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. 2013 Nov 14;8(11):e79174. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079174

Table 5. Number of naturalized species invading each habitat category identified in the five mediterranean-climate regions.

Habitat type California Chile Med. Basin South Africa SW Australia TOTAL
Coastal rocks (Br) no data 25 (7) 20 (5) 1 (1) 101 (13) 173
Coastal sand and shingles (Bs) 49 (8) 142 (41) 98 (24) 21 (12) 262 (33) 440
Coastal wetlands (Bw) 28 (5) no data 43 (10) 16 (9) 106 (13) 176
Inland wetlands (C) 186 (30) 212 (61) 210 (51) 66 (38) 512 (65) 832
Grasslands (E) 190 (31) 201 (58) 176 (43) 2 (1) 462 (58) 721
Short open shrublands (F) 100 (16) no data 21 (5) 41 (24) - 153
Tall thick shrublands (Fm) no data 75 (21) 21 (5) 45 (26) 236 (30) 334
Deciduous and broadleaved forests (G) 81 (13) 6 (2) 33 (8) 10 (6) 469 (59) 542
Coniferous forests (Gc) 53 (9) 3 (1) 24 (6) 79
Riparian woodlands and shrublands (Gw) 140 (23) 43 (12) 183 (44) 112 (64) 569 (72) 728
Sparsely vegetated harsh habitats (H) 31 (5) 32 (9) 37 (9) 3 (2) 179 (23) 260
TOTAL 617 349 414 174 791

Totals represent the total number of species in each country and in each habitat. Percentages (in brackets) are calculated on the basis of the total number of plants in the last row. Empty cells denote that there are no alien species records but habitat category occurs in the region; dash (–) denotes that the habitat category is absent from the region.

For Australia details are given in Appendix S1 with habitat categories.