Search results for '(sc:fq OR sc:ft) AND (invasive OR "invasive species" OR "IAS") AND control'
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Impacts of Introductions and Stocking of Exotic Species in the Mekong Basin & Policies for Control.
Welcomme, R. L.; Vidthayanon, C.; Mekong River Commission (MRC), Impacts of Introductions and Stocking of Exotic Species in the Mekong Basin & Policies for Control, 2003, pp unpaginated
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Risk assessment of weeds.
Parker, C.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, Risk assessment of weeds, 2004, pp unpaginated, 47 ref. Very few countries as yet use any formal Weed Risk Assessment process in deciding which plant species to exclude under their quarantine regulations, but all will be under increasing pressure to do so to satisfy international trade conventions. Recent revi...
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Invasive plant management.
Wittenberg, R.; Cock, M. J. W.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, Invasive plant management, 2001, pp unpaginated, 4 ref. The options for management of invasive alien species are very varied due to the complexity of ecosystems, species richness, and climatic regions involved. The first step of a management programme is to assess the current situation by determining the manag...
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Weed risk assessment in Australia.
Walton, C. S.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, Weed risk assessment in Australia, 2004, pp unpaginated, 9 ref. This paper provides a brief history of quarantine operations and legislation for the entry of plants in Australia, and briefly discusses the adoption of a Weed Risk Assessment (WRA) system to prevent the introduction of invasive species. The cost and impl...
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The introduction of parthenium weed into Ethiopia.
Cock, M.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, The introduction of parthenium weed into Ethiopia, 2001, pp unpaginated This paper briefly describes Parthenium hysterophorous, its origin, spread and its colonizing ability, and its biological control. Focus is given on its occurrence in Ethiopia, first reported in 1988, and the succeeding major infestations and eventual spr...
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Cinderella species and what happens after midnight?
Pasiecznik, N.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, Cinderella species and what happens after midnight?, 2004, pp unpaginated This paper explains "Cinderella species" as plant species which were originally useful for timber, fuel or fodder plantations, but have since become widespread weedy invaders. It continues on to discuss that individuals and organizations from research and...
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Eradication programme for chromolaena weed in Australia.
McFadyen, R.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, Eradication programme for chromolaena weed in Australia, 2004, pp unpaginated This paper briefly describes the measures taken to control Chromolaena or Siam weed (Chromolaena odorata) in Australia over a 10-year period. Aside from two chemicals registered for use against Siam weed, intensive weed management practices on sugarcane a...
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Co-ordination of witchweed eradication in the USA.
Eplee, R. E.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, Co-ordination of witchweed eradication in the USA, 2004, pp unpaginated This paper presents a brief account of the first occurrence of Asian and African witchweed (Striga asiatica) in the USA in 1956 and the infestations that led to the eradication effort led by the USDA and involving other federal and state agencies, agribus...
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The good, the bad and the thorny: impacts of Prosopis in Africa.
Pasiecznik, N.; CABI, Wallingford, UK, The good, the bad and the thorny: impacts of Prosopis in Africa, 2004, pp unpaginated This paper briefly discusses the introduction of Prosopis species into Africa from their native America over the past 200 years. Although some are useful for fuel, fodder or erosion control, others have become invasive weeds. The first detailed study on t...
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