Ecology and Use of Lantana camara in India
| Autor: | Rakesh K. Maikhuri, Subrat Sharma, Ram C. Prasad, Lok Man S. Palni, Subash C.R. Vishvakarma, Girish C. S. Negi, S. S. Samant |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Biomass (ecology) Resistance (ecology) biology Ecology Lantana camara Biodiversity Lantana Plant Science biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Ecosystem services Plant ecology Geography Landscape ecology Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | The Botanical Review. 85:109-130 |
| ISSN: | 1874-9372 0006-8101 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12229-019-09209-8 |
| Popis: | In the Indian sub-continent Lantana has invaded vast tracts of dry-moist forests and other culturable wastelands, and has potentially altered biodiversity, landscape ecology and ecosystem services. It has invaded most Indian pasture lands (13.2 million ha) besides forest and fallow areas, and the cost of its control is estimated at US$ 70 per ha. This invasive weed stands out because of its rapid spread, intensity of infestation, allelopathy, opportunistic growth behaviour, reproductive biology traits and tenacious resistance to cutting and burning. This paper reviews the current knowledge on L. camara with particular focus on its ecological attributes such as biomass productivity, reproductive biology, invasiveness, allelopathy, eradication measures and economic uses reported from India. Based on the literature review it can be pointed out that the positive impacts and economic uses of Lantana outweigh its negative impacts and require further studies on cost-benefit considerations for decision making for its eradication and management. |
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