Ageratina adenophora invasion alters vegetation structure and soil properties in alder and oak forests in the central Himalayas, India

Environmental Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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Assessment of forest fragmentation in the sub-Himalayan region in Haryana state and adjoining area

Scottish Geographical Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 20

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Forest degradation poses a greater ecological threat than deforestation, with forest fragmentation being key concern. Fragmentation breaks vast tracts into smaller, isolated patches, jeopardizing biodiversity. A study in Haryana's sub-Himalayan region analysed using satellite data from Landsat-7 ETM+ (2001) and Landsat-8 OLI (2021). Geospatial methods, employing tools like QGIS, ArcGIS, FRAGSTAT, evaluated landscape metrics dynamics. Over 20 years, area significantly declined, particularly large core regions. Paradoxically, while the largest patch index mean increased, overall decreased. This trend reflects loss of smaller patches to non-forest land uses rather recovery, resulting more uniform sizes. The reveals growing posed by shrinking areas expanding scrubland, endangering local These findings emphasize need for conservation policies addressing land-use transitions protection. By integrating land-cover analysis, research sheds light on complex dynamics fragmentation, offering valuable insights conservation.

Language: Английский

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Differential rhizosphere soil nutrient use strategy of invasive and native shrub species in oak, pine, and oak-pine mixed forest ecosystems of the Himalaya

Rhizosphere, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 101021 - 101021

Published: Feb. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Floristic composition and diversity in Lantana camara L. invaded forest zones of Kumaun Himalaya, India

Vegetos, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 8, 2025

Language: Английский

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