Thank you so much for this. The second example will help me a lot. However I still have the question to answer, is there a connection with the spread of Lantana due to Climate Change?
regds, Marianne On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 6:47 PM, Satya Prakash <spme...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Though research studies are needed at large on the impacts of invasive > species on local/ native flora but here you could find few examples to carry > out work on this aspect. > > First, Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India > We all know about the world heritage site wher Prosopis juliflora was > dominant invasive species along with Water Hyacinth. In 2007, KNP Forest > Department started uprooting of this invasive species. The earlier species > are well documented in the work of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), > Mumbai. Today one could see the revival of native flora specially Salvadora > & Acacia spp. > > You can compare the flora before invasion of Prosopis juliflora, at the > time of P. juliflora and after its removal. Research work could be > referenced in your work which is readily available with KNP Forest > Department &/or BNHS. > > Second, Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Sirohi, Rajasthan, India > Here you could find the well documented literature on plantation of exotic > species specially Eucalyptus and Lantana. Though studies on impact of > plantation of these species are lacking but on the basis of the availability > of the herbs (which are mainly collected by local people from very past) > could be assessed. > > Will give you one example of the impact - Species of Carrissa, Rosa and > many aquatic species of medicinal value were now no more to see on the table > land of the Abu Hills which were once common on this part of hills. Human > settlements are mainly on this table land. Further, expansion of the Lantana > is taking place through out the hills. Seeds of Lantana are dispersed by the > droppings of Bulbul (very common bird) and Sloth Bear (common mammal) in > core areas of hills. > > The aquatic bodies (pictures from archives) which were once full of local > vegetation are now either dried or even lost their existence. One could > easily see monoculture Eucalyptus in those aquatic bodies. > > Regards > > Satya Prakash Mehra > Advisor - RSNH & Manger - Project Boond > Rajasthan, India > > --- On *Sun, 1/8/10, Marianne de Nazareth <mde.nazar...@gmail.com>* wrote: > > > From: Marianne de Nazareth <mde.nazar...@gmail.com> > Subject: [efloraofindia:43083] Any research on this among the group? > To: "indiantreepix" <indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> > Date: Sunday, 1 August, 2010, 5:18 PM > > > > Dear all, > > > "Invasive plants can affect community structure and > ecosystem processes in various ways. One of the ways in which an invasive > plant can impact ecosystem functioning is by disrupting native > plant-pollinator interactions,." says a researcher from Bangalore. > > Recently I have seen a massive growth of an invasive plant Lantana camara > in Hoskote on the outskirts of Bangalore. Does any one in the group have any > research findings that can bind this explosion of the Lantana to Climate > Change. I am interested in working a story on this but I do not have > scientific proof to support this phenomenon. > > regds, > > Marianne > > -- > Fellow with UNFCCC, UNEP & Robert Bosch Stiftung > Former Asst Editor- The Deccan Herald > Freelance Journalist > Adjunct faculty St. Joseph's College & COMMITS > http://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/ > > > > > -- Fellow with UNFCCC, UNEP & Robert Bosch Stiftung Former Asst Editor- The Deccan Herald Freelance Journalist Adjunct faculty St. Joseph's College & COMMITS http://mariannedenazareth.blogspot.com/
