The Ugly: Alien invaders
Exotic weed species shortcut the stabilisation process that occurs with native plants, thereby displacing native plants that rely on habitat created by intermediate stages in the stabilisation process. Scientists
rate weed invasion as one of the most serious threats to sand dune areas, with pampas grass being one of the biggest problems.
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Forest and Bird, Issue 306, 1 November 2002, Page 21
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