| Title: |
Identifying barriers to effective management of widespread invasive alien trees: Prosopis species (mesquite) in South Africa as a case study |
| Authors: |
Shackleton, RT; Le Maitre, David C; Van Wilgen, BW; Richardson, DM |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (South Africa): CSIR Research Space |
| Subject Terms: |
Adaptation responses; Biological invasions; Environmental conservation; Invasive species; Stakeholders; Tree invasions |
| Description: |
Copyright: 2016 Elsevier. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website. The definitive version of the work is published in Global Environmental Change, 38, 183-194 ; Biological invasions are a major driver of ecological and social change globally. The negative effects of these invasions have led to the initiation of programs to manage these invasions across the world. Management aims to reduce impacts and in some cases improve the benefits that some invasive species can provide. This study assesses the barriers that hinder the effective management of widespread tree invasions, drawing insights from a case study of invasions of Prosopis species (mesquite) in South Africa. We used questionnaire surveys and focused workshops to identify barriers and adaptation responses in four key stakeholder groups involved in different stages of management. More than 100 barriers were identified, most of them relating to social issues. Key barriers related to limited knowledge, insufficient funds, conflicts of interest, the ecology of the genus and the nature of the invaded land, as well as poor planning, co-ordination and co-operation, and a lack of prioritisation. There were marked differences in how stakeholders perceived the importance of some barriers. Most Farmers (>80%) placed high importance on a lack of planning, and poor management as important barriers, while few Managers ( |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
Workflow;16986; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378016300334; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8648 |
| Availability: |
http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8648; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959378016300334 |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.65AE46B4 |
| Database: |
BASE |