Guidelines for improved management of riparian zones invaded by alien plants in South Africa

By P. Holmes, Karen J. Esler, D. Richardson, Edward Witkowski. 2008

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Abstract This paper reviews the results of recent research on riparian vegetation recovery following the clearance of invasive alien plants. In Fynbos, Grassland and Savanna Biomes, riparian ecosystems were found to have relatively-high ecological resilience to invasion by alien plants, except in some situations of closed alien stands (75–100% aerial cover). Where alien invasion is the primary disturbance at a site, and invasion intensity is low (

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Soil Science

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In Ecology

1. Mirijam Gaertner
2. Aníbal Pauchard
3. D. Richardson
4. D. L. Le Maître
5. P. Holmes
6. Elizabete Marchante
7. R. L. Kluge
8. Petr Pyšek

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. D. Richardson
2. Aníbal Pauchard
3. R. L. Kluge
4. Mirijam Gaertner
5. Elizabete Marchante
6. D. L. Le Maître
7. P. Holmes
8. Petr Pyšek

In Soil Science

1. D. Richardson
2. R. L. Kluge
3. Elizabete Marchante

Citations in the corpus

• Impacts of invasive Australian acacias: implications for management and restoration (2011, result): “Restoration efforts have been carried out in several areas, with mixed results (Yelenik et al., 2004; Holmes et al., 2008; Marchante et al., 2009; Marchante et al., 2011a).”
• Seed banks of invasive Australian Acacia species in South Africa: Role in invasiveness and options for management (2008, background): “The clearing programme is complemented by biological control, focusing mainly on suppressing the reproductive potential of the species (Dennill et al., 1999; Zimmermann et al., 2004), and limited restoration initiatives (Holmes and Richardson, 1999; Holmes et al., 2005, 2008).”
• An assessment of the effectiveness of a large, national-scale invasive alien plant control strategy in South Africa (2012, unknown): “Part of this is due to a lack of diligence in the application of standard control procedures, but persistent Acacia seed banks, secondary invasions by other species, and the failure to carry out active restoration also play a role (Holmes et al., 2008; Le Maitre et al., 2011).”