Ecological trade-offs are fundamental to theory in community ecology; critical for understanding species coexistence in diverse plant communities, as well as the evolution of diverse life-history strategies. Invasions by exotic species can provide insights into the importance of trade-offs in community assembly, because the ecological strategies of invading species often differ from those prese...

Abstrak. Nilam merupakan tanaman tropis yang termasuk dalam ordo Lamiales dan famili Lamiaceae. Umumnya petani menanam secara monokultur untuk memperoleh hasil lebih banyak dengan pemeliharaan mudah, namun pola tanam mempengaruhi keseimbangan serangga hama musuh alami. Sistem budidaya polikultur penanaman beberapa jenis ditanam waktu bersamaan, sehingga penggunaan lahan efisien serta mengurangi...

Background: An experimental study was conducted to examine growth performance and economic feasibility of Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758) Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) vis-à-vis their improved strains viz. Amur carp Jayanti rohu, in synchronously integrated rice-fish system at high altitude terraced paddy-fields (HATPF). Methods: The fields were stocked with fingerlings (6.95±0.67 g) a density...