(A) Shola understorey with native shrubs (Psychotria spp.) present. (B) Shola understorey invaded by Cestrum aurantiacum with no native shrubs visible.

(A) Shola understorey with native shrubs (Psychotria spp.) present. (B) Shola understorey invaded by Cestrum aurantiacum with no native shrubs visible.

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In the montane forest-grassland mosaics of the Western Ghats, land cover conversion to silviculture and agriculture over the last five decades has resulted in both loss of natural habitats and widespread invasion of remnant habitat patches. While invasion of the grassland habitats of the mosaic has been relatively well studied, there have been few...