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Title: | Reducing weed biomass by burning and grazing can adversely affect frogs | Contributor(s): | Bower, Deborah S (author); Valentine, Leonie E (author); Grice, Anthony C (author); Schwarzkopf, Lin (author) | Publication Date: | 2006 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/29053 | Open Access Link: | http://caws.org.nz/old-site/awc/2006/awc200618311.pdf | Abstract: | The impacts of weed management on native biodiversity are often overlooked. Burning and grazing plots of land, in isolation and in combination, were used to experimentally reduce the biomass of introduced para grass (Urochloa mutica (Forssk.) T.Q.Nguyen)) in a North Queensland wetland. Frogs were monitored to assess the impact of these management trials. Marbled frogs (Limnodynastes convexiusculus Macleay) declined in response to all management treatments, and their abundance was correlated with vegetation biomass. The abundance of spotted marsh frogs (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis Günther) was not related to weed control treatments, but was influenced by the distance of the experimental plot from the nearest woodland. The decline of these frog species in response to management trials indicates that knowledge about impacts of planned weed control is critical, to inform management of taxa that may be affected. | Publication Type: | Conference Publication | Conference Details: | 15AWC: 15th Australian Weeds Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 24th - 28th September, 2006 | Source of Publication: | 15th Australian Weeds Conference Papers and Proceedings: Managing Weeds in a Changing Climate, p. 831-834 | Publisher: | Weed Management Society of South Australia | Place of Publication: | Torrens Park, Australia | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060299 Ecology not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 960807 Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | E1 Refereed Scholarly Conference Publication | Publisher/associated links: | http://caws.org.nz/old-site/awc_contents.php?yr=2006 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225617516 |
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