Journal article
Plant extirpation at the site scale: Implications for eradication programmes
AJ Dodd, N Ainsworth, MA Burgman, MA Mccarthy
Diversity and Distributions | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12262
Abstract
Aim: To identify the relative importance of commonly available site and species factors on the probability of extirpating a plant species at the site scale. Location: Australia. Methods: We reviewed the plant eradication literature and listed the factors commonly cited as influencing eradication success. We then analysed a database of 408 site-scale extirpation attempts, across 17 species eradication programmes, by modelling the time until extirpation to determine the relative influence of these factors on the probability of extirpation, given time. Results: The most commonly cited factors influencing eradication success can be classified into two groups as follows: those related to the 'org..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge all 123 people involved in the collection of the extensive dataset that forms the basis of this research. Thanks also to Phill Cassey, Cindy Hauser, Justine Shaw, Gabrielle Vivian-Smith and our anonymous referees for their insightful comments on the earlier versions of this manuscript. Jane Elith provided assistance in coding the alpha-hulls. Jackie Steel and Franz Mahr provided the CLIMATE analysis. This research was supported by an Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowship to M.A.M. and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions.