The potential of natural succession to restore degraded areas of a Ugandan rainforest dominated by the exotic paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera (L.) L'Hér. ex Vent

Olupot, William

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119861

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“…As in the case of B. papyrifera , whose spread in this reserve has been shown to be facilitated by human disturbance (Olupot, 2022; Olupot & Isabirye‐Basuta, 2022), results from this study have shown that human disturbances promote all the species determined to be invasive. Therefore, the passive action of controlling human disturbance is important.…”

Section: Conclusion and Recommendationssupporting

confidence: 54%

“…First, the observations are from a protected area. Available reports from countries in which the species have been reported as invasive do not consistently distinguish sites as protected or unprotected, and if protected whether forest or sa- As in the case of B. papyrifera, whose spread in this reserve has been shown to be facilitated by human disturbance (Olupot, 2022;Olupot & Isabirye-Basuta, 2022), results from this study have shown that human disturbances promote all the species determined to be invasive. Therefore, the passive action of controlling human disturbance is important.…”

Section: Con Clus Ion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 60%

“…Most of the formerly disturbed sites are currently dominated by the paper mulberry ( Broussonetia papyrifera [L.] Vent.) (Olupot, 2022; Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, 2017), an invasive exotic species which has been a focus of various studies in relation to its impact on native species regeneration (Olupot, 2022; Olupot & Isabirye‐Basuta, 2022; Stoderegger, 2018; Yamungu, 2020). Ongoing illegal timber and non‐timber forest product harvesting are a major concern (Olupot, 2022; Olupot & Isabirye‐Basuta, 2016; Olupot & Sande, 2019; Sande et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…(Olupot, 2022; Uganda Ministry of Water and Environment, 2017), an invasive exotic species which has been a focus of various studies in relation to its impact on native species regeneration (Olupot, 2022; Olupot & Isabirye‐Basuta, 2022; Stoderegger, 2018; Yamungu, 2020). Ongoing illegal timber and non‐timber forest product harvesting are a major concern (Olupot, 2022; Olupot & Isabirye‐Basuta, 2016; Olupot & Sande, 2019; Sande et al, 2020). Because the invasiveness of B. papyrifera is well known (Morgan et al, 2019), this study focused on additional woody exotic species.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The reserve is situated between 0′24′-0′35′N and 32′52′-33′07′E (Uganda Forest Department, 1996). The study is one in a series currently being undertaken to determine and address the restoration needs of the reserve (Olupot, 2021(Olupot, , 2022Olupot & Isabirye-Basuta, 2022;Olupot & Sande, 2019). The main block of this reserve occupies an area of approximately 300 km 2 .…”

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confidence: 99%

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Undocumented invasive exotic woody plants of Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda

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Invasive exotic species are problematic to biodiversity conservation. However, the knowledge of exotic invaders in tropical forests remains limited. Lessons from sites elsewhere suggest that the problem could be worse than is known. To increase our understanding of this problem, we surveyed exotic woody plants in Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda. The site has a long history of anthropogenic disturbance.Seven woody exotic species were encountered, three of which had population structures indicative of invasiveness and distributions suggestive of the early stages of invasion. One of these species Senna spectabilis (DC.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby was localised to an 8.6 ha site north of the reserve. Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels occurred mainly in an 8.7 ha patch south of the reserve, while Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.was more widely distributed. T. superba has been reported to be invasive in two other countries, but it is not yet clear whether or not the reported invasions are occurring in protected forests. A. heterophyllus is reported to be invasive in various countries, yet rarely quantitatively demonstrated outside the Brazilian Atlantic forests. S. spectabilis

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Section: Conclusion and Recommendationssupporting

confidence: 54%

Section: Con Clus Ion and Recommendationsmentioning

confidence: 60%