Read more about the article Unscrambling the egg: resolving the introduction history for Silver wattle
Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) invading along a river in Chile. (Photo credit: A. Pauchard)

Unscrambling the egg: resolving the introduction history for Silver wattle

Researchers at the Centre for Invasion Biology (C·I·B) at Stellenbosch University, found that the introduction histories of the globally important invasive tree Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) are complex and cannot be generalized.

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Read more about the article Unravelling the genetic structure across the native range of the globally invasive tree silver wattle
The globally invasive tree Acacia dealbata, commonly known as silver wattle, in its native range Australia. (Photo credit: Fiona Impson).

Unravelling the genetic structure across the native range of the globally invasive tree silver wattle

In a recent paper published in the journal Tree Genetics & Genomes, C·I·B post-doctoral associate, Heidi Hirsch, and co-authors investigated the genetic structure among the native populations of the Australian tree Acacia dealbata, commonly known as silver wattle.

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Read more about the article What’s your name? Resolving taxonomic uncertainties in an invasive tree
Silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) thickets along a road in Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. (Photo credit: Heidi Hirsch)

What’s your name? Resolving taxonomic uncertainties in an invasive tree

A recent paper led by C·I·B post-doctoral fellow Heidi Hirsch highlights how uncertainty about the taxonomy can impact inferences in invasion ecology, using the Australian silver wattle (Acacia dealbata) as a case study.

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Read more about the article Lack of human-assisted spread means Kudzu vine can be eradicated from SA
(a) Kudzu vine (Pueraria Montana var. lobata) invasion of a eucalyptus plantation close to the initial introduction site in Mpumalanga Province of South Africa; (b) Kudzu vine smothering native and alien riparian vegetation at the site of initial introduction (Photo credit: Sjirk Geerts)

Lack of human-assisted spread means Kudzu vine can be eradicated from SA

A recent study by C·I·B Associate, Sjirk Geerts (based at Cape Peninsula University of Technology), together with researchers from the C·I·B, SANBI’s Invasive Species Programme and the University of Cape Town, stressed the importance of human activities in the spread of some of the most notorious plant invaders.

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