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Invasive alien species are a growing conservation problem, worldwide. There are over 200 invasive plants in India, of which Lantana camara is one of the best known. This article looks at a brief history of Lantana’s arrival and spread across the Indian subcontinent and the lessons that conservation biologists can learn from it.
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Ankila Hiremath is an ecologist at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. She is interested in invasive species, fire, and ecological restoration. She works in the Banni grasslands of Kutch in Gujarat, and in the forests of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve in Karnataka.
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Hiremath, A.J. The Case of Exploding Lantana and the Lessons it Can Teach Us. Reson 23, 325–335 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-018-0621-3
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