Occurrence (survey) data of invasive alien plants of Nepal
Citation
Shrestha B B, Paudel N, Poudel S, Pandey M, Joshi G D (2023). Occurrence (survey) data of invasive alien plants of Nepal. Version 1.1. Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.27257r3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-18.Description
This dataset contains occurrences of 24 out of 28 invasive alien plant species recorded from Nepal. The occurrence data were collected through field surveys including road/trail survey and vegetation sampling in various localities of Nepal at different times from 2013 to 2018. The occurrence records of this dataset were previously used in preparation of a research article (Climate change amplifies plant invasion hotspots in Nepal) published in journal Diversity and Distribution journal (DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12963; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ddi.12963). For the collection of the occurrence records, financial supports were obtained from International Foundation for Science (Grant number: 5306-1), Italy; Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Nepal; National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), Nepal.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Roadside survey throughout Nepal; additional trail survery and vegetation sampling in central and western Nepal.Sampling
Occurrence of target species (i.e. invasive alien plant species) were recorded by the researchers using hand held Global positioning sytem (GPS) receiver.Quality Control
Data collectors were either invasive species expert or well trained graduate researchers. Pre-defined list of invasive plant species were used during the survey to ensure correct identifications.Method steps
- The data set represent entire country Nepal which is located between China and India in South Asia. The country is located at the center of Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot. The country is characterized by a diverse topography and climate (near tropical to nival/polar) with arguably the widest elevation gradent (<60 m to 8,8848 m asl). With geographic area of 147,181 sq km, the country has esimated >6000 species of flowering plants.
Taxonomic Coverages
This dataset contains Invasive Alien Plants from class Magnoliopsida and Liliopsida
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Magnoliopsidacommon name: Dicot rank: class
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Liliopsidacommon name: Monocot rank: class
Geographic Coverages
Nepal
Bibliographic Citations
- Shrestha UB, Shrestha BB. Climate change amplifies plant invasion hotspots in Nepal. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:1599–1612. https://doi.org/10.1111/ ddi.12963 - DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12963
Contacts
Bharat Babu Shresthaoriginator
position: Professor
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
44613
Bagmati
NP
email: shresthabb@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.cdbtu.edu.np
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9457-2637
Nirmala Paudel
originator
position: MSc research student
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
NP
Sushmita Poudel
originator
position: MSc research student
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP
Mohan Pandey
originator
position: MSc research student
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP
Ganesh Datt Joshi
originator
position: MSc research student
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP
Bharat Babu Shrestha
metadata author
position: Professor
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
44613
Bagmati
NP
email: shresthabb@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.cdbtu.edu.np
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9457-2637
Lily Shrestha
processor
position: Asia Regional Support Team
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Kathmandu
NP
email: lshrestha@gbif.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4540-723X
Lily Shrestha
distributor
position: Asia Regional Support Team
Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Kathmandu
NP
email: lshrestha@gbif.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4540-723X
Bharat Babu Shrestha
administrative point of contact
position: Professor
Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
44613
Bagmati
NP
email: shresthabb@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.cdbtu.edu.np
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9457-2637