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Which of the following is not an invasive alien species in the Indian context?
Which of the following is not an invasive alien species in the Indian context?
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The correct option is D Cynodon
Invasive alien species are non-native exotic organisms which can disperse and destroy the biodiversity and change the ecosystem. In the Indian context Eichornia, Lantana and Parthenium are invasive alien species.
Eichornia - From Africa and South America
Lantana - From South America
Parthenium - From Mexico
Cynodon is a grass native to north Africa, Asia and Australia and southern Europe.
Currently, C. dactylon is listed as invasive in many othe other countries including Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and many islands in the Pacific Ocean such as Hawaii, Fiji, and French Polynesia among others
Invasive alien species are non-native exotic organisms which can disperse and destroy the biodiversity and change the ecosystem. In the Indian context Eichornia, Lantana and Parthenium are invasive alien species.
Eichornia - From Africa and South America
Lantana - From South America
Parthenium - From Mexico
Cynodon is a grass native to north Africa, Asia and Australia and southern Europe.
Currently, C. dactylon is listed as invasive in many othe other countries including Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil and many islands in the Pacific Ocean such as Hawaii, Fiji, and French Polynesia among others
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