Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Risk analysis of fast spreading species in a Kashmir Himalayan National Park (Dachigam) for better monitoring and management.
Yaqoob, Saba; Jan, Iqra; Reshi, Zafar A; Rashid, Irfan; Shah, Manzoor A.
Afiliación
  • Yaqoob S; Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  • Jan I; Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  • Reshi ZA; Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  • Rashid I; Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  • Shah MA; Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Risk Anal ; 43(3): 467-479, 2023 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35318710
ABSTRACT
Huge economic costs and ecological impacts of invasive alien species (IAS) in the protected areas (PAs) worldwide make their timely prediction and potential risk assessment of central importance for effective management. While the preborder weed risk assessment framework has been extensively evaluated and implemented, the postborder species risk assessment framework has not been subjected to the same degree of scrutiny. Here we used a rather more realistic modified version of the Australian Weed Risk framework (AWRM) for Dachigam National Park (DNP) in Kashmir Himalaya against 84 plant species, including 55 alien species and 29 fast spreading native species, for risk analysis. We found two very high-risk species, three high-risk species, 10 medium-risk species, 29 low-risk species, and 40 negligible-risk species in the DNP. The containment scores accordingly ranged from 14.4 to 293.5 comprising of 27 species that can be contained with very high feasibility, 23 species with high feasibility, 14 species with medium feasibility, and 12 species which cannot be contained easily thereby having low feasibility of containment (FOC) score. However, eight species which have a negligible FOC score are difficult to contain within their infestation sites. Our results demonstrate the merit of the AWRM with a caution that the necessary region-specific modifications may help in its better implementation. Overall, these results provide quite a promising tool in the hands of protected area managers to timely and effectively deal with the problem of plant invasions.
Asunto(s)
Palabras clave

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ecosistema / Parques Recreativos Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Risk Anal Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ecosistema / Parques Recreativos Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Risk Anal Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India