Note about the invasive plants in the Arad county (west Romania)

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Article Title:	Note about the invasive plants in the Arad county (west Romania)
Authors:	Gheorghe Pele, Aurel Ardelean, Violeta Turcuş
Affiliation:	1 ANIF Arad, Romania 2 „Vasile Goldiş” Western University, Arad, Romania
Abstract:	The paper presents a list of non-native invasive plants in the Arad county (West Romania). For each of 10 found species, the authors mention the main biological, ecological, and chorological traits, as well as their populations locations in the Arad county. These data combines informations from scientific references and original results. It is mentioned that the most infested area in the Arad county is the Mureş Valley. For some species like Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Xanthium strumarium subsp. italicum and Amorpha fruticosa specific management measures should be taken.
Keywords:	invasive plants, Arad county, management, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Xanthium strumarium subsp. italicum, Amorpha fruticosa
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*Correspondence:	Violeta Turcus, Vasile Goldis Western University Arad, Faculty of Natural Sciences, no. 91-93 Rebreanu St., Arad, Romania, tel/fax +40-257-228622, email: biologie@uvvg.ro