• Login
    View Item 
    •   NRU
    • Journal Publications
    • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    • View Item
    •   NRU
    • Journal Publications
    • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Does Forest Gap Size Affects Population Size, Plant Size, Reproductive Success And Pollinator Visitation In Lantana Camara, A Tropical Invasive Shrub?

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    Does Forest Gap Size Affects Population Size, Plant Size, Reproductive Success And Pollinator Visitation In Lantana Camara, A Tropical Invasive Shrub? (178.4Kb)
    Date
    2005
    Author
    Totland, Ørjan
    Nyeko, Philip
    Bjerknes, Anne-Line
    Hegland, Stein Joar
    Nielsen, Anders
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Invasive species are regarded as one of the largest global threats to biodiversity, but little is still known about the invasion of exotic plants into tropical forests. In this paper, we examine how the size and canopy openness of human-created gaps inside the Mabira forest-reserve in Uganda, affect the invasion of one of the world's most noxious weeds, Lantana camara L. Sub-population size inside gaps was positively related to gap size, and components of individual plant size increased with increasing gap size and canopy openness. Moreover, the reproductive effort of L. camara increased with gap size and canopy openness, whereas the fruit production of individual plants was unrelated to gap size and canopy openness. Finally, there was no relationship between gap size and pollinator visitation to inflorescence, but a marginally significant relationship occurred between canopy openness and pollinator visitation. Overall, our results suggest that the size of human-created gaps inside Mabira forest-reserve positively affect aspects of the population dynamics of L. camara. We propose strategies for a campaign aimed at removing L. camara from this forest-reserve, with minimal disturbance to intact forest habitats.
    URI
    https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1857
    Collections
    • Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences [1421]

    Research Dissemination Platform copyright © since 2021  UNCST
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Partners
     

     

    Browse

    All of NRU
    Communities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects
    This Collection
    By Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    Research Dissemination Platform copyright © since 2021  UNCST
    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Partners