Invasive alien plant species in Narepally Reserve Forest, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Organisms of all domains of life are invading forest ecosystems worldwide. Human activities are causing major shifts in the community composition of many biological communities worldwide. Bio-invasive species are evident in the old areas of reforestation and plantations where exotic species have been introduced and from where they have spread. One of the interesting and challenging aspects of the forestry around the globe altering forests resulting in degraded forests and retarding ecological succession, are the forest invasive species. This is the first scientific report on the invasive alien species from the Narepally Reserve Forest, Hyderabad.