<em>Acacia farnesiana<em> (L.) Willd. (Fabaceae: Leguminosae), una especie exótica con potencial invasivo en los bosques secos de la isla de Providencia (Colombia

Abstract

This article reports Acacia farnesiana as a potential invasive alien species in the Providence Island, Colombia. According to the evaluation of the establishment risk, the potential of invasion and the control feasibility, based on I3N methodology, this species has been defined as a high-risk invasive plant to the biodiversity (6,97), it fulfills more than 86 % of the risk factor variables, which have been using in this methodology, to measure those above mentioned. Therefore, eradication and control should start immediately in the island, in order to mitigate latent damage and future greater consequences that have been showed in other Caribbean islands and continental ecosystems. Finally, we suggest some recommendations to eradicate and mitigate the effects of the potential invasion.

Keywords

• Análisis de riesgo
• Arbusto invasor
• Características invasivas
• Control de especies invasoras
• Especie exótica