Patterns of understory invasion in invasive timber stands of a tropical sky island.

ABSTRACT: Current climate and land cover change threaten global mountaintops with increased spread of invasive species. Long-established plantations of invasive trees on these mountaintops can alter their surroundings, further increasing invader-facilitated invasion. Identifying the ecological conditions promoting such associations can help develop better management interventions. The Western Ghats's Shola Sky Islands (>1400 m MSL) host vast stretches of invasive tree plantations that sustain the colonization of other invasive woody, herbaceous, and fern species in their understories. Here, we analyzed vegetation and landscape variables from 232 systematically placed plots in randomly selected grids using non-metric multidimensional scaling and Phi coefficient approaches to examine patterns of assoc

SUBMITTER: Jobin V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10099487 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature