The potential conflict of interest associated with the management of Rosa rubiginos L. (Rosehip) in South Africa [PDF]
, 2021 Rosa rubiginosa L. is a category 1b invasive plant species in South Africa and must be controlled according to NEM:BA. However, R. rubiginosa has the potential to provide economic benefit in South Africa due to the expanding market for the shrubs fruit ...
Westwood, Timothy
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Assessing the value of public investment into biological control research for invasive alien plants : the ARC PPRI Weeds Research Division [PDF]
, 2016 This study investigates the economic impact of the ARC PPRI Weeds Research Division. The Division researches appropriate methods of biological control for invasive alien plants (IAPs). These plants pose an increasing threat to environmental integrity and
Scarr, Lowell Martin
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TB163: Insect Predation of Seeds and Plant Population Dynamics [PDF]
, 1997 This review provides a framework for understanding the mechanisms of insect seed predation, the diversity of insects that prey on seeds, and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of insect seed predation. Insect seed predation can play significant
Drummond, Francis A. +3 more
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Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don (Leguminosae) en Italia: primeros casos de naturalización [PDF]
, 2012 The first two cases of naturalization of Acacia cyclops are reported for Italy. Young trees were observed growing in the wild some 15 years ago on Linosa (Pelagie Islands, Strait of Sicily). A decade later, this alien plant should no longer be considered
Badalamenti, Emilio +2 more
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Friend or foe? The arrival of Stator limbatus (Bruchidae) in South Africa [PDF]
, 2013 Stator limbatus is a generalist seed-feeding beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) whose natural range extends from the southern USA to Latin America. Individuals have recently been collected in the Western Cape province of South Africa in seeds of the invasive
Rink, Ariella
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Dasineura rubiformis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), a new biological control agent for Acacia mearnsii in South Africa [PDF]
, 2016 Acecidomyiid midge, Dasineura rubiformis, is the most recent addition to the suite of biological control agents that have been deployed in South Africa against invasive Australian Acacia species.
Hoffmann, J H +3 more
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Guidelines for restoring Lowland Sand Fynbos ecosystems [PDF]
, 2022 CITATION: Holmes, P.M., et al. 2022. Guidelines for restoring Lowland Sand Fynbos ecosystems. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch Univesity, Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology.The original publication is available at http://biodiversityadvisor ...
Dorse, Clifford +10 more
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"Is more, less?" : insect-insect interactions in a biological control context using water hyacinth as a model [PDF]
, 2012 Interactions between insects have been shown to be important regulators of population abundances and dynamics as well as drivers of spatial segregation and distribution. These are important aspects of the ecology of insects used in biological control and
Weyl, Philip Sebastian Richard
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Guide to the Naturalized and Invasive Plants of Laikipia [PDF]
, 2017 The impetus for the development of this Field Guide came about as a result of pleas from the community around the village of Doldol, Laikipia County, to initiate a control programme for Australian prickly pear [Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw.; Fabaceae], an ...
Witt, Arne
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Controlo de acácias invasoras em sítios de importância comunitária: do planeamento aos desafios da intervenção [PDF]
, 2017 RESUMO As plantas invasoras são plantas exóticas que estabelecem populações afastadas dos locais onde foram introduzidas inicialmente, pelos seus próprios meios, aumentando muito a sua distribuição.
Gil, Ana Marisa Carrapeto
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