Bilal Ahmad Rasray

University of Kashmir · Department of Botany

Although the impacts of single-species invasions on resident communities have been widely studied, the ecological effects of co-invasion (simultaneous invasion by multiple alien species) remain largely unexplored. In this study, using an analytical framework, we investigate the individual and combined effects of two global plant invaders (Leucanthe...

Globally, rapid climate and land-use changes in alpine environments are posing severe risks to their bountiful biodiversity and ecosystem services. Currently, nature-based solutions are fast-emerging as the preferred approach to address the challenges of environmental sustainability. In alpine environments, cushion plants owing to their unique arch...

Swertia kashmirensis subsp. darii (Gentianaceae), a new taxon from Kashmir Himalaya, India is described here with de- scription and photographic illustrations. The new taxon resembles in few morphological characters with congeneric S. kash- mirensis, but differs clearly in having basal leaves with apices acute, petals elliptic-oblong, apices obtuse...

Several species of the regional pool rarely become part of local communities. Such a con- siderable fraction of the species pool which remains absent but have potential to establish is referred to as dark diversity, and has till now remained understudied. In this study, we aimed to estimate the dark diversity, site-specific species pool, community...