Weeds (Invasive species) of Jim Corbett National Park and its Adjoining areas

Abstract-Tropical forests are essential for protecting biodiversity and the environment. Unfortunately, they are increasingly threatened by deforestation and other human activities. Forests play animportant role in maintaining the ecological balance of the environment. Plants are the basicbuilding blocks of the forest ecosystems. Weeds in protected areas pose a serious threat tobiodiversity (Ansong and Pickering, 2020). Weeds also have economic impacts, includingreducing the quality of ecosystems (Groves et. al., 2005). Intensive weed control is an importantpart of maintaining the health and ecological integrity of protected forests. An integrated weedcontrol system is complex and often varies from site to site, because of disturbances in soil type,climate, vegetation, human use patterns, history of disturbance or vegetation type. The aim ofthis research is to document different types of weeds that grow in protected forests and theirdistribution. In order to do this weed species were collected from field studies and managementof weeds analyzed. The present work will be exploring forest weed species. Finally, it willdiscuss recent research findings related to the effects of invasive species or weeds on a selectedecosystem, so that we can better understand their impact on our forests.