Alien plant invasion in the Indian Himalayan Region: state of knowledge and research priorities

R Pathak, VS Negi, RS Rawal, ID Bhatt - Biodiversity and Conservation, 2019 - Springer
Invasion by alien species is a global problem and forms one of the major drivers of global
change. The researches on plant invasion have grown rapidly across the globe since the …

Biology and management of the invasive weed Ageratina adenophora (Asteraceae): current state of knowledge and future research needs

AS Poudel, PK Jha, BB Shrestha… - Weed research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasion is increasing worldwide and the management of invasive species is
becoming an important priority for vegetation managers. Success of invasive species …

Biomass allocation and phenotypic plasticity are key elements of successful invasion of Parthenium hysterophorus at high elevation

S Rathee, M Ahmad, P Sharma, HP Singh… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In invasion ecology, hypothesis of an invasive species exhibiting enhanced performance in
the introduced range has been widely acknowledged. Examining the role of phenotypic …

Does phenological plasticity help or hinder range shifts under climate change?

MA Zettlemoyer, ML Peterson - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Climate warming is predicted to shift species' ranges as previously uninhabitable
environments just beyond the leading range edges become suitable habitat and trailing …

Trait plasticity: a key attribute in the invasion success of Ageratina adenophora in different forest types of Kumaun Himalaya, India

K Khatri, B Negi, K Bargali, SS Bargali - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Successful invasion of biological entities does not merely depend on the rigorous habitat
attributes of invaded regions, besides, the intrinsic traits of the invader species also play a …

Phenotypic variation in morphology and associated functional traits in Ageratina adenophora along an altitudinal gradient in Kumaun Himalaya, India

K Khatri, B Negi, K Bargali, SS Bargali - Biologia, 2023 - Springer
Biological invasion not only depends on the environmental characteristics of any region but
also on the fundamental characteristics of the invader species. Assessment of plant …

Lantana camara and Ageratina adenophora invasion alter the understory species composition and diversity of chir pine forest in central Himalaya, India

M Kumar, AK Verma, SC Garkoti - Acta Oecologica, 2020 - Elsevier
Plant invasion has been a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystem stability. In the present
study, we have estimated the effect of two invasive alien species, Lantana camara and …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of elevation and habitat on leaf and reproductive traits of Ageratina adenophora (Sprengel) King & Robinson

K Khatri, B Negi, K Bargali, SS Bargali - South African journal of botany, 2022 - Elsevier
Elevational gradients as well as habitat variability provide variation in environmental
conditions enabling plants to alter their functional traits with respect to their surroundings on …

Functional traits, growth patterns, and litter dynamics of invasive alien and co-occurring native shrub species of chir pine forest in the central Himalaya, India

M Kumar, SC Garkoti - Plant Ecology, 2021 - Springer
Across the continents, plant invasion is identified as one of the main threats to ecosystem
functioning and stability. The main objective of this research was to evaluate the differences …

Factors determining the invasion pattern of Ageratina adenophora Spreng. in Kumaun Himalaya India

B Negi, K Khatri, SS Bargali, K Bargali - Environmental and Experimental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Factors such as topography, soil composition, and nutrient availability significantly influence
the density patterns of Ageratina adenophora. Understanding these dynamics addresses a …