A Checklist of the Spontaneous Exotic Vascular Plant Flora of Singapore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22305292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A F S L LOK (National University of Singapore), Kwek Yan Chong (0000-0003-4754-8957, National University of Singapore), Xin Quan Tan (0000-0001-8340-0453, National University of Singapore), K-X TAN (National University of Singapore), Hugh Tiang Wah Tan (0000-0002-3056-4945, National University of Singapore) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 06 |
| Issue | 01 |
| Pages | 57-83 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | COSMOS (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0219-6077 • E-ISSN: 1793-7051 |
| Publisher | World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1142/s0219607710000474 |
| OpenAlex | W2029117846 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
The vegetation of Singapore has undergone many extreme disturbances since the founding of the Republic. As a consequence, many exotic species have been introduced, and many have become naturalized over the course of time. In this paper, we have compiled a list of exotic species that have a wild population independent of further human introductions (naturalized) or have escaped from cultivation but do not yet form independent wild populations (casuals). We also provide a list of species having a biogeographic distribution that includes Singapore, but are locally only found and thriving in artificial habitats or highly disturbed environments ("weeds of uncertain origin"). We discuss a suite of naturalized species which have been observed to possess the potential to penetrate closed canopy forests, in addition to other species for which the label "invasive" has formerly been applied, and make recommendations for efforts to be undertaken to properly define and document local records of exotic species introductions
Biological dispersal · Biology · Checklist · Geography · Habitat · Introduced species · Invasive species · Population · Propagule pressure · Thriving · Biological Control of Invasive Species · Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions · Plant Diversity and Evolution · Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |