An Assessment of the Status of Biodiversity in the Muthurajawela ...

Area Sampling site Habitat Alien Invasive Species Braun-Blanquet 1 Cover Codes
Salvinia molesta
E
Reed swamp Typha angustifolia A-B
Annona glabra
D-E
Eichhornia crassipes E
Salvinia molesta
E
Ambahiti-ela Reed swamp Typha angustifolia B
Lentic flora Pistia stratiotes A
Typha angustifolia
C-E
Salvinia molesta
E
Annona glabra
F
Marsh Mikania cordata F
Ischaemum rugosum B
Shrub Annona glabra A
Short grassland Mikania cordata F
Extreme South Mudiyanse-ela Shrub Annona glabra B-C
1. Mudiyansela – Phragmites karka E
Jayasuriya Rd Mikania cordata E
Salvinia molesta
F
Reed swamp Phragmites karka A
Annona glabra
D-E
Salvinia molesta
E
Mikania cordata
F
Farmwatte Shrub Annona glabra B-C
Salvinia molesta
E
Reed swamp Annona glabra A
Salvinia molesta
E
Mikania cordata
E
F
1
Braun-Blanquet scale for visual estimation of plants: 76%-100% cover (A); 51%-75% cover (B);26%-50% cover (C); 6%-25% cover(D);1%-5% cover
(E);