issg Database: Management and Information Links for Ischaemum polystachyum

Ischaemum polystachyum (grass)

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         Management Information

Preventative measures: A Risk assessment of Ischaemum polystachyum for the Pacific region was prepared by Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER) using the Australian risk assessment system (Pheloung, 1995). The result is a score of 20 and a recommendation of: reject the plant for import (Australia) or species likely to be a pest (Pacific).

         Management Resources/Links

1. PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk), 2002. Ischaemum polystachyum
        Summary: Ecology, synonyms, common names, distributions (Pacific as well as global), management and impact information.
Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/ischaemum_polystachyum.htm [Accessed 25 February 2003].
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