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Spartina anglica
VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2022). Spartina anglica. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria = Non-indigenous species from the Belgian part of the North Sea and estuaria. VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (VLIZ): Oostende. Diff. pag. pp.
Part of: Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria = Non-indigenous species from the Belgian part of the North Sea and estuaria. VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (VLIZ): Ostend. ISSN 2983-5518
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VLIZ Alien Species Consortium (2020). Spartina anglica - Engels slijkgras, in: Verleye, T. et al. Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en aanpalende estuaria. VLIZ Special Publication, 86: pp. 447-453, more
Keyword
    Spartina anglica C.E. Hubbard [WoRMS]
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  • Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria
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Abstract
    Common cordgrass Spartina anglica is native to Southern England. It is a bastard or hybrid of the European native small cordgrass S. maritima and the North American smooth cordgrass S. alterniflora. At the time, common cordgrass was planted for land reclamation and stabilization of the sediment. It was first observed in Belgium in 1936. However, the species appeared very invasive and created a shift in mudflat vegetations. The result was a reduction in the natural value of this rare coastal habitat.
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