Mungi NA, Kaushik M, Mohanty NP, Rastogi R, Johnson JA, Qureshi Q (2019) Identifying knowledge gaps in the research and management of invasive species in India. Biologia 74 (6): 623-629
Highlights: We reviewed knowledge gaps in ecology and management of 21 high concern invasive species in India, and ranked them in priority: Prosopis juliflora, Chromolaena odoratum, Mikania micrantha, Parthenium hysteroporus, Mimosa diplotricha, Lantana camara, Eichhornia crassipes, Clarias gariepinus, Kappaphycus alvarezii, Salmo trutta fario, Senna tora, Oreochromis mossambicus, Ageratina adenophora, Ipomoea carnea, Cyprinus carpio, Hyptis suvavolence, Axis axis, Achatina fulica, Ageratum conyzoides, Xanthium strumarium, and Hoplobatrachus tigerinus. |
Rastogi, R., Qureshi, Q., Shrivastava, A., & Jhala, Y. V. (2023). Multiple invasions exert combined magnified effects on native plants, soil nutrients and alters the plant-herbivore interaction in dry tropical forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 531, 120781.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120781
Highlights: 1. We assess the impacts of two co-occurring invasive plants on native ecosystem parameters in a dry tropical forest. 2. Invasions led to a compositionally unique native plant assemblage, increased soil potassium and herbivory on native plants. 3. Co-occurring invasive plants largely reduced palatable plant richness and abundance. Additive impacts of multiple invasions were greater than individual impacts on native ecosystem parameters and herbivory. 4. The study indicates toward formation of an invasion-centric ecosystem. |
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