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Invasive Coastal Plants in Cayman Islands by snaip1370 is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes information about two invasive coastal plant species in the Cayman Islands: Weeping Willow (Casuarina equisetifolia) and Beach Naupaka (Scaevola sericea). It finds that Weeping Willow covers approximately 320 acres in Grand Cayman alone, representing tens of thousands of individual trees. Both species spread rapidly and exclude native species, with Weeping Willow in particular transforming coastal habitats into a needle-leaved evergreen monoculture. The document also lists several n

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