Figure 2

Occupation index of the vegetation in plots as follows: (T1) native species without Periandra mediterranea and no invasion; (T2) native species plus P. mediterranea and no invasion; (T3) native species plus P. mediterranea and ≤50% invasion; (T4) native species plus P. mediterranea and >50% invasion. Means with different letters are significantly different according to Kruskal-Wallis and Nemenyi tests at 5% confidence level (p ≤ 0.05).