scholarly journals Lantana Camara and Butterfly Abundance in an Urban Landscape: Benefits for Conservation or Species Invasion?

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-328
Author(s):  
Swarnali Mukherjee ◽  
Soumyajit Banerjee ◽  
Parthiba Basu ◽  
GoutamK. Saha ◽  
Gautam Aditya
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Function Analysis ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Butterfly Species ◽  
Flowering Pattern ◽  
Rural Sites

Abstract Urban landscapes host a range of diverse plants that, in turn, facilitate maintenance of different species of pollinators, including butterflies. In this context, the importance of Lantana camara, an invasive plant species, was assessed highlighting its role in maintenance of butterfly diversity, using Kolkata, India as a study area. Initial study revealed consistent presence of L. camara in both urban and rural sites with at least 25 different butterfly species association. The proportional relative load and the preferences of butterfly species for the each plant species were inclined towards L. camara. Irrespective of the sites, the diurnal and seasonal variations in the butterfly species abundance varied with the flowering pattern of L. camara. A positive correlation of different butterfly species with the flowering time and number of L. camara was for all the sites. The segregation of the L. camara associated butterfly species was made following discriminant function analysis using the extent of flower density of L. camara as explanatory variable. Despite being an invasive species, it is apparent that L. camara can be a prospective host plant that facilitates sustenance of butterflies in both urban and rural sites. Thus, existence of L. camara in urban gardens and forests may prove beneficial in sustenance of the butterflies.

scholarly journals Allelopathy of Lantana camara as an Invasive Plant

Plants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1028
Author(s):  
Hisashi Kato-Noguchi ◽  
Denny Kurniadie
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Rhizosphere Soil ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
Regeneration Process ◽  
Living Plant ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Indigenous Plant ◽  
Noxious Weed

Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) is native to tropical America and has been introduced into many other countries as an ornamental and hedge plant. The species has been spreading quickly and has naturalized in more than 60 countries as an invasive noxious weed. It is considered to be one of the world’s 100 worst alien species. L. camara often forms dense monospecies stands through the interruption of the regeneration process of indigenous plant species. Allelopathy of L. camara has been reported to play a crucial role in its invasiveness. The extracts, essential oil, leachates, residues, and rhizosphere soil of L. camara suppressed the germination and growth of other plant species. Several allelochemicals, such as phenolic compounds, sesquiterpenes, triterpenes, and a flavonoid, were identified in the extracts, essential oil, residues, and rhizosphere soil of L. camara. The evidence also suggests that some of those allelochemicals in L. camara are probably released into the rhizosphere soil under the canopy and neighboring environments during the decomposition process of the residues and as leachates and volatile compounds from living plant parts of L. camara. The released allelochemicals may suppress the regeneration process of indigenous plant species by decreasing their germination and seedling growth and increasing their mortality. Therefore, the allelopathic property of L. camara may support its invasive potential and formation of dense monospecies stands.

scholarly journals Impact of invasive alien plant species, Lantana camara, on the species composition, richness and evenness of invaded plant communities in Sidama, Gamogofa and Gedio Zones, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amare Seifu Assefa ◽  
Ermias Lulekal Molla
Keyword(s):  
Species Diversity ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Communities ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Invasive Alien Plant ◽  
Plant Families ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Invasive alien species represent one of the major threats to biodiversity and all economic sectors. Lantana camara has been ranked as the highest impacting invasive plant species in the study areas. However, its impact on diversity and composition of invaded plant communities has not been well studied. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the impact of Lantana camara on species diversity and composition of invaded plant communities in the study areas. A total of 120, 10m X 10m plots were sampled so as to examine its effects of invasions on the species diversity and composition of invaded communities. A total of 109 species were found in the non-invaded areas as compared to 56 in the invaded areas. The number of species decreased by 48.6% in Lantana camara invaded areas as compared to the control. The mean evenness values of the entire invaded sampled study site and that of the control were 0.24 and 0.81 respectively. Thus, the heterogeneity of the invaded study sites was reduced by 57%. The number of plant families was 44 in the control areas in contrast to only 30 in the invaded areas. The number of plant families decreased by 31.8% in the invaded areas as compared to the control. Therefore, it was noted that Lantana camara has a serious impact on plant diversity hence the finding calls for an urgent management and control strategy against the spread of Lantana camara so as to save the ongoing threat to biodiversity.

