Efectos dos eucaliptos sobre os ecosistemas ibéricos. Unha revisión. (Galician)

To establish the position and demands of the Galician Society of Natural History (SGHN, Sociedade Galega de Historia Natural) regarding eucalypt plantations, a bibliographic search was done on the allelopathy and invasivity of Eucalyptus, as well as on their effects on water, biodiversity, wildfires and soils. The search was done in the scientific publications included in the "Journal Citation Reports" with the keywords "eucalyptus" and "eucalypte(s)", without time frame but, with a few exceptions, geographically restricted to the Iberian Peninsula. From the results obtained, SGHN considers that Eucalyptus globulus, and by appliyng the precautionary principle the other species of the genus, should be included in the Spanish catalog of invasive alien species. Moreover, SGHN also considers that Galician government must: a) forbid new Eucalyptus plantations; b) eradicate eucalyptes from all public domains; c) require the logging of all illegal Eucalyptus stands; d) promote eucalypte removal from the private properties within natural protected areas; and e) schedule a progressive reduction of the surface covered by Eucalyptus spp. to warrant their eradication within a realistic deadline. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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