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A List of Alien Plants in the Kruger National Park | Macdonald | Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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A List of Alien Plants in the Kruger National Park

I.A.W. Macdonald, W.P.D. Gertenbach

Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science; Vol 31, No 1 (1988), 137-150. doi: 10.4102/koedoe.v31i1.491

Submitted: 21 October 1988
Published:  21 October 1988

Abstract

The alien vascular plant flora of the Kruger National Park is listed. Annotations cover the invasive status, modes of introduction and dispersal, dates of first recording, ecological impacts and control status of each species. The list comprises 156 species of which 113 are considered invasive within the park. Most of the species have been accidentally introduced to the park. The ecological impacts of 27 species (of which 11 are trees and shrubs) were rated as moderate or high. By 1985 only 10 species are thought to have been eradicated from the park. Most of the invasive species are herbaceous weeds of man-disturbed sites and the eradication of these is generally considered impossible. Most of the important species are dispersed by water and animals. The significance of limiting reinvasion of the park down the rivers flowing into the park, is stressed.

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I.A.W. Macdonald, University of Cape Town, South Africa
W.P.D. Gertenbach, Kruger National Park, South Africa

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