Invasiveness, Monitoring and Control of Hakea sericea: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Solutions for ecological and economic problems posed by Hakea sericea invasions rely on scientific knowledge. We conducted a systematic review to analyze and synthesize the past and current scientific knowledge concerning H. sericea invasion processes and mechanisms, as well as monitoring and control techniques. We used ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and CAPES Periodicals to look for publications on the ecological and environmental factors involved in H. sericea establishment (question 1); responses of H. sericea to fire in native and invaded ecosystems (question 2); and H. sericea monitoring and control methods (question 3). We identified 207 publications, 47.4% of which related to question 1, mainly from Australia and South Africa, with an increasing trend

SUBMITTER: Jacobson TKB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9963047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature