issg Database: Management and Information Links for Triadica sebifera

Triadica sebifera (tree)

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         Management Information

Bogler (2000) states that, "As with all prolific invaders, the key is to successful control is to prevent new infestations or to control them as soon as possible. T. sebifera has a high degree of reproductive vigor, a wide range of adaptability, and few pests and predators. It produces a large number of viable seeds that are readily dispersed by birds and by water, and which germinate at high rates in a wide range of conditions. If controlled during the early stages of invasion, the potential for successful management is high. The potential for large-scale restoration of wildlands where T. sebifera has become established, is probably low."
For details on management of this species including preventative, physical, biological and chemical control download our pdf file on management information.

         Management Resources/Links

1. Bogler, D. J. 2000. Element Stewardship Abstract for Sapium sebiferum. The Nature Conservancy's Element Stewardship Abstracts: Wildland Invasive Species Team.
        Summary: Information on description, economic importance, distribution, habitat, history, growth, and impacts and management of species.
Available from: http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/documnts/sapiseb.html [Accessed 10 August 2004]
2. Brooks, M. L., C. M. D'Antonio, D. M. Richardson, J. B. Grace, J. E. Keeley, J. M. DiTomaso, R. J. Hobbs, M. Pellant, and D. Pyke. 2004. Effects of Invasive Alien Plants on Fire Regimes. BioScience 54(7): 677-688.
        Summary: Information on description, economic importance, distribution, habitat, history, growth, and impacts and management of species.
3. Bruce, K. A., G. N. Cameron, P. A. Harcombe, and G. Jubinsky. 1997. Introduction, impact on native habitats, and management of a woody invader, the Chinese tallow tree, Sapium sebiferum (L) Roxb. Natural Areas Journal 17(3): 255-260.
        Summary: Information on description, economic importance, distribution, habitat, history, growth, and impacts and management of species.
4. Conway, W. C., L. M. Smith, and J. F. Bergan. 2002. Potential Allelopathic Interference by the Exotic Chinese Tallow Tree Sapium sebiferum. American Midland Naturalist 148: 43-53.
5. Jubinsky, G., and L. C. Anderson. 1995. The invasive potential of Chinese tallow-tree (Sapium sebiferum Roxb.) in the Southeast. Castanea 61(3): 226-231.
        Summary: Information on description, economic importance, distribution, habitat, history, growth, and impacts and management of species.
6. Maikhuri, R. K., R. L. Semwal, K. S. Rao, K. Singh, and K. G. Saxena. 2000. Growth and ecological impacts of traditional agroforestry tree species in Central Himalaya, India. Agroforestry Systems 48(3): 257
7. PIER (Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk), 2003. Triadica sebifera
        Summary: Ecology, synonyms, common names, distributions (Pacific as well as global), management and impact information
Available from: http://www.hear.org/pier/species/triadica_sebifera.htm [Accessed 17 June 2003]
8. Renne, I. J., W. C. Barrow, L. A. J. Randall, and W. C. Bridges. 2002. Generalized avian dispersal syndrome contributes to Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum, Euphorbiaceae) invasiveness. Diversity and Distributions 8: 285-295.
9. Rodgers, J. C., and K. C. Parker. 2003. Distribution of alien plant species in relation to human disturbance on the Georgia Sea Islands. Diversity and Distributions 9: 385-398.
10. Rogers, W. E., and E. Siemann. 2004. Invasive ecotypes tolerate herbivory more effectively than native ecotypes of the Chinese tallow tree Sapium sebiferum. Journal of Applied Ecology 41: 561-570.
11. SE-EPPC (Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual). UNDATED. Common Name: Chinese Tallowtree, Scientific Name: Triadica sebifera L. The Bugwood Network - The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and Warnell School of Forest Resources.
        Summary: Information on description, economic importance, distribution, habitat, history, growth, and impacts and management of species.
Available from: http://www.exoticpestplantcouncil.org/manual/SASE.html [Accessed 10 August 2004]
12. Siemann, E., and W. E. Rogers. 2001. Genetic difference in growth of an invasive tree species. Ecology Letters 4: 514-518.
13. Siemann, E., and W. E. Rogers. 2003. Changes in light and nitrogen availability under pioneer trees may indirectly facilitate tree invasions of grasslands. Journal of Ecology 91: 923-931.
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