Flood-induced recruitment of the invasive perennial herb Phyla canescens (lippia)

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 269-276

  Macdonald, Matthew J ^a,b   Whalley, Wal R D B ^a   Julien, Mic H ^b,c   Sindel, Brian M ^a,b   Duggin, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b The CRC for Australian Weed Management   (Australia)

^c CCSIRO Entomology Long Pocket Laboratories   (Australia)

Author keywords

floodplain; germination; lippia; Murray Darling Basin; seeds; vegetative fragments.

Indexed keywords

LIPPIA; PHYLA CANESCENS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 84866127545     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ11094     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Alzugaray, C., Feldman, S. R., and Lewis, J. P. (2003). Dinamica del banco de semillas de un espartillar de Spartina argentinensis. Ciencia e Investigación Agraria 30, 197-209. [Dynamics of the soil seed bank of Spartina argentinensis tallgrass community] [In Spanish]
2. ArcMap (2004). 'ArcMap.' (Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.: Redlands, CA.)
3. Benech Arnold, R. L., Ghersa, C. M., Sanchez, R. A., and Garcia Fernandez, A. E. (1988). The role of fluctuating temperatures in germination and establishment of Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Regulation of germination under leaf canopies. Functional Ecology 2, 311-318. doi:10.2307/2389403 (Pubitemid 19319769)
4. Bureau of Meteorology (2007). Commonwealth Government of Australia. Available at: www.bom.gov.au/ (accessed 24 October 2007
5. Coutts-Smith, A., and Downey, P. (2006). 'Impact of Weeds on Threatened Biodiversity in New South Wales.' Technical Series #11. (CRC for Australian Weed Management: Adelaide.)
6. Crawford, P. (2008). 'Lippia (Phyla canescens) Management: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies.' (Greenridge Press Pty Ltd: Toowoomba, Qld.)
7. Earl, J. (2003). 'The Distribution and Impacts of Lippia (Phyla canescens) in the Murray-Darling System.' (Agricultural Information and Monitoring Services: Guyra.)
8. Fatemi, M., Gross, C. L., Julien, M., and Duggin, J. A. (2008). Phyla canescens: Multiple introductions into Australia as revealed by ISSR markers and nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacers (ITS). In: '16th Australian Weeds Conference Proceedings: Weed Management 2008 Hot Topics in the Tropics'. (Eds R. D. van Klinken, V. A. Osten, F. D. Panetta and J. C. Scanlan.) pp. 247-249. (Queensland Weeds Society: Brisbane.)
9. Fazey, I., Proust, K., Newell, B., Johnson, B., and Fazey, J. A. (2006). Eliciting the implicit knowledge and preconceptions of on-ground conservation managers of the Macquarie Marshes. Ecology and Society 11, (1). Available at: www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss1/art25/
10. Gardener, M. R., Whalley, R. D. B., and Sindel, B. M. (2003). Ecology of Nassella neesiana, Chilean needle grass, in pastures on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales. I. Seed production and dispersal. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 54, 613-619. doi:10.1071/AR01075 (Pubitemid 36900990)
11. Ghersa, C. M., Benech Arnold, R. L., and Martinez-Ghersa, M. A. (1992). The role of fluctuating temperatures in germination and establishment of Sorghum halepense. Regulation of germination at increasing depths. Functional Ecology 6, 460-468. doi:10.2307/2389284 (Pubitemid 23397598)
12. Gross, C. L., Gorrell, L., Macdonald,M.J., and Fatemi,M.(2010). Honeybees facilitate the invasion of Phyla canescens (Verbenaceae) in Australia - no bees, no seed! Weed Research 50, 364-372.
13. Harden, G. J. (1990). 'Flora of New South Wales. Vol. 1.' (New South Wales University Press: Kensington.)
14. Harden, G. J. (1991). 'Flora of New South Wales. Vol. 2.' (New South Wales University Press: Kensington.)
15. Harden, G. J. (1992). 'Flora of New South Wales. Vol. 3.' (New South Wales University Press: Kensington.)
16. Harden, G. J. (1993). 'Flora of New South Wales. Vol. 4.' (New South Wales University Press: Kensington.)
17. Hobson, A. J. (1999). The effect of different water regimes on the growth and development of Phyla canescens and Paspalum distichum. Honours Thesis, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
