Is garden waste dumping really a problem?

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dc.contributor.authorTimmins SM
dc.contributor.authorJames A
dc.contributor.authorStover J
dc.contributor.authorPlank M
dc.contributor.editorZydenbos SM
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-06T04:02:45Z
dc.date.available2021-09-06T04:02:45Z
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.date.updated2020-07-21T03:51:40Z
dc.description.abstractSummary: The dumping of garden waste is thought to contribute to the spread of environmental weeds, but it is difficult to collect suitable data to confirm or refute this hypothesis. A qualitative model was developed that combined three plant attributes: local growth rate, mean dispersal distance and dispersal curve. This model was used to test the effect of garden waste dumping on the spread of weeds with different characteristics. We found that garden dumping can greatly enhance the spread of weed species with limited natural dispersal. For those weeds that already disperse long distances, by wind or birds, garden dumping makes little difference to the time taken to reach a reserve. The modelling also underlined the difficulty of eliminating infestations of weeds that are wind or bird-dispersed.en
dc.identifier.citationTimmins SM, James A, Stover J, Plank M (2010). Is garden waste dumping really a problem?. Christchurch, New Zealand: 17th Australasian Weeds Conference. 455-458.en
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-86476-239-9
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/102394
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNew Zealand Plant Protection Societyen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectEnvironmental weedsen
dc.subjectweed spreaden
dc.subjectgarden dumpingen
dc.subjectgarden escapesen
dc.subjectweed dispersalen
dc.subjectstochastic growth and dispersal modelen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::41 - Environmental sciences::4104 - Environmental management::410404 - Environmental managementen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::49 - Mathematical sciences::4901 - Applied mathematics::490102 - Biological mathematicsen
dc.titleIs garden waste dumping really a problem?en
dc.typeConference Contributions - Publisheden
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineering
uc.departmentMathematics and Statistics
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