Biological control of weeds: an analysis of introductions, rates of establishment and estimates of success, worldwide

M Schwarzländer, HL Hinz, RL Winston, MD Day - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
The foremost document that comprehensively reports on biological control introductions
against weeds—'Biological control of weeds: a world catalogue of agents and their target …

How safe is weed biological control? A global review of direct nontarget attack

HL Hinz, RL Winston… - The Quarterly Review of …, 2019 - journals.uchicago.edu
This review summarizes all known direct nontarget attack (NTA) cases of intentionally
released or actively redistributed weed biological control agents, in order to allow for an …

Biological control and integrated pest management in organic and conventional systems

BP Baker, TA Green, AJ Loker - Biological Control, 2020 - Elsevier
More resilient and sustainable approaches are urgently needed to minimize crop yield
losses resulting from pest activity and reduce impacts of pest management on human health …

The status of biological control and recommendations for improving uptake for the future

BIP Barratt, VC Moran, F Bigler, JC Van Lenteren - BioControl, 2018 - Springer
Classical and augmentative biological control of insect pests and weeds has enjoyed a long
history of successes. However, biocontrol practices have not been as universally accepted …

[图书][B] Biological Invasions in South Africa

BW Van Wilgen, J Measey, DM Richardson, JR Wilson… - 2020 - library.oapen.org
This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological
invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three …

An assessment of the effectiveness of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa

BW van Wilgen, GG Forsyth, DC Le Maitre… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper presents an assessment of a large, national-scale alien plant control program
that has operated in South Africa for 15years. We reviewed data from three national-level …

The role of blue green infrastructure in the urban thermal environment across seasons and local climate zones in East Africa

X Li, LC Stringer, M Dallimer - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanisation and climate change are two major trends in Africa in need of further
investigation. In this paper, the urban thermal environment and vegetation abundance in …

Biochar characterization of invasive Pennisetum purpureum grass: effect of pyrolysis temperature

MS Reza, S Afroze, MSA Bakar, R Saidur, N Aslfattahi… - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Pennisetum purpureum is one of the most invasive perennial grasses of the Poaceae family,
which are abundant in south-east Asia including Brunei Darussalam. The pyrolysis process …

National‐scale strategic approaches for managing introduced plants: insights from Australian acacias in South Africa

BW Van Wilgen, C Dyer, JH Hoffmann… - Diversity and …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A range of approaches and philosophies underpin national‐level strategies for
managing invasive alien plants. This study presents a strategy for the management of taxa …

A new national unit for invasive species detection, assessment and eradication planning

JRU Wilson, P Ivey, P Manyama… - South African Journal of …, 2013 - journals.co.za
Even with no new introductions, the number of biological invasions in South Africa will
increase as introduced species naturalise and become invasive. As of 2010 South Africa …