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The Green Apocalypse: Invasive Plants, Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change

Author(s) Saju Abraham
Country India
Abstract Invasive plant species have emerged as one of the most crusading yet underappreciated drivers of global biodiversity loss, threatening the stability and resilience of ecosystems across biomes. Named as "green apocalypse," the unchecked spread of these species disrupts native plant communities, alters soil chemistry, modifies hydrological cycles, and creates imbalances in food webs. Unlike native flora, invasive plants often possess competitive advantages such as rapid growth, prolific seed production and resistance to local pests and diseases. These traits allow them to outcompete indigenous vegetation, leading to homogenization of landscapes and the collapse of local biodiversity. The consequences are particularly severe in fragile ecosystems, including wetlands, islands and tropical forests, where endemism is high and species have limited adaptive capacity. The impacts of invasive plants extend beyond plant communities, affecting fauna that depend on native species for food and habitat. Pollinators, herbivores and soil organisms are among the most affected, leading to cascading ecological consequences. In addition, the combined effects of climate change and invasive plants will open new avenues of biodiversity loss and species extinctions alarmingly in a warming world. Thus, the paper is an attempt to explore the green apocalypse via the triple action of invasive plants, biodiversity loss and climate change and associated ecological crisis. In short, invasive plant species are among the leading drivers of global biodiversity loss, disrupting ecosystems, outcompeting native flora and altering habitat structures.
Keywords Green Apocalypse, Biodiversity, Invasive Plants, Climate Change
Field Biology > Agriculture / Botany
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, July-December 2017
Published On 2017-07-07
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