Invasion of Alien Angiosperm Species in Wetlands of Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary (SCSABS), Uttar Pradesh, India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2025/v151i8/170876Keywords:
Bird sanctuary, Wetland, Alien invasive species, Angiosperm, Conservation.Abstract
The expansion of invasive alien species in wetlands leads to a reduction in native plant diversity. Invasive weeds are also responsible for the shrinking of water bodies, and becoming a severe environmental problem. In this context, plant diversity of wetlands in the Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary (SCSABS), Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, was surveyed. Eighty five species of higher plants have been listed of which 71 were dicots followed by 14 monocots, belongs to 39 different families. Amarantheaceae is the dominant family with 7 species followed by Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Poaceae (6), Mimosaceae (5), Malvaceae (4), Convolvulaceae, Cyperaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Onagraceae, Solanaceae (3), Acanthaceae, Asclepidiaceae, Moraceae, Myrtaceae, Oxilidaceae, Pontederiaceae, Scrophularaceae, Tileaceae (2) and rest twenty families represented by only one species. The presence of Eichhornia crassipes, Typha angustata, Prosopis juliflora and Ipomoea carnea are considered as one of the most serious threat to the Shaheed Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird Sanctuary (SCSABS) wetland. A better planning in the form of early identification and reporting of identification and spread of noxious weeds is needed for their control.
References
Antonio C.M. and Hobbie S.E. (2005). Plant species effect on ecosystem processes. In: Sax D.F., Stachowicz J.J. and Gaines S.D. (eds.) Species invasions: insights from ecology, evolution and biogeography. Sunderland, M A, USA, 65-84.
C.B.D. (1992). Invasive Alien Species, Conservation on Biological Diversity. http://www.biodiv.org/programmes/crosscut‐ tings/Alien.
Claudi R. and Leach J.H. (1999). Non-indigenous Freshwater Organisms: Vectors, Biology, and Impacts. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, Florida.
Dukes J.S. and Mooney H.A. (2004). Disruption of ecosystem processes in western North America by invasive species. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 77: 411-437.
Duthie J.F. (1903-1929). Flora of Upper Gangetic Plain and Adjacent Siwalik and Sub-Himalayan Tracts. Vols 1-3. (Rep. 1994). Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
Harrison I.J. and Stiassny M.L.J. (1999). The Quiet Crisis: A Preliminary Listing of the Freshwater Fishes of the World that is Extinct or “Missing in Action”. Extinctions in Near Time. Kluwer Academic Publishers, MacPhee, New York, 271-331. IUCN.
Hooker J.D. (1872-1897). The Flora of British India. Vol. I-VII. Rep. 1994-2003. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun.
Khanna K.K. (2009). Invasive Alien Angiosperms of Uttar Pradesh. Biological Forum -An int. J., 1(2): 41-46
Mooney H.A. and Hobbs R.J. (2000). Invasive Species in a Changing World. Island Press, Washington DC.
Naithani B. (2024). Invasive Weeds of Meghalaya Forest and Environment Separtment, Meghalaya, Shillong.
Naithani B. Saha R. and Rasaily S.S. (2017). Study on Qualitative and Quantitative Survey of Invasive Species in Dehradun District. Uttarkhand Biodiversity Board, Deradun.
Negi P.S. and Hajra P.K. (2007). Alien Flora of Doon Valley. Curr. Sci., 92(7): 968-978.
Pant, H.M. and Sharma N. (2011). Invasive Alien Species: A Global Scenario. Res. J. Agri. Sci., 2(1): 180-184.
Sakai A.K., Allendorf F.W., Holt J.S., Lodge D.M., Molofsky J.K.A., Baughman S., Cabin R.J., Cohen J.E., Ellstrand N.C., McCauley D.E., O'Neil P., Parker I.M., Thompson J.N. and Weller S.G. (2001). The population biology of invasive species. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 32: 305-332.
Sala O.E., Chapin III F.S., Armesto J.J., Bloomfield J., Dirzo R., Huber-Sanwald E., Huenneke L.F., Jackson R.B., Kinzig A., Leemans R., Lodge D., Mooney H.A., Oesterheld M., Proff N.L. Sykes M.T., Walker B.H., Walker M. and Wall D.H. (2000). Global biodiversity scenarios for the year 2100. Science, 287: 1770-1774.
Sharma G.P., Singh J.S. and Raghubanshi A.S. (2005). Plant Invasions: Emerging Trends and Future Implications. Curr. Sci., 88(5): 726-734.
Singh A. (2011). Exotic Flora of Banaras Hindu University Main Campus, India. Journal of Ecology and the Natural Environment, 3(10): 337-343.
Tomar A., Singh H. and Singh V. (2008). Exotic element in the flora of Baghpat, District. Indian J. Forestry, 31(3): 463-471.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Unless otherwise stated, copyright or similar rights in all materials presented on the site, including graphical images, are owned by Indian Forester.
