Research Article | Published: 01 December 2010

Population size of a weed, Lantana Camara L. in the understorey of teak forests of Anaimalais, Western Ghats as influenced by upper canopy cover

S. Paulsamy, S. Padmavathy, S. Thangaraj Pannerselvam and D. Senthilkumar

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 33 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 541-544 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-D587U0 | Cite this article

Abstract

The population dynamics of Lantana camera, an exotic weed, was studied over a period of 25 months on annual basis along a disturbance gradient in Teak forest of Topslip, Western Ghats. Both the natality and mortality of the weed were increased along with the increase in the level of disturbance in the studied Teak forests. The natality rate was higher (116.67%) in the degraded forest without tree canopy during the year 1997-1998 and it was lower (42.31%) in undisturbed Teak forests. In the similar fashion, the per cent mortality of the weed was also higher (273.33%) in degraded forest than the disturbed and undisturbed Teak forests. Consequently the population increase of L.camara was significantly higher in degraded forest during the year 1997-1998.

Keywords

Exotic weed, Degraded forest type, Natality, Mortality, Permanent quadrats, Habitat protection, Management

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Paulsamy, S., Padmavathy, S., Pannerselvam, S.T. and Senthilkumar, D., 2010. Population size of a weed, Lantana Camara L. in the understorey of teak forests of Anaimalais, Western Ghats as influenced by upper canopy cover. Indian Journal of Forestry, 33(4), pp.541-544. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-D587U0

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