Invasive cacti - a threat to the rangelands of Australia
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Australian Rangeland Society
Publication Year
2010
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Invasive cacti have been identified by the natural resource management community as a major threat to the biodiversity and primary production values of the rangelands of Australia. A number of species of cacti (principally members of the Opuntia and Cylindropuntia) have serious infestations in semi arid and arid areas of all mainland states. These weeds have proven difficult and very costly to control using chemicals and currently have few effective biological controls. ...
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English
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Text
Document Type
Conference Paper
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Cite this paper:
Chuk, M. (2010). Invasive cacti – a threat to the rangelands of Australia. In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Chuk, M. (2010). Invasive cacti – a threat to the rangelands of Australia. In: Proceedings of the 16thBiennial Conference of the Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke (Eds D.J. Eldridge and C. Waters) (Australian Rangeland Society: Perth).
Conference Name
16th Biennial Conference, Australian Rangeland Society, Bourke, New South Wales
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Keywords
Cacti
invasive species
rangelands
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