Mikania Weed: A Challenge for Conservationists

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  • M Siwakoti Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University, Swayambhu, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v5i1.801

Keywords:

Mikania micrantha, invasive alien weed, Koshi Tappu, Nepal

Abstract

The varied bioclimatic conditions of Nepal favour the introduction of different invasive alien weeds. Mikania micrantha (L.) Kunth is one of the well established invasive alien weeds in the tropical part of eastern and central Nepal. The weed has been caused serious problems in the forests, grasslands, fallow lands, croplands and wetlands of the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and its buffer zone. It kills other plants by blocking sunlight and smothering them. The Reserve has initiated to manage the weed with local community in the buffer zone. The paper attempts to highlight the problem of Mikania in the Koshi Tappu area and the efforts of community to manage the weed.

Keywords: Mikania micrantha, invasive alien weed, Koshi Tappu, Nepal

doi:10.3126/on.v5i1.801

Our Nature (2007)5:70-74

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Siwakoti, M. (2008). Mikania Weed: A Challenge for Conservationists. Our Nature, 5(1), 70–74. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v5i1.801

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2007)

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