<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Set of phytocoenological records obtained in nineties of the twentieth century from extensively farmed patches and/or grasslands dominated by invasive grass <italic>Bromus catharticus</italic> in suburban area of Cairo, Egypt, is related to running and perspective expansion of this vegetation formation in the “city ecotone” at the metropolitan boundry.</p></abstract>

Set of phytocoenological records obtained in nineties of the twentieth century from extensively farmed patches and/or grasslands dominated by invasive grass Bromus catharticus in suburban area of Cairo, Egypt, is related to running and perspective expansion of this vegetation formation in the “city ecotone” at the metropolitan boundry.

Invasion of Schrader’s Bromegrass (<italic>Bromus catharticus</italic>) and Expansion of the Cairo Suburban Land: are they in Coincidence?

Journal of Landscape Ecology

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Invasion of Schrader’s Bromegrass () and Expansion of the Cairo Suburban Land: are they in Coincidence?

Set of phytocoenological records obtained in nineties of the twentieth century from extensively farmed patches and/or grasslands dominated by invasive grass...

Invasion of Schrader’s Bromegrass (Bromus catharticus) and Expansion of the Cairo Suburban Land: are they in Coincidence?

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 186 - 190

Received: Jan 11, 2019

Accepted: Jan 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2018-0019

Keywords
Schrader’s bromegrass, invasion species, Cairo, Egypt, city ecotone, biodiversity, phytocoenological relevés, expansion, suburban zone, transition between urban and agricultural environment

© 2018 Pavel Kovář, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Invasion of Schrader’s Bromegrass (Bromus catharticus) and Expansion of the Cairo Suburban Land: are they in Coincidence?

Published Online: Feb 14, 2019

Page range: 186 - 190

Received: Jan 11, 2019

Accepted: Jan 23, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2018-0019

KeywordsSchrader’s bromegrass, invasion species, Cairo, Egypt, city ecotone, biodiversity, phytocoenological relevés, expansion, suburban zone, transition between urban and agricultural environment

© 2018 Pavel Kovář, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Schrader’s bromegrass, invasion species, Cairo, Egypt, city ecotone, biodiversity, phytocoenological relevés, expansion, suburban zone, transition between urban and agricultural environment