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This stage is particularly important, as invasive species tend to quickly occupy sensitive areas, reducing biological diversity and altering habitat structure.<\/p>\n<p>Once the invasive species control phase was completed, carefully selected native and endemic species were planted, including species that structure the habitats present in the area where the work was carried out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/en\/news\/life-ip-azores-natura-removes-invasive-species-from-caldeira-branca-on-the-island-of-flores\/20251205_142812-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24665\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142812-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142812-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142812-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142812.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/en\/news\/life-ip-azores-natura-removes-invasive-species-from-caldeira-branca-on-the-island-of-flores\/20251205_142845-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-24663\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142845-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142845-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142845-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lifeazoresnatura.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20251205_142845.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":24661,"template":"","class_list":["post-24672","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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