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Ecosystem degradation, habitat loss and species decline in arid and semi-arid Australia due to the invasion of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris and C. pennisetiformis) - Resources

THREAT ABATEMENT ADVICE​

This threat abatement advice reflects the best available information at the time of development (October 2014).

Last updated April 2015.

To provide information updates please email: weeds@environment.gov.au

Resources

Author Year Title or description Further details
Biosecurity SA, Department of Primary Industries and Regions South Australia 2012 South Australia Buffel Grass Strategic Plan 2012–17: A plan to reduce the weed threat of buffel grass in South Australia  
Bonney S 2013 The effect of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) invasion on ant communities in central Australia BSc (Hons) thesis, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs.
Director of National Parks 2010 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park Management Plan 2010–2020 Acknowledges buffel grass as the most threatening weed in the park and includes relevant policies and actions.
Fensham RJ, Donald S and Dwyer JM 2013 Propagule pressure, not fire or cattle grazing, promotes invasion of buffel grass Cenchrus ciliaris Journal of Applied Ecology 2013, 50, 138–146
Ferdinands K, Setterfield S, Clarkson J, Grice A and Friedel M 2010 Embedding economics in weed risk management to assess contentious plants  
Firn J, Martin T, Walters B, Hayes J, Nicol S, Chades I, and Carwardine J 2013 Priority threat management of invasive plant species in the Lake Eyre Basin CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship Working paper No. 17 (CSIRO and Queensland University of Technology).
Friedel M, Bastin G, Brock C, Butler D, Clarke A, Eyre T, Fox J, Grice A, van Leeuwen S, Pitt J, Puckey H and Smyth A   Developing a research agenda for the distribution and rate of spread of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and identification of landscapes and biodiversity assets at most risk from invasion  
Friedel M, Marshall N, van Klinken R and Grice A 2009 Quantifying costs and benefits of buffel grass http://lwa.gov.au/node/2585
Friedel M, van Klinken R, Grice A and Marshall N 2009 Benefits and costs of buffel grass: Understanding perceptions can contribute to policy development Land & Water Australia (based on the report Quantifying costs and benefits of buffel grass)
Friedel M, Puckey H, O’Malley C, Waycott M, Smyth A & Miller G 2006 Buffel grass: both friend and foe: An evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages of buffel grass use, and recommendations for future research A report to the Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre on the dispersal, impact and management of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) in desert Australia
Friedel MH, Grice AC, Marshall NA, van Klinken RD 2011 Reducing contention amongst organisations dealing with commercially valuable but invasive plants: The case of buffel grass  
Grice A, Friedel M, Marshall N and van Klinken R 2012 Tackling contentious invasive plant species: a case study of buffel grass in Australia  
Grice A, Friedel M, Setterfield S, Ferdinands K, Clarkson J, Rolfe J, MacLeod N 2011 Best Practice for Making Strategic Decisions About Invasive Plants of Commercial Value  
Marshall NA, Friedel M, van Klinken RD, Grice AC 2010 Considering the social dimension of invasive species: the case of buffel grass  
van Klinken R, Friedel M and Grice A 2006 Perennial pasture conflicts: is there a way through?  
Government of South Australia 2015 Declared Plant Policy - Buffel Grass (Cenchrus ciliaris and C. pennisetiformis)  
Government of the Northern Territory – Department of Land Resource Management   Buffel Grass Management Guide for Central Australia  
Marshall V, Ostendorf B and Lewis M 2013 Habitat suitability and susceptibility modelling for strategic control of invasive buffel grass, South Australia Spatial Information Group, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide
McKinney MA, Schlesinger CA and Pavey CR 2014 Foraging behaviour of the endangered Australian skink (Liopholis slateri) Australian Journal of Zoology, 2014, 62, 477–482
Miller G, Friedel M, Adam P and Chewings V 2010 Ecological impacts of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) invasion in central Australia – does field evidence support a fire-invasion feedback? The Rangeland Journal, 2010, 32, 353–365
Schlesinger C, White S and Muldoon S 2013 Spatial pattern and severity of fire in areas with and without buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and effects on native vegetation in central Australia Austral Ecology 2013, 38, 831–840
Smyth A, Friedel M and O’Malley C 2009 The influence of buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) on biodiversity in an arid Australian landscape The Rangeland Journal, 2009, 31, 307–320
Tschirner K, Read JL, Graham JK and Ward MJ 2012 Alinytjara Wilurara Buffel Grass Operational Strategy Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, South Australia
Young L 2011 The effects of the invasive grass, Cenchrus ciliaris (buffel grass), on the habitat use and behaviour of birds in semi-arid Central Australia BSc (Hons) thesis, Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs
Young L and Schlesinger C 2014 Habitat use and behaviour of birds in areas invaded by buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) and in restored habitat Wildlife Research, 2014, 41, 379-394
Australian Government   Species of National Environmental Significance The Species of National Environmental Significance Database contains map summaries which provide general information on the distribution of species related to the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Species covered by the database include threatened and migratory species.
Australian Government   Species Profile and Threats (SPRAT) Database (recovery plans adopted under the EPBC Act)  
Australian Government   Threatened species and ecological communities – publications  
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