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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Subhashnien
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Laliten
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-09T15:41:00Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationAfrican Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 8(6), p. 391-400en
dc.identifier.issn1996-0786en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15643-
dc.description.abstractClimate change and invasive species are now seen as two major contributors to global biodiversity change. The combined effects of these two factors have serious implications for biodiversity and agriculture. 'Lantana camara' L. ('sensu lato') (lantana) is a woody shrub that is highly invasive in many countries of the world including South Africa where it has a profound impact on biodiversity, water resources and agriculture. Strategies to manage and control this highly noxious weed will benefit from information on its likely potential distribution under current and future climate. CLIMEX, a species distribution modelling software, was used to develop a process-oriented niche model to estimate its potential distribution under current and future climate scenarios. Model calibration was carried out with phenological observations and geographic distribution records of lantana. The potential distribution of lantana under current climate showed a good match to its current distribution in South Africa. Under future scenarios, the climatically suitable areas for lantana were projected to contract in the northern provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga as well as coastal areas of Western Cape Province. However, lantana's potential distribution may expand further inland into new areas in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape provinces. The results suggest that lantana management initiatives in areas where climatic suitability is likely to decline should focus on controlling the density of invasion rather than curbing range expansion. On the other hand, areas where climatic suitability is projected to increase will require ongoing monitoring to prevent further range expansions.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen
dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal of Environmental Science and Technologyen
dc.titleImpacts of climate change on invasive 'Lantana camara' L. distribution in South Africaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.5897/AJEST2014.1705en
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Managementen
dc.subject.keywordsGeospatial Information Systemsen
dc.subject.keywordsNatural Resource Managementen
local.contributor.firstnameSubhashnien
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local.subject.seo2008960510 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Sparseland, Permanent Grassland and Arid Zone Environmentsen
local.subject.seo2008960301 Climate Change Adaptation Measuresen
local.subject.seo2008960305 Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Changeen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Educationen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailbtaylo26@une.edu.auen
local.profile.emaillkumar@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.publisher.placeNigeriaen
local.format.startpage391en
local.format.endpage400en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume8en
local.identifier.issue6en
local.contributor.lastnameTayloren
local.contributor.lastnameKumaren
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local.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15643en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleImpacts of climate change on invasive 'Lantana camara' L. distribution in South Africaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorTaylor, Subhashnien
local.search.authorKumar, Laliten
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.year.published2014en
local.subject.for2020410404 Environmental managementen
local.subject.for2020401302 Geospatial information systems and geospatial data modellingen
local.subject.for2020410406 Natural resource managementen
local.subject.seo2020180601 Assessment and management of terrestrial ecosystemsen
local.subject.seo2020190101 Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)en
local.subject.seo2020190102 Ecosystem adaptation to climate changeen
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