Impact of the Exotic Weed, Lantana Camara L. on Abundance of Native Plants in Nairobi National Park, Kenya: Implications for the Conservation of Wildlife

Yusuf R. Simba, Abel M. Kamweya, Peter N. Mwangi, John M. Ochora

Abstract: Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) is an exotic plant considered a serious problem in protected ecosystems globally. Despite this, information about its impact on native plant species in Nairobi National Park is limited yet its invasion is an important conservation and management challenge. We tested the impact by randomly sampling plant species in invaded and un-invaded sites of the park using Modified Whittaker plot design. Two sample t-test results on Shannon diversity values of plant species sampled from invaded (H' = 3.592) and un-invaded (H' = 4.003) riverine indicated significant variations (t121 = 2.01; p = 0.047) but no significant differences were recorded on data of plant species sampled from invaded and un-invaded shrub-grassland and forest (p

Keywords: Impact, Forage, Invasive plants, Conservation, Understory

How to Cite?: Yusuf R. Simba, Abel M. Kamweya, Peter N. Mwangi, John M. Ochora, "Impact of the Exotic Weed, Lantana Camara L. on Abundance of Native Plants in Nairobi National Park, Kenya: Implications for the Conservation of Wildlife", Volume 2 Issue 8, August 2013, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 294-300, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=2013262, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/2013262

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