| AABR: |
Australian Association of Bush Regenerators |
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Association: |
A plant community designated by species, often described by the dominant species |
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Biological Control: |
The use of various organisms to control weeds or feral animals. |
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Bradley Method: |
The method of bush regeneration (pioneered by Joan & Eileen Bradley) whereby you work from the ‘good’ areas of the bush out. The other two main principles are minimal disturbance and let native regeneration dictate the rate of weed removal. |
Bush Regeneration:
(Ecological Restoration) |
Restoration and maintenance of native communities so that natural regeneration (succession) can occur. |
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Colonisation: |
Successful invasion by a species of a new habitat. |
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Community: |
Type of vegetation e.g. Woodland, heath, rainforest etc. |
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Coppice: |
Regrowth from trunk or branches |
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EEC: |
Ecological Endangered Community. |
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Endemic: |
Species local to the area or specific community |
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Environmental Weed: |
Plant species that invades native communities. |
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Exotic: |
Plant or animal introduced from another area. |
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Fire regime: |
The fire history of a particular place taking note of frequency, intensity and season |
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Genus: |
A grouping used in classification consisting of a number of species |
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NCC: |
Nature Conservation Council of NSW. |
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Maintenance weeding: |
A weeding program that is undertaken after secondary weeding program has successfully been completed. |
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Noxious Weed: |
A weed declared under the Noxious Weed Act 1993. |
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Primary Weeding: |
First stage of on ground bush regeneration works. |
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PPE: |
Personal Protective Equipment; the correct clothes and safety gear required for the different work tasks. |
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OHS: |
Occupational Health & Safety |
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Provenance: |
Seed collected for local area (region) to maintain genetic integrity. |
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Regeneration: |
Natural germination & development of native plants. |
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Resilience: |
Ability of native species to recolonise a particular site. |
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ROTAP: |
Rare and Threatened Plants of Australia. |
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Riparian: |
Zone either side of watercourse. |
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Secondary Weeding: |
Second stage of on ground bush regeneration works. |
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Soil Seed Bank: |
Amount of viable seed stored in soil at any given time. This can be a measurement of site resilience |
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Species: |
A group of similar plants that are capable of interbreeding and producing fertile seeds. |
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Succession: |
The process by which one plant community replaces another. |
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Sucker: |
Regrowth from roots. |
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Taxonomy: |
Scientific classification of organisms. |
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Weed: |
The wrong plant in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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