Data synthesis for biodiversity science: a database on plant diversity of the Indian Himalayan Region

Biodiversity and Conservation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Cushions serve as conservation refuges for the Himalayan alpine plant diversity: Implications for nature-based environmental management

Journal of Environmental Management, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 359, С. 120995 - 120995

Опубликована: Апрель 30, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Impact of climate change on the Himalayan alpine treeline vegetation

Heliyon, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 10(23), С. e40797 - e40797

Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Conservation Challenges and Adaptation Strategies for Indian Himalayan Biodiversity in a Changing Climate

Environmental science and engineering, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 179 - 224

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025

Язык: 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.

Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 125864 - 125864

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Advancements in ecological niche models for forest adaptation to climate change: a comprehensive review

Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 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.

Язык: Английский

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Alien flora of the Himalayan highlands: naturalised and invasive plants in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India

Biological Invasions, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 27(4)

Опубликована: Апрель 1, 2025

Язык: Английский

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Altitudinal gradients shaping tree diversity and regeneration dynamics in mountainous ecosystems

BMC Plant Biology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 25(1)

Опубликована: Май 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.

Язык: Английский

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Meeting Linnean, Wallacean, and Darwinian shortfalls in global biodiversity hotspots: A model study from the Indian Himalayan Region

Ecological Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 3, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Alien Flora of the Himalayan Highlands: Naturalised and Invasive Plants in the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh, India

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2024

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.

Язык: Английский

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