Milton S
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Plant invasions in arid areas: special problems and solutions: a South African perspective
(Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010)Management of invasive alien plants in arid areas is complicated by the cryptic and stochastic nature of the invasion process, the low density of researchers, extension officers and farmers in these areas, the complex, ... -
Are Socioeconomic Benefits of Restoration Adequately Quantified? A Meta-analysis of Recent Papers (2000–2008) in Restoration Ecology and 12 Other Scientific Journals. Restoration Ecology
(Society for Ecological Restoration International, 2010)Many ecosystems have been transformed, or degraded by human use, and restoration offers an opportunity to recover services and benefits, not to mention intrinsic values. We assessed whether restoration scientists and ... -
Reproductive potential and seedling establishment of the invasive alien tree Schinus molle (Anacardiaceae) in South Africa
(Ecological Society of AustraliaWiley, 2009)Schinus molle (Peruvian pepper tree) was introduced to South Africa more than 150 years ago and was widely planted, mainly along roads. Only in the last two decades has the species become naturalized and invasive in some ... -
Linking ecosystem services and water resources: landscape-scale hydrology of the Little Karoo
(The Ecological Society of America, 2007)There is growing acknowledgement of the dependence of human society on ecosystem services and of the fact that service delivery is being compromised by human impacts on ecosystems. This paper describes the linkage between ... -
Effects of invasion of fire-free arid shrublands by a fire-promoting invasive alien grass (Pennisetum setaceum) in South Africa
(Ecological Society of Australia, 2009)Arid shrublands in the Karoo (South Africa) seldom accumulate sufficient combustible fuel to support fire. However, as a result of invasion by an alien perennial grass (Pennisetum setaceum), they could become flammable. ... -
Road verges as invasion corridors? A spatial hierarchical test in an arid ecosystem
(Springer, 2008-02-14)Disturbed habitats are often swiftly colonized by alien plant species. Human inhabited areas may act as sources from which such aliens disperse, while road verges have been suggested as corridors facilitating their dispersal. ... -
Evidence for induced pseudo-vivipary in Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain grass) invading a dry river, arid Karoo, South Africa
(Elsevier, 2008)We report the development of rootless plantlets in inflorescences of Pennisetum setaceum (Fountain grass) invasive in the Gamka River in the Karoo National Park, South Africa. The pseudo-vivipary appeared to have been ... -
Towards best practice in management of road reserves
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2007-03)An inevitable consequence of population pressure and a growing economy is that landscapes increasingly become converted to those where production and transport are primary concerns. The biodiversity-rich southern African ...
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