Weed Population Genetics
Citation
BioCollect - An open cloud-based data collection solution for biodiversity (2019). Weed Population Genetics. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qohp97 accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-01-23.Description
Weed invasion significantly threatens Australia’s natural ecosystems and farming production. In order to reduce impacts of invasive weeds on Australia’s natural assets, it is important to understand their origins, pathways of arrival and patterns of spread across the continent. It is very difficult to track weed invasion in real time, especially for species that have been resident in the invaded range for many decades or hundreds of years. Novel genetic techniques are emergening as powerful tools in understanding invasion pathways by examining genetic relatedness amongst weed populations in both the introduced and native ranges. Genetic tools may also reveal the ways in which weeds spread, for example whether or not they sexually reproduce seeds or spread clonally via stem or root fragments.Sampling Description
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originatorBioCollect - An open cloud-based data collection solution for biodiversity
email: biocollect-support@ala.org.au
homepage: http://www.ala.org.au/biocollect/
metadata author
BioCollect - An open cloud-based data collection solution for biodiversity
email: biocollect-support@ala.org.au
homepage: http://www.ala.org.au/biocollect/
distributor
Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
2601
ACT
AU
email: info@ala.org.au
administrative point of contact
Atlas of Living Australia
CSIRO Ecosystems Services
Canberra
2601
ACT
AU
email: info@ala.org.au