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Challenges on Account of Invasive Alien Terrestrial Plants

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Plant invasion is a key contemporary issue in the community ecology owing to its outrageous economic and ecological repercussions. Alien plant species with competitive superiority establish, propagate, and eventually become invasive in the introduced ranges, whereby they cause considerable changes in the natural ecosystems. With an unprecedented expansion of trade, transportation, and tourism, the geographical patterns of species distribution are shifting more rapidly than ever. Successful plant invasions are an outcome of miscellaneous processes, modulated by the characteristics of introduced plant species, the composition of resident flora and fauna, presence/absence of natural enemies, and susceptibility of the invaded ecosystem. At present, naturalized alien plant species represent nearly 3.9% of the world’s total extant flora and 2.6% of India’s total vascular flora. Estimates suggest that one-sixth of the global geographical area, including the world’s major biodiversity hotspots, is susceptible to invasion. Coupled with natural and anthropogenic disturbances, invasive plant species can strongly influence the extinction trajectories of the native flora and fauna. Therefore, it is imperative to discuss the issue of plant invasion among conservation ecologists, so as to enhance the understanding of the phenomenon and its consequences, and to address the challenges associated with the management of invasive plant species.

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Amarpreet Kaur is thankful to NMHS, MoEF & CC, New Delhi for the financial assistance. Ravinder Kumar Kohli is thankful to the DST-SERB for JC Bose National Fellowship.

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Kaur, A., Batish, D.R., Kohli, R.K. (2022). Challenges on Account of Invasive Alien Terrestrial Plants. In: Kaur, S., Batish, D., Singh, H., Kohli, R. (eds) Biodiversity in India: Status, Issues and Challenges. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9777-7_19

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