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Invasive Species Publications

Listed below are publications that relate specifically to the invasive species activities of the Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. Hard copies of some of these publications are available free of charge from the Community Information Unit.

Other biodiversity publications are available from the biodiversity publications page of this web site.

In this section

General

Books, reports and series

• Australian Government response to the Turning back the tide - the invasive species challenge Senate Committee report - September 2007
• Review of progress on invasive species - April 2005

Brochures, fact sheets and case studies

• Invasive species in Australia - 2004
• Rabbits are weeds too!
• Weeds and ferals on the loose! - 2002

Magazines and newsletters

• Bush - seeds a growing industry - January 2004
• Bush - working together on weeds - May 2004
• Bush - rot, rust and smut, stream-side vegetation, hatches, matches and dispatches - November 2004
• Bush - on-farm conservation and local government - April 2005

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Diseases, fungi and parasites

Books, reports and series

• An overview of the impacts of translocated native fish species in Australia - 2008
• Enhancing the efficacy of phosphite with the addition/supplementation of other chemicals such as those known to be involved in resistance - 2008
• Does the physiological status of the plant at the time of spraying affect the efficacy of phosphite? - 2008
• Eradication of Phytophthora cinnamomi from spot infections in native plant communities in Western Australia and Tasmania - 2008
• Management of Phytophthora cinnamomi for biodiversity conservation in Australia - 2006
• Hygiene protocols for the prevention and control of diseases (particularly beak and feather disease) in Australian birds - 2006
• A report on Mundulla Yellows in Australia - May 2004
• Mundulla Yellows in Eucalyptus - August 2004

Brochures, fact sheets and case studies

• Chytridiomycosis (amphibian chytrid fungus disease) - 2004
• Phytophthora root rot - 2004
• Beak and feather disease (psittacine circoviral disease) - 2004

Posters, postcards, stickers and fridge magnets

• Beak and feather disease poster - 2005
• Chytrid fungus disease poster - 2005
• Root rot fungus poster - 2005

Plans

• Threat abatement plans

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Feral animals

Books, reports and series

• Review of the CSIRO Biological Control of Cane Toad Program (to April 2008) - October 2008
• An overview of the impacts of introduced ornamental fish species that have established wild populations in Australia - January 2008
• Australian pest animal strategy - A national strategy for the management of vertebrate pest animals in Australia - August 2007
• Cost effective feral animal exclusion fencing for areas of high conservation value in Australia - 2004
• Developing a cane toad biological control - workshop report - 2004
• Development of a model code of practice and standard operating procedures for the humane capture, handling or destruction of feral animals in Australia
• Easter Bilby - Storybook - 2006**
• Easter Bilby's secret - Storybook - 2006**
• Easter Bilby - Teacher's kit - 2006**
• Experimental trials to determine effective feral cat and fox exclusion fence designs - 2006
• Feral pig management plan Flinders Island, Tasmania
• Impact of fox baiting on Tiger Quoll populations, project ID: 00016505 - final report
• Improving the development of effective and humane trapping systems as a control method for feral goats in Australia - 2004
• Interactions between feral cats, foxes, native carnivores, and rabbits in Australia - 2004
• Introduced mammals on Western Australian islands: improving Australia's ability to protect its island habitats from feral animals - 2004
• Maximising the conservation benefits of the commercial goat industry in Australia - 2004
• Overview of the impact of feral cats on Australian native fauna - May 1996
• Overview of the impacts of introduced salmonids on Australian native fauna - May 1996
• Review of impacts of displaced/introduced fauna associated with inland waters, Australia: State of the Environment technical paper series (inland waters), series 1 - 1997
• Review of the project: the development of a cane toad biological control (February 2003) - August 2003

Brochures, fact sheets and case studies

• Australian pest animal strategy brochure - August 2007
• Bounceback - Flinders Ranges
• European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) - 2004
• European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - 2004
• Feral horse (Equus caballus) and feral donkey (Equus asinus) - 2004
• The feral camel (Camelus dromedarius) - 2004
• The feral cane toad (Bufo marinus) - 2004
• The feral cat (Felis catus) - 2004
• The feral goat (Capra hircus) - 2004
• The feral pig (Sus scrofa) - 2004
• The feral water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) - 2004
• Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories
  • Bounceback - 2004
  • Removing cats from Macquarie Island - 2004

Plans

• Threat abatement plans

Posters, postcards, stickers and fridge magnets

• A great battle - poster - 2007
• That feral cat - poster - 2004
• Feral map - poster - 2004

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Insects and other invertebrates

Books, reports and series

• Overview of feral and managed honeybees in Australia: distribution, abundance, extent of interactions with native biota, evidence of impacts and future research - May 1996

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Weeds

Books, reports and series

• Australian weeds strategy  - September 2007
• Community involvement in off-reserve and on-reserve management of environmental weeds  - May 1997
• Impact of environmental weeds on biodiversity: a review and development of a methodology  - April 1998
• Potential environmental weeds in Australia: candidate species for preventative control  - January 1998

Brochures, fact sheets and case studies

• Biological control of Mimosa pigra and integration with other control options, final report: October 2001 to December 2002  - 2003
• Managing invasive species in Australia - success stories
  • Alligator weed  - 2004
  • Biological control of mimosa  - 2004
  • Weed Warriors  - 2004
• Research project to investigate floating booms for containing Alligator weed following treatment  - September 2002
• Students become Weed Warriors  - in Natural heritage - the journal of the Natural Heritage Trust - 2004

Guidelines, manuals, standards and labels

• Alert list for environmental weeds - weed management guides
  • Barleria or porcupine flower (Barleria prionitis)  - 2003
  • Chinese violet (Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha)  - 2003
  • Cutch tree (Acacia catechu var. sundra)  - 2003
  • False yellowhead (Dittrichia viscosa)  - 2003
  • Karroo thorn (Acacia karroo)  - 2003
  • Kochia (Bassia scoparia) (weedy form)  - 2003
  • Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum)  - 2003
  • Senegal tea plant (Gymnocoronis spilanthoides)  - 2003
  • White weeping broom (Retama raetam)  - 2003
• Weeds of national significance - weed management guides
  • Alligator weed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) 
  • Athel pine or tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla) 
  • Bitou bush (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. rotundata) 
  • Boneseed (Chrysanthemoides monilifera ssp. monilifera) 
  • Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus aggregate) 
  • Bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) 
  • Cabomba (Cabomba caroliniana) 
  • Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) 
  • Gorse (Ulex europaeus) 
  • Hymenachne or Olive hymenachne (Hymenachne amplexicaulis) 
  • Lantana (Lantana camara) 
  • Mesquite (Prosopis species) 
  • Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) 
  • Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) 
  • Parthenium weed (Parthenium hysterophorus) 
  • Pond apple (Annona glabra) 
  • Prickly acacia (Acacia nilotica) 
  • Rubber vine (Cryptostegia grandiflora) 
  • Salvinia (Salvinia molesta) 
  • Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) 
  • Willow (Salix spp.)