Ecological Restoration of Lantana-Invaded Landscapes in Corbett Tiger Reserve, India

Babu, Suresh; Love, A.; Babu, C. R.

doi:10.3368/er.27.4.467

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“…Typically, accidently introduced species such as Chromolaena, and Lantana, are likely to cause economic and environmental harm (e.g. Babu et al 2009;McWilliam 2000). However, their use can also be widely observed in rural areas (e.g.…”

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Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers’ perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Kumar

Scarborough

Subedi

et al. 2012

Journal for Nature Conservation

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Section: Study Sites and Methodsmentioning

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Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers’ perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Kumar

Scarborough

Subedi

et al. 2012

Journal for Nature Conservation

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“…In a common garden experiment we found the germination success of lantana to be only 12% under ambient shade conditions (G. R., unpublished data). Even though low germination rates could be offset by high propagule pressure – up to 1.2 million seeds per hectare [33] – increasing lantana density in the same cell is most likely due to its coppicing ability on being top-killed (due to fire or mechanical injury) or due to vegetative propagation [34].…”

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“…Worldwide, diverse control measures (physical, chemical and biological) have been largely unsuccessful in effectively curtailing the spread of lantana [43]. Traditional control methods often involve the removal of above-ground lantana biomass or burning which are temporarily effective, but result in profuse coppicing post-rain; uprooting lantana or damaging its coppicing meristem is a more effective control measure [33]. Understanding the varying environmental factors that influence the process of invasion in different ways may aid managers to determine suitable times of the year, season or phase of invasion that could be potentially managed.…”

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Long-Term Environmental Correlates of Invasion by Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest

Ramaswami

2013

PLoS ONE

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Invasive species, local plant communities and invaded ecosystems change over space and time. Quantifying this change may lead to a better understanding of the ecology and the effective management of invasive species. We used data on density of the highly invasive shrub Lantana camara (lantana) for the period 1990–2008 from a 50 ha permanent plot in a seasonally dry tropical forest of Mudumalai in southern India. We used a cumulative link mixed-effects regression approach to model the transition of lantana from one qualitative density state to another as a function of biotic factors such as indicators of competition from local species (lantana itself, perennial grasses, invasive Chromolaena odorata, the native shrub Helicteres isora and basal area of native trees) and abiotic factors such as fire frequency, inter-annual variability of rainfall and relative soil moisture. The density of lantana increased substantially during the study period. Lantana density was negatively associated with the density of H. isora, positively associated with basal area of native trees, but not affected by the presence of grasses or other invasive species. In the absence of fire, lantana density increased with increasing rainfall. When fires occurred, transitions to higher densities occurred at low rainfall values. In drier regions, lantana changed from low to high density as rainfall increased while in wetter regions of the plot, lantana persisted in the dense category irrespective of rainfall. Lantana seems to effectively utilize resources distributed in space and time to its advantage, thus outcompeting local species and maintaining a population that is not yet self-limiting. High-risk areas and years could potentially be identified based on inferences from this study for facilitating management of lantana in tropical dry forests.

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“…Rapid spread and colonization by invasive species is regarded as a major cause of global biodiversity depletion [6]. Lantana camara, being regarded as one of the most successful invaders in India is often seen as a contemptible threat to native biodiversity [7][8] [9][10] [11]. Lantana was introduced to India by the British in 1809 as an ornamental plant [12][13] [14].…”

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A network theoretic study of potential invasion and spread of Lantana camara in a part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, India

Upadhyay

Mondal

Pathak

et al. 2019

Ecological Complexity

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Ecological Restoration of Lantana-Invaded Landscapes in Corbett Tiger Reserve, India

Cited by 54 publications

References 17 publications

Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers’ perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Invasive plants – Do they devastate or diversify rural livelihoods? Rural farmers’ perception of three invasive plants in Nepal

Long-Term Environmental Correlates of Invasion by Lantana camara (Verbenaceae) in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest

A network theoretic study of potential invasion and spread of Lantana camara in a part of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, India

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