18. Kennedy, K. (1992). A systematic study of the genus Phyla Lour. (Verbenaceae: Verbenoideae, Lantanae). PhD Thesis, University of Texas, Austin, USA.
19. Larsen, A. L. (1971). Two-way thermogradient plate for seed germination research: Construction plans and procedures. ARS Bulletin 54-41, US Department of Agriculture, Beltsville.
20. Leck, M. A. (2004). Seeds, seedbanks and wetlands. Seed Science Research 14, 259-266. doi:10.1079/SSR2004175 (Pubitemid 39275240)
21. Lucy, M., Powell, E., McCosker, R., Inglis, G., and Richardson, R. (1995). 'Lippia (Phyla canescens).AReview of its Economic and Environmental Impact on the Floodplain Ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin.' Condamine-Balonne Water Committee, National Landcare Program. (Pittsworth District Landcare and Queensland Department of Primary Industries: Toowoomba.)
22. Martin, T. G., Campbell, S., and Grounds, S. (2006). Weeds of Australian rangelands. The Rangeland Journal 28, 3-26. doi:10.1071/RJ06017 (Pubitemid 43824239)
23. Mawhinney, W. A. (2003). Restoring biodiversity in the Gwydir Wetlands through environmental flows. Water Science and Technology 48, 73-81. (Pubitemid 37451816)
24. McCosker, R. O. (1994). Lippia (Phyla nodiflora) an invasive plant of floodplain ecosystems in the Murray-Darling Basin. A report prepared for the Gingham Watercourse Landcare Group, University of New England, Armidale.
25. Morinaga, T. (1926). Effect of alternating temperatures upon the germination of seeds. American Journal of Botany 13, 141-158. doi:10.2307/2435354
26. Munir, A. A. (1993). A taxonomic revision of the genus Phyla Lour. (Verbenaceae) in Australia. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 15, 109-128.
27. Pons, T. L., and Schröder, H. F. J. M. (1986). Significance of temperature fluctuation and oxygen concentration for germination of the rice fields weeds Fimbristylis littoralis and Scirpus juncoides. Oecologia 68, 315-319. doi:10.1007/BF00384806
28. Price, J. N., Macdonald, M. J., Gross, C. L., Whalley, R. D. B., and Simpson, I. H. (2011). Vegetative reproduction facilitates early expansion of Phyla canescens in a semi-arid floodplain. Biological Invasions 13, 285-289. doi:10.1007/s10530-010-9839-z
29. Soriano, A., León, R. J. C., Sala, O. E., Lavado, R. S., Deregibus, V. A., Cauhépé, M. A., Scaglia, O. A., Velázquez, C. A., and Lemcoff, J. H. (1992). Río de la Plata grasslands. In: 'Ecosystems of the World'. (Ed. R. T. Coupland.) pp. 367-407. (Elsevier: Amsterdam.)
30. Tarasoff, C. S., Louhaichi, M., Mallory-Smith, C., and Ball, D. A. (2005). Using Geographic Information Systems to present non-geographical data: An example using 2-way thermogradient plate data. Rangeland Ecology and Management 58, 215-218. doi:10.2111/04-112R.1 (Pubitemid 41026907)
31. Taylor, B., and Ganf, G. G. (2005). Comparative ecology of two co-occurring floodplain plants: The native Sporobolus mitchellii and the exotic Phyla canescens. Marine and Freshwater Research 56, 431-440. doi:10.1071/MF04196 (Pubitemid 41059798)
32. Teasdale, J. R., and Daughtry, C. S. T. (1993). Weed suppression by live and desiccated hairy vetch (Vicia villosa). Weed Science 41, 207-212.
33. Thompson, P. A. (1969). Germination of Lycopus europaeus L. in response to fluctuating temperatures and light. Journal of Experimental Botany 20, 1-11. doi:10.1093/jxb/20.1.1
34. Thompson, K., and Grime, J. P. (1983). A comparative study of germination responses to diurnally-fluctuating temperatures. Journal of Applied Ecology 20, 141-156. doi:10.2307/2403382 (Pubitemid 14273234)
35. Webb,McKeown&Associates Pty. Ltd. (2007). State of the Darling - Interim Hydrology Report. (Murray-Darling Basin Commission: Canberra.) Available at: www2.mdbc.gov.au/news/darling-report-2007.html(accessed 18 November 2011
36. Whalley, R. D. B., Price, J. N., Macdonald, M. J., and Berney, P. J. (2011). Drivers of change in the social-ecological systems of the Gwydir Wetlands and Macquarie Marshes in northern New South Wales, Australia. The Rangeland Journal 33, 109-119. doi:10.1071/RJ11002
37. White, Z. J. A. (2004). Phyla canescens: Aspects of seed ecology. Honours Thesis, University of New England, Armidale, Australia.
38. Wong, C. M., Williams, C. E., Pittock, J., Collier, U., and Schelle, P. (2007). 'World's Top 10 Rivers at Risk.' (WWF International: Gland, Switzerland.)