Housing is positively associated with invasive exotic plant species richness in New England, USA

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1913-1925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregorio I. Gavier-Pizarro ◽  
Volker C. Radeloff ◽  
Susan I. Stewart ◽  
Cynthia D. Huebner ◽  
Nicholas S. Keuler
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
New England ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Plant Species Richness ◽  
Exotic Plant ◽  
Exotic Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Exotic

Do vegetal communities dominated by invasive exotic plant species affect the structure of bird communities in an Atlantic Forest area?

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 241-249
Author(s):  
Cleverton da Silva ◽  
Arleu Barbosa Viana-Junior ◽  
Cristiano Schetini de Azevedo ◽  
Juliano Ricardo Fabricante
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Atlantic Forest ◽  
Bird Communities ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Exotic Plant ◽  
Exotic Plant Species ◽  
Invasive Exotic

COMPARATIVE NUTRITIVE VALUE OF AN INVASIVE EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES, Prosopis glandulosa TORR. var. glandulosa, AND FIVE INDIGENOUS PLANT SPECIES COMMONLY BROWSED BY SMALL STOCK IN THE BORAVAST AREA, SOUTH-WESTERN BOTSWANA

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-16
Author(s):  
Moffat Pinkie Setshogo ◽  
Marks Kgosimotse Matlotlo Ditlhogo ◽  
Gaone Mosweunyane
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Prosopis Glandulosa ◽  
Exotic Plant ◽  
Exotic Plant Species ◽  
Indigenous Plant ◽  
Multiple Mineral ◽  
Invasive Exotic

Nutritive value of an invasive exotic plant species, Prosopis glandulosa Torr. var. glandulosa, and five indigenous plant species commonly browsed by livestock in Bokspits, Rapplespan, Vaalhoek and Struizendam (BORAVAST), southwest Botswana, was determined and compared. These five indigenous plant species were Vachellia hebeclada (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr. subsp. hebeclada, Vachellia erioloba (E. Mey.) P.J.H. Hurter, Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger subsp. detinens (Burch.) Kyal. & Boatwr., Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. var. albitrunca and Rhigozum trichotomum Burch. The levels of Crude Protein (CP), Phosphorus (P), Calcium (C), Magnesium (Mg), Sodium (Na) and Potassium (K) were determined for the plants foliage and pods (where available). All plant species had a CP value higher than the recommended daily intake. There are however multiple mineral deficiencies in the plant species analysed. Nutritive value of Prosopis glandulosa is comparable to those other species despite the perception that livestock that browse on it are more productive than those that browse on the other plant species.

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