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diversity, and selected soil properties of wetlands in the southern Drakensberg mountains,
South Africa. Wetl Ecol Manag 14:329–348. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-005-4990-5
Wilson JRU, Ivey P, Manyama P et al (2013) A new national unit for invasive species detection,
assessment and eradication planning. S Afr J Sci 109(5/6):#0111, 13 p. https://doi.org/10.1590/
sajs.2013/20120111
Wise RM, van Wilgen BW, Hill MP et al (2007) The economic impact and appropriate management
of selected invasive alien species on the African continent. CSIR report number: CSIR/NRE/
RBSD/ER/2007/0044/C, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Pretoria, 64 p
Wise RM, van Wilgen BW, Le Maitre DC (2012) Costs, benefits and management options for an
invasive alien tree species: the case of mesquite in the Northern Cape. J Arid Environ 84:80–90
Yapi TS, O’Farrell PJ, Dziba LE et al (2018) Alien tree invasion into a South African montane
grassland ecosystem: impact of Acacia species on rangeland condition and livestock carrying
capacity. Int J Biodivers Sci 14:105–116
Zachariades C, Paterson ID, Strathie LW et al (2017) Assessing the status of biological control as a
management tool for suppression of invasive alien plants in South Africa. Bothalia 47(2):a2142.
https://doi.org/10.4102/abc.v47i2.2142
Zimmermann HG, Pasiecznik NM (2005) Realistic approaches to the management of Prosopis
in South Africa. Forestry Research Programme R7295, UK Department for International
Development, 4 p. www.hdra.org.uk/international_programme
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits use, sharing,
adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate
credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence and
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Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not
included in the chapter’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by
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