The use of Krenite to control birch on lowland heaths |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Plant Ecophysiology Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa;2. Ward Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4001, South Africa;3. Department for Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville, 7535, South Africa;1. Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC, U.S.A.;2. Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, U.S.A.;3. Cetacean Research Unit, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia;4. Department of Biology, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.;5. Fisheries and Wildlife, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, U.S.A.;1. Białowieża Geobotanical Station, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, ul. Sportowa 19, 17-230 Białowieża, Poland;2. Department of Forest Biodiversity, University of Agriculture in Kraków, al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków, Poland;1. Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, PR China;2. Section for Ecoinformatics & Biodiversity, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, Aarhus C, DK-8000, Denmark;3. Center for Biodiversity Dynamics in a Changing World (BIOCHANGE), Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114, DK-8000, Aarhus C, Denmark;4. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, PR China;5. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Ecology and Resource Use of the Mongolian Plateau & Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecology, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot, 010021, PR China |
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| Abstract: | Birch invasion is a major problem facing managers of lowland heath in southern England, and herbicides are likely to play a major part in controlling this ‘weed’ species. One herbicide, Krenite, has been tested in two experiments and in larger scale case-study on lowland heaths, and its effect on birch, bracken, and the ground flora noted. In general Krenite produced a good kill of birch, and caused little damage to the underlying Calluna-dominated vegetation, and it appears a suitable herbicide for birch control in lowland heaths, but is less effective against bracken and willows. |
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