issg Database: References for Opuntia monacantha

Opuntia monacantha (tree, shrub, succulent)

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14 references found for Opuntia monacantha:

Management information

1. Ascension Island Conservation Centre. Undated. Plants. Green Mountian National Park. Ascension Island Conservation Centre, Georgetown, Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. ASCN 1ZZ
Summary: Available from: http://www.ascensionconservation.org.ac/pdf/6-E-plants-of-Green-Mountain.pdf [Accsessed 28 August 2008]

2. CAB International 2003, Biological Control in IPM Systems in Africa. (eds. P. Neuenschwander, C. Borgemeister, and J. Langewald)
Summary: Available from: http://www.cabi.org/pdf/books/9780851996394/9780851996394.pdf [Accsessed 28 August 2008]

3. IUCN/SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG)., 2010. A Compilation of Information Sources for Conservation Managers.
Summary: This compilation of information sources can be sorted on keywords for example: Baits & Lures, Non Target Species, Eradication, Monitoring, Risk Assessment, Weeds, Herbicides etc. This compilation is at present in Excel format, this will be web-enabled as a searchable database shortly. This version of the database has been developed by the IUCN SSC ISSG as part of an Overseas Territories Environmental Programme funded project XOT603 in partnership with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment. The compilation is a work under progress, the ISSG will manage, maintain and enhance the database with current and newly published information, reports, journal articles etc.

4. Stiling, P. 2002. Potential non-target effects of a biological control agent, prickly pear moth, Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in North America, and possible management actions. Biological Invasions 4: 273-281, 2002.

5. Zimmermann, H., H. S. Bloem & H. Klein., 2004. Biology, History, Threat, Surveillance and Control of the Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis cactorum. Joint FAO/IAEA Programme of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture
Summary: Available from: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/faobsc_web.pdf [Accessed 25 October 2008]

General references

6. Duffey, Eric. 1964. The terrestrial ecology of Ascention Island, The Journel of Applied Ecology 1 (2)
Summary: Available from: http://www.seaturtle.org/PDF/Duffey_1964_JAppEcol.pdf [Accessed 25 October 2009]

7. Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW)., 2007. Opuntia vulgaris (Cactaceae)
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/gcw/species/opuntia_vulgaris/ [Accessed 20 August 2008]

8. Grant, Benjamin., 1883. A few notes on St. Helena and Descriptive Guide. Printed and Published by Benjamin Grant, Printer, 'Guardian' Office, Jamestown.
Summary: Available from: http://www.bweaver.nom.sh/grant/grant.htm [Accessed 20 August 2008]

9. Gray, Alan, Tara Pelembe and Stedson Stroud. 2005. The conservation of the endemic vascular flora of Ascension Island and threats from alien species, Oryx 39 (4)
Summary: Available from: http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FORX%2FORX39_04%2FS0030605305001092a.pdf&code=a496b9c9fa1ba28f5d1724b76fbc7feb [Accessed 10 December 2008]

10. ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), 2009. Online Database Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw.
Summary: An online database that provides taxonomic information, common names, synonyms and geographical jurisdiction of a species. In addition links are provided to retrieve biological records and collection information from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Data Portal and bioscience articles from BioOne journals.
Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=504041 [Accessed 25 October 2009]

11. North West Weeds. 2007. North West Weeds : Cochineal
Summary: Available from: http://www.northwestweeds.nsw.gov.au/cochineal.htm [Accessed 25 October 2008]

12. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)., 2006. Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw., Cactaceae
Summary: Available from: http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/opuntia_monacantha.htm [Accessed 10 December 2008]

13. United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS). 2008. Taxon: Opuntia monacantha Haw. National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland
Summary: Available from: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?25858 [Accessed 25 October 2009]

14. United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS). 2008. Opuntia monacantha (Willd.) Haw. common pricklypear. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 5 November 2008). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Summary: Available from: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=OPMO5 [Accessed 25 October 2009]
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