Mesquite is one of 20 Weeds of National Significance in Australia, identified for its invasiveness, impacts on the environment, high potential for spread across a wide landscape and the socioeconomic impacts within communities it inhabits. The history and establishment of populations in Australia is not well documented, however records of plantings and herbarium samples have been dated back to the early 1880’s (van Klinken & Campbell, 2001). Introductions in Western Australia occurred in the late 1920’s, predominately around homesteads and water points in the arid rangelands regions. ...
Anderson, L., van Klinken, R. D., and Shepherd, D. (2008). Aerially surveying Mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in the Pilbara. In: 'A Climate of Change in the Rangelands. Proceedings of the 15th Australian Rangeland Society Biennial Conference'. (Ed. D. Orr) 4 pages. (Australian Rangeland Society: Australia).
Full-text publications from the Australian Rangelands Society (ARS) Biennial Conference Proceedings (1997-), Rangeland Journal (ARS/CSIRO; 1976-), plus videos and other resources about the rangelands of Australia.