Sumários

Field trip to leziria Vila franca de Xira

4 Outubro 2018, 08:00 • Ana Maria da Silva Monteiro

Visit to the ABLGVFX - What is leziria grande? Which are the main weed problems?

Weeds of rice, tomato and maize.

Aquatic weeds - Eichhornia crassipes infestation and control strategies in leziria grande..

Invasive alien plants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.

27 Setembro 2018, 08:00 • Ana Maria da Silva Monteiro

Diversity of alien invasive species and diversity of invaded ecosystems. EU’s invasive alien species blacklist. Major invasive species in Portugal and recent introductions: identification. Geographical origin and causes of introduction. Economic, ecological and environmental impacts. European and Portuguese regulation and legislation on Invasive plant species. Alien species information networks. Case studies and discussion.

Case study 1: Post-fire alien plant invasions: the case of Leiria pine forest after the large fire of 2017

Case study 2: Spread of giant reed in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in Portugal

WEED Biology, ecology and identification

20 Setembro 2018, 08:00 • Ana Maria da Silva Monteiro

Concept of weed and invasive plant species. Biology and ecology of annual and perennial weeds. Weed phenological scales. Succession. Dissemination of weed seeds. Seed reproduction.