The association between invasive Lantana camara and seedlings/saplings of a plant community in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, India

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 551-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaius Wilson ◽  
Ajay A. Desai ◽  
Dalice A. Sim ◽  
Monica A. M. Gruber ◽  
Philip J. Lester
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Deciduous Forest ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Major Effect ◽  
Lantana Camara ◽  
Species Assemblage ◽  
Grass Cover ◽  
Environmental Covariates ◽  
Dry Deciduous Forest

Abstract:We examined changes in a community of seedlings/saplings 10–150 cm tall associated with the presence of a widely invasive plant, Lantana camara and environmental covariates along 67 randomly located transects, in Mudumalai, India. We compared plant species assemblage and grass cover in L. camara-invaded and uninvaded plots in three habitats. Multivariate analyses revealed a significant association of all environmental covariates with plant species assemblage. Pairwise tests indicated that L. camara was significantly associated with changes in plant species assemblage and grass cover within the moist and dry deciduous forest, but not in the thorn forest. The relationship between L. camara and that of elephant browse plants varied with species. A linear regression analysis indicated that L. camara invasion was the only significant predictor of grass occupancy. Our results indicate that in addition to other factors, L. camara was associated with altering plant species assemblage, some elephant browse plants and grass cover in the moist and dry deciduous forest. It appears that L. camara can have a major effect on diversity within this reserve, but whether this effect is by L. camara driving the change or being associated with other habitat change requires further experimental evidence.

scholarly journals Anuran diversity in urban and rural zones of the Itacoatiara municipality, central Amazonia, Brazil

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 122-130
Author(s):  
Marcelo MENIN ◽  
Rafaela Fernanda Batista FERREIRA ◽  
Izomar Barbosa MELO ◽  
Marcelo GORDO ◽  
Gustavo Yomar HATTORI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Urban Forest ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Forest Fragments ◽  
Terra Firme ◽  
Habitat Mosaics ◽  
Central Amazonia ◽  
Rural Sites ◽  
Urban Sites

ABSTRACT Few studies in the Amazon region have evaluated anuran diversity in urban forest fragments or in areas with differing degrees of anthropogenic impact. We determined the composition and abundance of the anurofauna in urban and rural sites within the municipality of Itacoatiara in central Amazonia, Brazil. Specimens were sampled from January 2012 to May 2013 in 10 urban sites and five rural sites. A total of 1,538 anurans (930 in rural sites and 608 in urban sites) were recorded, belonging to 29 species in five families. Species richness was higher in rural sites, with 10 exclusive species. All species found in urban sites were also found in rural sites, however, species abundance varied considerably between the habitats. Sampling- and individual-based rarefaction curves showed a tendency toward stabilization of species richness only in the urban sites. We concluded that the anuran assemblages in the urban sites are depauperate due to the absence of many species associated to pristine terra firme or várzea and igapó forests. Habitat loss and quality degradation in urban landscapes are the main factors threatening amphibian diversity. The anuran assemblages in our study areas were similar to those recorded in other Amazonian habitats. Conservation measures involving anurans in this region should consider the preservation of habitat mosaics, including both pristine terra firme, várzea and igapó forests.

scholarly journals Invasion landscapes as social‐ecological systems: Role of social factors in invasive plant species control

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Yletyinen ◽  
George L. W. Perry ◽  
Olivia R. Burge ◽  
Norman W. H. Mason ◽  
Philip Stahlmann‐Brown
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Invasive Plant ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Invasive Plant Species ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological
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