Claim · model-written summary
Agave sisalana was recorded as invasive in 9% of grid cells.
- Taxon
- A. sisalana
Agave sisalanae0 - Outcome
- invasivee0
- Value
- 9%e0
Verbatim
e0“recorded as invasive in 38% of grid cells (~55 × 55 km), followed by T. diversifolia (24%), C. decapetala (13%), and A. sisalana (9%)”
Title
Arne B. R. Witt; Tim Beale African Journal of Ecology 2026. doi:10.1111/aje.70188
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Roadside surveys in eastern Africa recorded 110 plant species used as hedges or barriers.
- Observation Nine of the 54 hedge species were native to eastern Africa.
- Observation Forty-five of the 54 hedge species were alien, and 73% of these were known to be invasive.
- Observation Lantana camara was recorded as invasive in 38% of grid cells.
- Observation Tithonia diversifolia was recorded as invasive in 24% of grid cells.
- Observation Caesalpinia decapetala was recorded as invasive in 13% of grid cells.
- Mechanism The authors conclude that alien plants used as hedges may contribute to the spread of invasions through propagule pressure.
