Bambusa bambos (L.) Voss. expands rapidly in native forests in the dry and intermediate climatic zones in Sri Lanka, raising concerns among environmentalists in recent years. No studies have been undertaken so far to evaluate ecological and socio-economic perceptions of the local communities on this issue. In landsenses ecology, physical senses of the community play a critical role in land-use planning and sustainable management. Thus, a survey was conducted using 78 villagers live in three hamlets bordering native forests where B. bambos shown a high prevalence. The study community is a typical rural population with an agriculture-centered existence. Despite low income, their commercial dependence on forest resources was minimal. The villagers are well aware of the bamboo spread and its ecological consequences, though their overall perception on the issue was highly divided. However, their perceptions changed depending on the distance to nearby forests from their abodes. Higher the distance from where they live to bamboo-rich forests, their perception on B. bambos become positive and vice versa. The heightened fire incidences and increased presence of elephants following the bamboo spread have contributed decisively on their negative perception, suggesting the importance of physical senses in planning land-use interventions. The study concludes that any future management interventions to mitigate some of the ecological and social impacts caused by the B. Bambos spread need to consider the community’s perceptions and views as well as their active partnership to reap successful outcomes.

Bambusa bambos（L.）沃斯 斯里兰卡干旱和中部气候带的原始森林中的树木迅速扩张，这引起了环保主义者近年来的关注。迄今为止，尚未进行任何研究来评估当地社区对此问题的生态和社会经济认识。在景观生态中，社区的自然感觉在土地使用规划和可持续管理中起着至关重要的作用。因此，调查了78个村民，这些村民居住在与B. bambos原生林接壤的三个小村庄中患病率很高。学习社区是典型的农村人口，以农业为中心。尽管收入很低，但它们对森林资源的商业依赖却很小。村民们对竹蔓及其生态后果深有体会，尽管他们对此问题的总体看法高度分歧。但是，他们的看法因其居所与附近森林的距离而异。从他们居住的地方到富含竹林的距离越远，他们对B. bambos的看法就越积极，反之亦然。竹蔓延后，发生火势的加剧和大象数量的增加，对它们的消极看法起了决定性的作用，这表明在规划土地使用干预措施时，身体感知的重要性。该研究得出的结论是，为减轻B. Bambos传播造成的某些生态和社会影响，任何未来的管理干预措施都需要考虑社区的看法和观点，以及他们的积极合作关系以取得成功。