Effect of expansion of invasive tree species on farm household income in Tamil Nadu, India

我们报告的影响，扩大入侵树种（Prosopis juliflora）在印度泰米尔纳德邦的半干旱农村家庭收入。自2000年以来，牧豆属土地覆盖迅速扩大，占农业用地的72%。Prosopis的入侵迫使农民放弃他们的农业实践。然而，本研究结果显示，村民的家庭收入增加，因为prosopis的不变价格增加了一倍以上。这种价格变化是由于对prosopis的需求增加造成的，因为在村庄附近建立了几个使用prosopis作为发电材料的发电站。

We report on the effect of expansion of invasive tree species(Prosopis juliflora) on household income in the semi-arid farm village in Tamil Nadu, India. Prosopis land cover had been expanded rapidly since 2000, and it shared 72% of the agricultural land. The invasion of Prosopis forced the farmers to give up their agricultural practice. However, the result of this study exhibited that the household income of the villagers was increased because the constant price of prosopis increased more than double. Such price changes were created by the increasing demand for prosopis, because several power stations using prosopis as an electricity generation material had been established nearby village.