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Plant invasion researches in India: how long do we have to wait for appropriate management options?
Ankita Pandey; Sharma, G. P.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2013, 104, 4, pp 408-409, 3 ref. This paper reports the progress of plant invasion research in India and how it is evolving in terms of the stages of plant invasion process (comprising introduction-establishment-naturalization-invasion sucess continuum) in the last two decades. It addres...
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Ambrosia psilostachya DC (Asteraceae) - a new record but a potential threat to Indian flora.
Prasad, T. V. R.; Rao, R. R.; Sanjay, M. T.; Sharma, R. A.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2013, 104, 3, pp 294-296, 12 ref. This paper reports a new weed, with leaves similar to Parthenium hysterophorus but with substantial differences in inflorescence and flower, observed in the fields in Muniyur, Karnataka, India, covering the entire ground replacing grasses and other broadl...
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Shola habitats on sky islands: status of research on montane forests and grasslands in southern India.
Robin, V. V.; Nandini, R.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 103, 12, pp 1427-1437, 136 ref. The Shola habitat on the high elevation sky islands of the Western Ghats in southern India is a unique habitat. Although this habitat hosts a disproportionately high level of endemism and is threatened by anthropogenic modifications, it has received littl...
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Invasion and abundance of reef-inhabiting fishes in the Vellar estuary, southeast coast of India, especially the lionfish Pterois volitans linnaeus.
Prakash, S.; Balamurugan, J.; Kumar, T. T. A.; Balasubramanian, T.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 103, 8, pp 941-944, 16 ref. Invasion of lionfish Pterois volitans and other reef fishes in the Vellar estuary, Parangipettai (lat. 11°29′N, long. 79°46′E) southeast coast of India, is a cause of concern as it may affect the local fishing communities and the estuarine ecological cond...
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Commercial revegetation of Kappaphycus alvarezii along Indian seas.
Satheesh, S.; Kitto, M. R.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 103, 8, pp 875-876, 10 ref. This paper briefly discusses the commercial cultivation of Kappaphycus alvarezii and its possible impact on the aquatic environment, including native flora, coral species and epifauna, along Indian seas.
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Efficacy of interdisciplinary research.
Rajagopal, V.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 103, 5, pp 465, 7 ref. This paper describes the geographical distribution and habitats of Eremostachys superba, a species used locally for medicinal purposes. Data on Eremostachys superba is now available from a total of 8 localities, of which the maximum is from Jammu and Kash...
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Acacia dealbata Link. (Silver Wattle), an invasive species growing in high altitudes of the Himalaya.
Bhat, J. A.; Munesh Kumar; Negi, A. K.; Todaria, N. P.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 103, 2, pp 130, 8 ref. This paper focuses on the risks posed by the invasion of Acacia dealbata, an invasive alien species, in high altitudes of the Himalaya (India). Difficulties encountered in the control of this invasive species are discussed and the role of global warming i...
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Impact of climate change on weeds in the rice-wheat cropping system.
Gulshan Mahajan; Samunder Singh; Chauhan, B. S.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 102, 9, pp 1254-1255, 18 ref. In this paper, the likely effect of climate change (such as change in atmospheric CO2, rain and temperature) on the competitivenes of major weeds of the rice-wheat cropping system in northwest India, and the consequences of changing climate and weed commu...
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Can the distribution of sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) shift in the northeastern direction in India due to changing climate?
Chitale, V. S.; Behera, M. D.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 102, 8, pp 1126-1135, 48 ref. Sal (Shorea robusta Gaertn. f.) is a dominant tree species, whose natural range lies between 20-32°N lat. and 75-95°E long., is spread across 10 million ha in India. Species distribution models predict the species geographic ranges from occurrence records...
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The 'living fossil' shola plant community is under threat in upper Nilgiris.
Jose, F. C.; Current Science Association, Bangalore, India, Current Science, 2012, 102, 8, pp 1091-1092, 8 ref. This paper reveals that the most dominant tree species (Syzygium calophyllifolium) in the upper sholas of the Nilgiris is heavily infested by the invasive exotic weed Passiflora mollissima, with occasional death of the shola tree. Even though a number of ...
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