The Hindu·4 min read·medium
Assam researchers find invasive plants are key nectar sources for butterflies
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Rahul Karmakar
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Researchers in Assam have discovered that invasive plant species like Lantana camara and Chromolaena odorata serve as essential nectar sources for butterflies in Raimona National Park. This finding challenges the purely negative view of these invasive plants in forest management.
Butterflies have revealed that some invasive plant species, disliked by conservationists and farmers, and avoided by herbivores, serve an ecological purpose.
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