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Progress towards the eradication of mikania vine (Mikania micrantha) and limnocharis (Limnocharis flava) in northern Australia.

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Brooks, S. J., Panetta, F.D. and Galway, K.E. (2008) Progress towards the eradication of mikania vine (Mikania micrantha) and limnocharis (Limnocharis flava) in northern Australia. Invasive Plant Science and Management, 1 (3). pp. 296-303.

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Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1614/IPSM-08-067.1

Publisher URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1614/IPSM-08-067.1

Abstract

To eradicate a weed invasion, its extent must be delimited and each infestation must be extirpated. Measures for both of these criteria are utilized to assess the progress of current eradication programs targeting mikania vine and limnocharis in northern Australia. The known infested area for each species is less than 5 ha and has remained largely static for the last 3 or more years against a backdrop of refined and enhanced detection methods. This suggests that delimitation has been approached, if not achieved. Different methods of detection have their places, relative to the stage of the program and the spatial distribution of infestations. Although all known infestations of both species are effectively monitored and controlled, ongoing emergence from persistent seed banks limits progress towards the extirpation of infestations to a slow, but measurable, rate. Nomenclature: Glyphosate. N-phosphonomethyl)glycine; fluroxypyr, [(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-6-fluoro-2-pyridinyl)oxy]acetic acid; limnocharis, Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau LIFL5; mikania vine (mile-a-minute), Mikania micrantha Kunth MIKMI.

Item Type:Article
Keywords:Delimitation; extirpation; invasive.
Subjects:Science > Invasive Species > Plants > Eradication and containment
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Last Modified:31 Mar 2022 04:52

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