Managing the community: Assessing the efficacy of invasive plant control strategies in Australian grassy ecosystems from deserts to dairy country

(2021) Managing the community: Assessing the efficacy of invasive plant control strategies in Australian grassy ecosystems from deserts to dairy country. PhD thesis, Queensland University of Technology.

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This thesis investigated how management affects plants, seedbanks, and rhizospheric bacterial communities in grasslands. Control strategies studied reduced invasive grass cover in desert grasslands even though the invader holds unique root-associations with bacteria. Seedbank stores of invaders were high in both desert and dairy-country grasslands suggesting control strategies should also reduce seedbanks.

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ID Code: 213051
Item Type: QUT Thesis (PhD)
Supervisor: Firn, Jennifer & McGree, James
Keywords: Alternative States theory, bacteria, Cenchrus ciliaris L., community ecology, control strategies, disturbance, Eragrostis curvula (Schrad.) Nees, invasive species, management, seed bank
DOI: 10.5204/thesis.eprints.213051
Divisions: Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Science
Current > Schools > School of Biology & Environmental Science
Institution: Queensland University of Technology
Deposited On: 15 Sep 2021 14:34
Last Modified: 23 Jan 2025 00:47