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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
What is in a name? That which we call cecropia peltata by any other name would be as invasive?
Plant Ecology and Diversity, Volume 4, No. 2-3, Year 2011
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The recent opinion piece by Sheil and Padmanaba (2011) argues that greater attention is required for invasive species management procedures that are relevant to and realistic for developing countries. They use the example of the Neotropical tree Cecropia as an introduction toWest Java to illustrate their point. In our invited response we contend that the assumptions and data on the dynamics of Cecropia in Java presented in their paper, as well as their review of global Cecropia introductions, are of reduced scientific value. Even so, we agree with the paper’s opinion that the naturalised species of Cecropia in West Java represent a considerable invasion risk and that funding must be improved so that the capacity for invasion ecology research and management of invasive alien species in developing countries is more effective. Unlike Sheil and Padmanaba (2011), however, we conclude that there is already enough evidence to be concerned by the threat of Cecropia to natural ecosystems, but that knowledge of the relevant taxa is currently insufficient to recommend the most appropriate control options not only for Java, but also for other Cecropia introductions elsewhere in the world. © 2011 Botanical Society of Scotland and Taylor & Francis.
Authors & Co-Authors
Webber, Bruce Lloyd
Australia, Perth
The University of Western Australia
Born, Céline
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Conn, Barry J.
Australia, Sydney
National Herbarium of new South Wales
Hadiah, Julisasi T.
Indonesia, Bogor
Kebun Raya Bogor
Zalamea, Paul Camilo
Colombia, Bogota
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander Von Humboldt, Bogota
Colombia, Bogota
Universidad de la Salle, Bogota
Statistics
Citations: 5
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 6
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Doi:
10.1080/17550874.2011.610372
ISSN:
17550874
e-ISSN:
17551668