Managing invasive plants through a nature-based approach in complex landscapes

Issakwisa B Ngondya; Linus K Munishi

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.01.003

Managing invasive plants through a nature-based approach in complex landscapes

Trends Ecol Evol. 2022 Apr;37(4):284-288. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.01.003. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

Authors

Issakwisa B Ngondya¹, Linus K Munishi²

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences and Bio-engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania. Electronic address: issakwisa.ngondya@nm-aist.ac.tz.
² School of Life Sciences and Bio-engineering, The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), P.O. Box 447, Arusha, Tanzania.

PMID: 35151517
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.01.003

Abstract

Invasive plants are establishing in many protected areas where use of synthetic herbicides is prohibited. We introduce a nature-based approach (NbA) as an alternative to controlling invasives. The integration of NbA into ecosystem conservation provides potential to suppress invasive plants, improve soil cover, increase the diversity of native plants, and ultimately ensure ecosystem sustainability.

Keywords: conservation; ecological restoration; invasion; nature-based approach; rangeland.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecosystem*
Plants*
Soil

Substances

Soil