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    Details of this species in La Palma Is.
    Status: Alien
    Invasiveness: Invasive
    Occurrence: Established
    Source: Medina & Martin 2009
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    Predation: The La Palma endemic (Lactuca palmensis) is listed as Least Concern (LC) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Threats to this species include predation by feral goats (Capra hircus), rabbits and the introduced game species aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) leading to population declines and habitat destruction (Guerra 2011)
    Predation: The Vulnerable (VU) Retamón (Genista benehoavensis) is endemic to the island of La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain. The major threat to the survival of this species is predation by goats (Capra hircus) ; rabbits and the introduced aoudad (Ammotragus lervia) leading to habitat destruction and decline in populations (Alamo et al 2011)
    Last Modified: 7/06/2012 3:06:07 p.m.
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