Herbicide effectiveness in controlling invasive plants under elevated CO2: sufficient evidence to rethink weeds management

P Waryszak, TI Lenz, MR Leishman… - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Previous studies have reported that chemical weed control will be less effective for some
weed species under future atmospheric CO 2 concentrations. Such reductions in plant …

Species-specific effects of the herbaceous layer on recruitment of woody species under different shading and precipitation conditions

N Velasco, PI Becerra - Forest Ecology and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Herbs may affect the recruitment of woody species. However, most studies have evaluated
the impact of one particular herb species or the herbaceous layer as a whole. It is less …

Resolving ecosystem complexity in ecological risk assessment for mine site rehabilitation

AJ Harford, RE Bartolo, CL Humphrey… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Ecological Risk Assessments (ERAs) are important tools for supporting
evidence-based decision making. However, most ERA frameworks rarely consider complex …

Moisture availability and ecological restoration limit fine fuels and modelled wildfire intensity following non‐native ungulate removal in Hawaii

TR Zhu, CM Litton, CP Giardina… - Journal of Applied …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The removal and exclusion of non‐native ungulates for conservation of biodiversity is
common globally, including on tropical Pacific Islands. However, the poorly quantified effects …

Modelling gas exchange and biomass production in west african sahelian and sudanian ecological zones

J Rahimi, EE Ago, A Ayantunde… - Geoscientific Model …, 2021 - gmd.copernicus.org
West African Sahelian and Sudanian ecosystems are providing essential services to people
and also play a significant role within the global carbon cycle. However, climate and land …

The role of microsite sunlight environment on growth, architecture, and resource allocation in dominant Acacia tree seedlings, in Serengeti, East Africa

DM Rugemalila, ST Cory, WK Smith, TM Anderson - Plant Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Seedling establishment is a critical life history stage for savanna tree recruitment due to
variability in resource availability. While tree–grass competition for water is recognized as an …

Effects of native and invasive grasses on the survival and growth of tree seedlings in a neotropical savanna

B dos Santos Rabelo, F Van Langevelde… - Biological …, 2023 - Springer
Invasive grasses have spread over large areas of ancient savannas worldwide and have
extensively impacted native landscapes in the neotropics. However, our understanding on …

Land transformation in tropical savannas preferentially decomposes newly added biomass, whether C3 or C4 derived

JG Wynn, C Duvert, MI Bird… - Ecological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As tropical savannas are undergoing rapid conversion to other land uses, native C3‐C4
vegetation mixtures are often transformed to C3‐or C4‐dominant systems, resulting in poorly …

Andropogon gayanus Kunth invasion in the Cerrado: from seed production to seedling establishment along roadsides

C Musso, MA de Macedo, N Nunes Almeida… - Biological …, 2019 - Springer
Andropogon gayanus Kunth is a highly invasive grass, but the importance of the seed
reproduction for its spread has not been evaluated in Cerrado. This study measured the …

Navigating the fiery debate: the role of scientific evidence in eliciting policy and management responses for contentious plants in northern Australia

SA Setterfield, NA Rossiter-Rachor… - Pacific Conservation …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Australia's vast tropical savannas contain outstanding biodiversity and cultural values. The
region supports many industries, with broad-scale pastoralism being the most widespread …