Invasive weeds are a major threat to the Cooks' environment. Balloon vine – a local version of old man's beard – has the potential to destroy Rarotonga's inner lowland forest. Recorded from the 1920s, it only really took off after cyclones in 1987, when widespread stripping of trees allowed more light into the forest and enabled the wind-borne seeds to become widely established. No control is known.
JACQUI BARRINGTON
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Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 33
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67Invasive weeds are a major threat to the Cooks' environment. Balloon vine – a local version of old man's beard – has the potential to destroy Rarotonga's inner lowland forest. Recorded from the 1920s, it only really took off after cyclones in 1987, when widespread stripping of trees allowed more light into the forest and enabled the wind-borne seeds to become widely established. No control is known. JACQUI BARRINGTON Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 33
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