Forest Research: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2168-9776
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ISSN: 2168-9776
+44 1300 500008
Technische Universität Dresden, 01737, Dresden, Germany
She is currently working on the in-depth analysis of forest-water relations. With the focus on ecohydrology, she is studying the benefits of green space in supplying atmospheric water.
Research Article
Impact of Invasive Alien Plant Species removal in the Forest Management: Findings from Terai and Mid-Hills of Nepal
Author(s): Kishor Prasad Bhatta*, Menaka Pant Neupane, Anisha Aryal and Sujan Khanal
Invasive Alien Plant Species (IAPS) are major threat to the earth’s plant biodiversity. With the rapid expansion
of IAPS in Nepal, the techniques of using IAPS in form of charcoal have derived profound benefit to the forest
condition. This study aims to analyse the effect of removal of IAPS on forest management in terms of plant diversity
at regeneration level. In addition, the impact on the species richness, species evenness and stand density was also
studied for three community forests representing different physiographic zones of Nepal. Each forest was divided
into two blocks- treatment applied block and control block with size of 20 ha each. Treatment block represented the
IAPS removed forest area while control block represented forest area with no intervention. The study was conducted
using stratified random sampling. Forest inventory with nested circul.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2168-9776.21.10.254