Search Results - "Van Wilgen, B.W"

A biome-scale assessment of the impact of invasive alien plants on ecosystem services in South Africa by van Wilgen, B.W., Reyers, B., Le Maitre, D.C., Richardson, D.M., Schonegevel, L.

“…This paper reports an assessment of the current and potential impacts of invasive alien plants on selected ecosystem services in South Africa. We used data on…”
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A critical assessment of adaptive ecosystem management in a large savanna protected area in South Africa by van Wilgen, B.W., Biggs, H.C.

“…This paper uses five inter-related topics (the management of rivers, fire regimes, invasive alien species, rare antelope and elephants) to assess 15 years of…”
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An Assessment of the Potential Economic Impacts of the Invasive Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in South Africa by de Wit, M. P., Crookes, D. J., Blignaut, J. N., de Beer, Z. W., Paap, T., Roets, F., van der Merwe, C., van Wilgen, B.W., Richardson, D. M.

“…Studies addressing the economic impacts of invasive alien species are biased towards ex-post assessments of the costs and benefits of control options, but…”
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The prioritisation of invasive alien plant control projects using a multi-criteria decision model informed by stakeholder input and spatial data by Forsyth, G.G., Le Maitre, D.C., O'Farrell, P.J., van Wilgen, B.W.

“…Invasions by alien plants are a significant threat to the biodiversity and functioning of ecosystems and the services they provide. The South African Working…”
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The evolution of fire and invasive alien plant management practices in fynbos by Van Wilgen, B.W.

“…The history and development of fire and invasive alien plant management policies in fynbos during the 20th century are reviewed. Fire was initially condemned…”
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The evolution of fire management practices in savanna protected areas in South Africa by Van Wilgen, B.W.

“…The history and development of ecologically-based fire management policies in savanna protected areas during the 20th century are reviewed. Research on fire in…”
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Fire management and research in the Kruger National Park, with suggestions on the detection of thresholds of potential concern by B.W. Van Wilgen, H.C. Biggs, A.L.F. Potgieter

“…This paper reviews the options for management of the savanna ecosystems of the Kruger National Park using fire. The major goals of management have shifted from…”
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Re-establishment of Protea repens after clearing invasive Acacia saligna: Consequences of soil legacy effects and a native nitrophilic weedy species by Nsikani, M.M., van Wilgen, B.W., Bacher, S., Gaertner, M.

“…Invasive Australian acacias can alter soil chemistry and microbial communities in areas they invade. After clearing invasive acacias, these changes can…”
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The evolution of fire and invasive alien plant management practices in fynbos by van Wilgen, BW

“…The history and development of fire and invasive alien plant management policies in fynbos during the 20th century are reviewed. Fire was initially condemned…”
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Costs, benefits and management options for an invasive alien tree species: The case of mesquite in the Northern Cape, South Africa by Wise, R.M., van Wilgen, B.W., Le Maitre, D.C.

“…Mesquite (Prosopis species) were introduced to South Africa to provide fodder and shade for livestock, but some have become invasive, impacting on water and…”
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Plant invasions in South Africa: Insights from the 2017 National Status Report on Biological Invasions by Wilson, J.R., Faulkner, K., Henderson, L., Munyai, T., Rahlao, S., Zengeya, T., Van Wilgen, B.W.

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Response of Savanna Fire Regimes to Changing Fire-Management Policies in a Large African National Park by VAN WILGEN, B.W., GOVENDER, N., BIGGS, H.C., NTSALA, D., FUNDA, X.N.

“…Approaches to fire management in the savanna ecosystems of the 2-million ha Kruger National Park, South Africa, have changed several times over the past six…”
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The evolution of fire management practices in savanna protected areas in South Africa by van Wilgen, BW

“…The history and development of ecologically-based fire management policies in savanna protected areas during the 20th century are reviewed. Research on fire in…”
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The evolution of fire management practices in savanna protected areas in South Africa by B.W. van Wilgen

“…The history and development of ecologically-based fire management policies in savanna protected areas during the 20th century are reviewed. Research on fire in…”
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The evolution of fire and invasive alien plant management practices in fynbos by B.W. van Wilgen

“…The history and development of fire and invasive alien plant management policies in fynbos during the 20th century are reviewed. Fire was initially condemned…”
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Reporting on the state of plant invasions in South Africa by Wilson, J.R.U., Gaertner, M., Richardson, D.M., Rahlao, S., Van Wilgen, B.W.

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The evolution of fire and invasive alien plant management practices in fynbos : review article by Van Wilgen, B.W.

“…The history and development of fire and invasive alien plant management policies in fynbos during the 20th century are reviewed. Fire was initially condemned…”
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The evolution of fire management practices in savanna protected areas in South Africa : review article by Van Wilgen, B.W.

“…The history and development of ecologically-based fire management policies in savanna protected areas during the 20th century are reviewed. Research on fire in…”
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Ecology and management of alien plant invasions in South African fynbos: Accommodating key complexities in objective decision making by Roura-Pascual, Núria, Richardson, David M., Krug, Rainer M., Brown, Andrew, Chapman, R. Arthur, Forsyth, Gregory G., Le Maitre, David C., Robertson, Mark P., Stafford, Louise, Van Wilgen, Brian W., Wannenburgh, Andrew, Wessels, Nigel

“…Invasive alien trees and shrubs pose significant threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services in South African fynbos ecosystems. An ambitious initiative,…”
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Logistics and team management of a large environmental impact assessment: Proposed dune mining at St. Lucia, South Africa by Weaver, A.v.B., Greyling, T., Van Wilgen, B.W., Kruger, F.J.

“…Large-scale environmental impact assessments (EIAs) with poorly defined, controversial issues and complex, cross-disciplinary linkages are challenging for…”
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