century and the beginning of twentieth century the foundation is laid down forconstruction of Batumi Botanical Garden and introduction of foreign plants. For the end of XX century, they were represented by more than 2000 woody taxon.

Keywords

Alien plant, Woody plant, Invasion, Cenosis, Adjara seaside, Black sea coastline, Adventive

Conclusion

As a result of accidental import of plants or plants’ introduction in seaside Adjara totally more than 2000 taxonsof woody plants are introduced during a century and a half period, from which 31 families, 51 genuses, 71 species are invasive (feral) and are characterized with massive dissemination abilities. The mentioned species are adopted to local, soil climatic conditions, they are characterized by the ability of natural dissemination abilities, without human intervention and they create new cenotic links, with the participation of local species and in some cases, cenosis are represented bywoody plants of only foreign origin.

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How to cite this article

Aleksandre Sharabidze, Irakli Mikeladze, Nani Gvarishvili and Murman Davitadze (2018). Invasion of Foreign Origin (Alien) Woody Plants in Seaside Adjara. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 10(2): 109-113(2018).