Weeds and wildlife: perceptions and practices of weed managers Carlos,EH, Gibson,M and Weston,M 2014, Weeds and wildlife: perceptions and practices of weed managers, Conservation and society, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 54-64, doi: 10.4103/0972-4923.132131. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads SYMPLECTIC-LICENCE DRO_Licence_Agreement.txt 1.48KB 72 carlos-weedsandwildlife-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 657.02KB 254 Title Weeds and wildlife: perceptions and practices of weed managers Author(s) Carlos,EH Gibson,M Weston,M orcid.org/0000-0002-8717-0410 Journal name Conservation and society Volume number 12 Issue number 1 Start page 54 End page 64 Total pages 10 Publisher Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Place of publication Mumbai, India Publication date 2014 ISSN 0972-4923 0975-3133 Keyword(s) Habitat Monitoring Perceptions Weed managers Weeds Wildlife Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Biodiversity Conservation Environmental Studies Biodiversity & Conservation Environmental Sciences & Ecology UNITED-STATES RIPARIAN RESTORATION HIDDEN POPULATIONS PLANTS BEHAVIOR TAMARIX FRAGMENTATION BIODIVERSITY COMMUNITIES Summary Negative impacts of invasive plants or weeds on biodiversity have been well established yet their role in providing key habitats and resources for wildlife has been little understood. Weed removal thus has the potential to adversely affect wildlife but whether this is considered during weed management is poorly known. To determine the extent of this knowledge, we examined the perceptions of weed managers regarding wildlife and weed management in Victoria, Australia. We surveyed 81 weed managers of varying levels of experience from different types of organisations, including state and local government, community groups and private companies. We found 90% of managers had observed wildlife-weed interactions and that most (70%) adjusted management programmes to accommodate wildlife. Despite this, few (19%) had adopted the recommended practice of combining gradual weed removal with re-vegetation. While management programmes included monitoring of native vegetation, consideration of wildlife monitoring in weed management was rare. This highlights the need for management to better understand and respond to wildlife-weed relationships. If the improvement of wildlife habitat is included in the objectives of weed programmes, as it should be, then wildlife should also be incorporated in project monitoring. This would lead to a greater understanding of the role weeds and their management have in each situation and, ultimately, more informed decision making. Copyright: © Carlos et al. 2014. Language eng DOI 10.4103/0972-4923.132131 Field of Research 050205 Environmental Management Socio Economic Objective 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal ERA Research output type C Journal article Copyright notice ©2014, Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30067804 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment School of Life and Environmental Sciences Open Access Collection Centre for Integrative Ecology Related Links Link Description Connect to Elements publication management system Go to link with your DU access privileges   Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 26 Nov 2014, 11:51:19 EST Thu, 27 Nov 2014, 04:03:10 EST Thu, 18 Dec 2014, 10:42:59 EST Thu, 18 Dec 2014, 10:45:43 EST Thu, 19 Mar 2015, 10:28:48 EST Fri, 27 Mar 2015, 05:05:20 EST Fri, 27 Mar 2015, 10:41:36 EST Wed, 01 Apr 2015, 15:28:59 EST Wed, 01 Apr 2015, 15:30:53 EST Wed, 07 Sep 2016, 08:01:03 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:11:21 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:21:29 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 7 times in TR Web of Science Cited 6 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 728 Abstract Views, 327 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 26 Nov 2014, 11:51:19 EST