The woody plants were initially introduced for ornamental and economic purposes around
the globe, however a number of trees and shrubs now have occupied vast areas thus …

Recognizing the array of effects that invasive alien species have, documenting their status
from biodiversity rich regions has been much emphasized. Lack of such studies is a major …

Biodiversity inventories unravel insightful taxonomic and biogeographic patterns that
provide valuable inputs in guiding conservation practices and policymaking. Here we …

Alien plant species have captured attention of the scientific community, ecologists, and
environmentalists throughout the world. Like other regions, the Himalayan region is also …

Documenting the biodiversity of protected areas and reserve forests is important to
researchers, academicians and forest departments in their efforts to establish policies to …

The present study has explored the first authentic catalogue of the alien flora of the foot
Himalayan hilly region along with their diversity, uses, various ecological aspects and …

Abstract The Kashmir Himalaya, known for its indigenous and endemic flora, also provides
home to a large number of exotic plants, which exhibit a wide taxonomical and distributional …

Protected areas (PAs) hold pivotal importance as repositories of biodiversity, especially for
some flagship species of high conservation priority. The growing threat of biological …

Woody plant diversity of Doon Valley in outer Himalaya is represented by 674 taxa, 92
families and 368 genera. Total taxa include 591 trees, 35 shrubs, 12 climbers, 15 palms and …

Qualitative field surveys were conducted to record the woody plant (tree, shrub, and liana)
wealth in Karumpuliyuthu Hill, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu. All the recorded species were …