The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fauna of coastal heath in south-west Victoria: effects of dominance by Acacia sophorae and management actions to control it Export

@article{citeulike:3203934, abstract = {Monitoring of ant communities in remnant coastal heathland near Portland Vic was conducted to assess the effectiveness of different management strategies to control incursion by the native coastal wattle, Acacia sophorae. Results of pitfall trapping over two years indicated significant differences in ant community structure and composition between intact heath and coastal wattle dominated heath. Some improvement in ant diversity following control of A. sophorae by burning or cutting was observed but complete recovery of native heath ecosystems will take considerable time. It is, therefore, too early to determine the relative effectiveness of different management strategies (A).}, author = {Clay, R. E. and Schneider, K. E.}, citeulike-article-id = {3203934}, comment = {This is not the published abstract}, journal = {Pacific conservation biology}, keywords = {acacia, ants, biodiversity, bioindicators, conservation, inpro, invasive}, number = {2}, pages = {144--151}, posted-at = {2008-09-08 05:09:48}, priority = {2}, title = {The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fauna of coastal heath in south-west Victoria: effects of dominance by Acacia sophorae and management actions to control it}, volume = {6}, year = {2000} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3203934 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3203934 N2 - Monitoring of ant communities in remnant coastal heathland near Portland Vic was conducted to assess the effectiveness of different management strategies to control incursion by the native coastal wattle, Acacia sophorae. Results of pitfall trapping over two years indicated significant differences in ant community structure and composition between intact heath and coastal wattle dominated heath. Some improvement in ant diversity following control of A. sophorae by burning or cutting was observed but complete recovery of native heath ecosystems will take considerable time. It is, therefore, too early to determine the relative effectiveness of different management strategies (A). IS - 2 JF - Pacific conservation biology EP - 151 TI - The ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) fauna of coastal heath in south-west Victoria: effects of dominance by Acacia sophorae and management actions to control it VL - 6 SP - 144 KW - acacia KW - ants KW - biodiversity KW - bioindicators KW - conservation KW - inpro KW - invasive N1 - This is not the published abstract AU - Clay, RE AU - Schneider, KE PY - 2000/// ER -