Abstract. Lantana camara shrubland is compared with the adjacent Quercus leucotrichophora and Pinus roxburghii forests to understand changes occurring in net primary productivity and nutrient cycling, as a consequence of degradation of these forests. The total net primary productivity of Lantana camara shrubland was 17 t ha‐1 yr‐1, which is similar to the values reported for forests: 16 ‐ 21 t ha‐1 yr‐1. Total nutrient content (N, P) in the soil in the L. camara shrubland: 2932 kg ha‐1 N and 111 kg ha‐1 P, was lower than that of the forest soils.
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