INVASION OF SCHRADER S BROMEGRASS (BROMUS CATHARTICUS) AND EXPANSION OF THE CAIRO SUBURBAN LAND: ARE THEY IN COINCIDENCE?

Abstract

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

Keywords

• Schrader ́s bromegrass
• Bromus catharticus
• invasion species
• Cairo
• Egypt
• city ecotone
• biodiversity
• phytocoenological relevés
• expansion
• suburban zone
• transition between urban and agricultural environment