Removing Japanese Knotweed and providing Environmental Consultancy for the Midlands and beyond.
Heres a few interesting documents regarding invasive plants, their control methods and impacts. I'll be updating this list as I review them.
| Title | Author | Date | Link | DOI | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessing the relative impacts and economic costs of Japanese knotweed management methods | Hocking et al | 2023 | 10.1038/s41598-023-30366-9 | Evaluates the environmental impact of the control measures used Dan Jones et al 2017 | |
| Optimising physiochemical control of invasive Japanese knotweed | Jones et al | 2017 | 10.1007/s10530-018-1684-5 | A really in depth study of how different herbicides effect knotweed control | |
| The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain | Williams et al | 2010 | An early attempt to quantify how much Knotweed has cost Britain | ||
| Agroecologically efficient agricultural systems for smallholder farmers: contributions to food sovereignty | Altieri et al | 2011 | Web | 10.1007/s13593-011-0065-6 | Assesses Glyphosate and its uses |
| Are Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) Control and Eradication Interventions Effective? | Kabat et al | 2007 | Web | A study a various control methods for Japanese Knotweed, although its a little dates by now | |
| Review of Existing Knowledge and Practices of Tarping for the Control of Invasive Knotweeds | Dusz et al | 2021 | 10.3390/plants10102152 | "Just cover it up! That'll do the trick!" | |
| Invasive Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica Houtt.) and related knotweeds as catalysts for streambank erosion | Colleran et al | 2020 | 10.1002/rra.3725 | Emphasises the importance of revegation when dealing with fluvial systems | |
| Lessons learned from invasive plant control experiments: a systematic review and meta-analysis | Kettenring et al | 2011 | 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2011.01979.x | Just a fun bit of light reading | |
| Economic costs of biological invasions in the United Kingdom | Cuthbert et al | 2021 | 10.3897/neobiota.67.59743 | A more recent attempt to quantify the economic cost of Japanese Knotweed |
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