Bone-seed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. Monilifera) invasion effects on native regeneration in New Zealand coastal plant communities Journal Paper
- Author
- McAlpine, K.G.; Timmins, S.M.; Westbrooke, I.
- Year
- 2009
- Journal / Source
- New Zealand Journal of Ecology
- Volume
- 33
- Number
- 1
- Pages
- 72-82
- Keywords
- fire, germination, gorse, invasive species, seed bank, seedling recruitment, succession, weed invasion
- Summary
- Spinifex sericeus, a common coastal sand dune grass, typically exhibits decreased vigour in the more stabilized section of the dunes when compared with the active foredune. These differences in vigour appear to be related to different environmental conditions across the dunes such as sand burial and salt spray deposition, both generally decreasing with distance inland. An experiment following the fate of foliar and root applications of