issg Database: References for Prosopis spp.

Prosopis spp. (tree, shrub)

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12 references found for Prosopis spp.:

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1. Agriculture & Resource Management Council of Australia & New Zealand, Australian & New Zealand Environment & Conservation Council and Forestry Ministers, 2000. Weeds of National Significance Mesquite (Prosopis species) Strategic Plan. National Weeds Strategy Executive Committee, Launceston.
Summary: Available from: http://www.weeds.org.au/docs/msqstrat.pdf [Accessed November 13 2009]

2. Australian Weeds Committee, 2008. Weeds of National Significance. Mesquite
Summary: This site provides information on the strategy for the management of Mesquite (Prosopis). Documents available for download include the strategy, Mesquite control manual, brochures, posters and current and potential distribution maps.
Available from: http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/mesquite/ [Accessed 23 October 2008]

3. Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Australian Weed Management, 2003. Weed Management Guide: Mesquite Prosopis species. CRC for Australian Weed Management the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Heritage and the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines
Summary: Available from: http://www.weeds.gov.au/publications/guidelines/wons/pubs/prosopis.pdf [Accessed 13 November 2009]

4. 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.

5. Mwangi, Esther & Brent Swallow., 2008. Prosopis juliflora Invasion and Rural Livelihoods in the Lake Baringo Area of Kenya. Conservation & Society Year : 2008, Volume : 6 Issue : 2 Page : 130-140
Summary: Global concern about deforestation caused by fuelwood shortages prompted the introduction of Prosopis juliflora to many tropical areas in the 1970s and 1980s. P. juliflora is a hardy nitrogen-fixing tree that is now recognised as one of the world's most invasive alien species. The introduction and subsequent invasion of P. juliflora in the Lake Baringo area of Kenya has attracted national media attention and contradictory responses from responsible agencies. This paper presents an assessment of the livelihood effects, costs of control and local perceptions on P. juliflora of rural residents in the Lake Baringo area. Unlike some other parts of the world where it had been introduced, few of the potential benefits of P. juliflora have been captured and very few people realise the net benefits in places where the invasion is most advanced. Strong local support for eradication and replacement appears to be well justified. Sustainable utilisation will require considerable investment and institutional innovation

6. Mwangi, Esther & Brent Swallow, June 2005, Invasion of Prosopis juliflora and local livelihoods: Case study from the lake Baringo area of Kenya. ICRAF Working Paper – no. 3. Nairobi: World Agroforestry Centre
Summary: Also available from: http://www.worldagroforestry.org/downloads/publications/PDFs/wp03mwangi.pdf [Accessed 12 November 2009]

7. Osmond, Rachele, 2003. Best Practice Manual Mesquite Control and management options for mesquite (Prosopis spp.) in Australia. This manual is sponsored by the National Weeds Program (Natural Heritage Trust) and the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines.
Summary: Available from: http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/mesquite/ [Accessed July 15 2010]

8. Pasiecznik, N. 2002. Prosopis (Mesquite, Algarrobo): Invasive Weed or Valuable Forest Resource?. Forestry Research Programme HDRA (Henry Doubleday Research Association).

9. Zimmerman H. 2003. Pers. Comm. (email)
Summary: An email describing the two-fold nature of the impact of Prosopis spp. in a global context, as well as highlighting the problem of Prosopis species-specific classification (due to high hybridisation levels in mixed-Prosopis spp. communities).

General references

10. Pasiecznik, N. 1999. Prosopis - Pest or Providence, Weed or Wonder Tree? In: W. Brinkman (ed.) European Tropical Forest Research Network News 28. The Tropenbos Foundation (ETFRN).
Summary: Available from: http://www.etfrn.org/etfrn/newsletter/frames/nl28.html [Accessed 15 February 2005]

11. Pasiecznik, N. 2001. The Prosopis juliflora - Prosopis pallida Complex: A Monograph. HDRA: Coventry (UK).

12. Pasiecznik, N. 2002. Prosopis juliflora (Vilayati Babul) in the Drylands of India: Develop This Valuable Resource – Don’t Eradicate it. HDRA: Coventry (UK).
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