Local inventories for effective management of alien species: insights from the alien flora of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, India DOI
Shabir A. Zargar, Zafar A. Reshi, Aijaz Hassan Ganie

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Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 197(1)

Published: Dec. 26, 2024

Language: Английский

Data synthesis for biodiversity science: a database on plant diversity of the Indian Himalayan Region DOI
Sajad Ahmad Wani, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo,

Nowsheena Zaffar

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Biodiversity and Conservation, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Jan. 23, 2024

Language: Английский

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Cushions serve as conservation refuges for the Himalayan alpine plant diversity: Implications for nature-based environmental management DOI
Bilal A. Rasray, Rameez Ahmad, Showkeen A. Lone

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Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 359, P. 120995 - 120995

Published: April 30, 2024

Language: Английский

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Impact of climate change on the Himalayan alpine treeline vegetation DOI Creative Commons
Sandeep Kumar, Vinod Prasad Khanduri

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(23), P. e40797 - e40797

Published: Nov. 29, 2024

Language: Английский

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Conservation Challenges and Adaptation Strategies for Indian Himalayan Biodiversity in a Changing Climate DOI
Tridipa Biswas,

Sivaranjani Subramanian,

Rajashekhar Niyogi

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Environmental science and engineering, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 179 - 224

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Urban green spaces as reservoirs of exotic plant species with invasion risk: A case study on the ornamental flora of Nairobi City, Kenya. DOI

Calvince R. Kawawa Abonyo,

Ayub M. O. Oduor

Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 125864 - 125864

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Advancements in ecological niche models for forest adaptation to climate change: a comprehensive review DOI Creative Commons
Wenhuan Xu, Dawei Luo, Kate Peterson

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Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 3, 2025

ABSTRACT Climate change poses significant challenges to the health and functions of forest ecosystems. Ecological niche models have emerged as crucial tools for understanding impact climate on forests at population, species, ecosystem levels. These also play a pivotal role in developing adaptive conservation management strategies. Recent advancements model development led enhanced prediction accuracy broadened applications models, driven using high‐quality data, improved algorithms, application landscape genomic information. In this review, we start by elucidating concept rationale behind context forestry adaptation change. We then provide an overview occurrence‐based, trait‐based, genomics‐based contributing more comprehensive species responses addition, summarize findings from 338 studies highlight progress made tree including data sources, future scenarios used diverse applications. To assist researchers practitioners, exemplar set accompanying source code tutorial, demonstrating integration population genetics into models. This paper aims concise yet continuous refinements serving valuable resource effectively addressing posed changing climate.

Language: Английский

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Alien flora of the Himalayan highlands: naturalised and invasive plants in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India DOI
Shabir A. Zargar, Rayees A. Malik, Anzar Ahmad Khuroo

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Biological Invasions, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 27(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Altitudinal gradients shaping tree diversity and regeneration dynamics in mountainous ecosystems DOI Creative Commons
Syed Waseem Gillani, Mushtaq Ahmad, Muhammad Manzoor

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BMC Plant Biology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 25(1)

Published: May 16, 2025

Himalayan forests are crucial for ecological roles but face threats from natural and human factors. This study examines tree diversity, regeneration patterns, human-induced in the Kashmir Western Himalayas. We use indices multivariate analysis to investigate species richness, composition shifts, impact of ongoing anthropogenic on forest ecosystems. Vegetation sampling was conducted at 45 sites Himalayas, elevations 600 3600 m. Data were collected using quadrat methods. To composition, influences, statistical analyses such as Shannon Simpson indices, Non-metric multidimensional scaling (nMDS), Principal Component Analysis (PCA), Canonical Correspondence (CCA), regression models performed R software OriginPro. A total 33 recorded different zones: temperate zone had most (22), followed by subtropical (16) subalpine (7). The highest index (2.15 ± 0.24) (0.86 0.03), while lowest (0.48 0.20). evenness (0.95 0.04). PCA showed that PC1 explained 37.2% variation PC2 14.9%. Human-induced disturbances significant drivers particularly zones, accounting 11% variation. Picea smithiana density (615.62 individuals per hectare). indicated a quadratic relationship between DBH (R² values 0.66641 0.92089). Regeneration patterns varied: Pinus roxburghii high seedling zone, Abies pindrow wallichiana regenerated well recruitment limited zone. Elevation significantly influences diversity factors shape composition. Anthropogenic activities notably affect especially lower elevations, thereby threatening ecosystem resilience. emphasizes necessity sustainable management practices mitigate impacts promote regeneration, zones.

Language: Английский

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Meeting Linnean, Wallacean, and Darwinian shortfalls in global biodiversity hotspots: A model study from the Indian Himalayan Region DOI
Sajad Ahmad Wani, Muzamil Ahmad Mugal, Firdous Ahmad Dar

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Ecological Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 3, 2024

Language: Английский

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Alien Flora of the Himalayan Highlands: Naturalised and Invasive Plants in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India DOI Creative Commons
Shabir A. Zargar, Rayees A. Malik,

Anzar Ahmad Khuroo

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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Aug. 19, 2024

Abstract Biological invasions pose a significant threat to sustenance of biodiversity and ecosystem services, with their incidence expected rise due globalization climate change. Regional inventories alien species are important for monitoring managing the biological invasions, particularly in world’s mountains which till recently were immune but increasingly becoming vulnerable invasive species. This study presents first comprehensive inventory status assessment flora Ladakh – remote unique biogeographic region Indian Trans-Himalaya. Based on field data collected from 2018 2023, we provide taxonomic composition Ladakh, including information invasion (cultivated, naturalized invasive), affiliation, habitat life-form characteristics, pathways introduction. In total, recorded 104 plant species, accounting ∼ 5.7% region's flora. Of these, 24 under cultivation, while remaining 80 aliens growing wild, 52 28 invasive. The most species-rich families Asteraceae (20 species), Amaranthaceae (12 Poaceae (7 Salicaceae (6 Fabaceae (5 species). Most native temperate Asia (34 followed by Europe (30 primarily colonize human-dominated habitats, such as roadsides agricultural fields. Additionally, found that elevational distribution richness exhibits unimodal hump-shaped pattern, highest number (73 species) occurring between 2600–3000 meters. width maximum elevation was positively correlated region. an era rising risks change rapid land-use transformation Himalayan highlands, this will foster further research, inform early eradication, guide pro-active management region, lessons environments elsewhere.

Language: Английский

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