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Invasive plants in Honghe River Basin of Yunnan Province,China

XU Chengdong1,2;DONG Xiaodong1;LU Shugang1   

  1. 1Institute of Ecology and Geobotany,Yunnan University,Kunming 650091, China;2Geography Department of Chuxiong Normal University,Chuxiong 675000, China
  • Received:2005-03-24 Revised:2005-05-16 Online:2006-02-10 Published:2006-02-10

Abstract: Honghe River Basin is the area of most abundant biodiversity in China,with many ancient flora and multiple complex ecosystems.This paper discussed the present situation of the invasive plants in this Basin,enumerated 73 species of them,and introduced the seriously harmful species such as Eupatorium adenophorum,E.odoratum,Eichhornia crassipes,Alternanthera philoxeroides,Lantana camera and Tithonia diversifolia.The control strategies of the invasive plants in Honghe River Basin were also approached from the aspects of studying their biological characteristics,biodiversity protection,recovery of degraded ecosystem,and roadregion ecosystem management.It was suggested that to reduce the anthropogenic disturbance of ecosystems and to restore native vegetations could be the effective ways of preventing the invasion of invasive plants.

Key words: Semi-aerobic, Municipal solid waste, Landfill, Leachate