It was no accident: deliberate plant introductions by Australian government agencies during the 20th century

GD Cook, L Dias - Australian Journal of Botany, 2006 - CSIRO Publishing
The weedy potential of deliberately introduced plants has been a growing concern in
Australia since the late 1980s. Although introduced plants are critical to Australia's …

The impacts of invasive plant species on the biodiversity of Australian rangelands

AC Grice - The Rangeland Journal, 2006 - CSIRO Publishing
Most parts of the Australian rangelands are at risk of invasion by one or more species of non-
native plants. The severity of current problems varies greatly across the rangelands with …

Impact of invasive grasses on Cerrado under natural regeneration

G Damasceno, L Souza, VR Pivello… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Cerrado is the Brazilian neotropical savanna threatened by invasive African grasses. We
aimed to quantify the impact of invasive Melinis minutiflora and Urochloa brizantha on the …

The presence of invasive grasses affects the soil seed bank composition and dynamics of both invaded and non-invaded areas of open savannas

M Dairel, A Fidelis - Journal of Environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
One of the major threats to tropical savannas globally is the invasion by alien grasses. In
systems frequently disturbed, individuals can be recruited from the seed bank, and areas …

Abundance of invasive grasses is dependent on fire regime and climatic conditions in tropical savannas

G Damasceno, A Fidelis - Journal of environmental Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Invasive grasses are a threat to some tropical savannas, but despite being fire-prone
ecosystems, little is known about the relationships between fire season, climatic conditions …

Andropogon gayanus (Gamba Grass) Invasion Increases Fire-mediated Nitrogen Losses in the Tropical Savannas of Northern Australia

NA Rossiter-Rachor, SA Setterfield, MM Douglas… - Ecosystems, 2008 - Springer
Invasive alien grasses can substantially alter fuel loads and fire regimes which could have
significant consequences for fire-mediated nutrient losses. The effects of the alien grass …

Why do lizards avoid weeds?

J Hacking, R Abom, L Schwarzkopf - Biological invasions, 2014 - Springer
Invasion of native habitats by exotic plants often causes reductions in faunal diversity.
However, there is little direct evidence of native fauna actively avoiding invaded habitat and …

Effects of Canopy Cover and Ground Disturbance on Establishment of an Invasive Grass in an Australia Savanna1

SA Setterfield, MM Douglas, LB Hutley… - … : The Journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Andropogon gayanus (gamba grass) is an introduced pasture grass that threatens
Australia's tropical savannas by modifying fire regimes and species composition. To …

A historical perspective on plant invasion in Australia

RS Shaik, S Gurusinghe, LA Weston, PO Downey - Global plant invasions, 2022 - Springer
Australia's separation from other land masses has resulted in the evolution of flora and
fauna in relative isolation. The arrival of Europeans some 230 years ago marked the …

Assessment of current weed control methods relevant to the management of the biodiversity of Australian rangelands

JS Vitelli, JL Pitt - The Rangeland Journal, 2006 - CSIRO Publishing
The Australian rangelands contain extensive and often dense populations of a wide variety
of weed species. An array of techniques is available for effectively controlling many of these …