Arundo donax (graminée)

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Étude de cas sur les impacts Cuatro Ciénegas (Mexico)   Menace pour les espèces en danger: Arundo donax has been a major contributor to the loss of the endemic and threatened Rio Salado darter, Etheostoma segrex (Norris & Minckley 2002), which recent surveys deem to be near extinction (McGaugh, 2006). Réduction de la biodiversité indigène: Because of its ability to inhabit shallow clear-water streams, Arundo donax could put the globally rare and unique stromatolites of the Cuatro Ciénegas ecosystems in jeopardy (McGaugh, 2006). California (United States (USA))   Menace pour les espèces en danger: Arundo donax is known to displace and reduce habitats for native species including the federally endangered Least Bell's Vireo (Vireo bellii) Modification de l'écosystème: Arundo donax dominates riparian zones throughout California reducing and displacing native plants and altering ecosystems (McWilliams, 2004).