Growth, biomass, and productivity of a bracken (Pteridium esculentum) infested pasture in Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand

References

• Allan , H. H. Flora of New Zealand , Wellington, Government Printer 1085 p
   Google Scholar
• Atkinson , T. P. 1989 . Seasonal and altitudinal variation in Pteridium aquilinum (L.)Kuhn: frond and stand types . New phytologist , 113 : 359 – 365 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bray , J. R. 1963 . Root production and the estimation of net productivity . Canadian journal of botany , 41 : 65 – 72 .
   Google Scholar
• Brownsey , P. J. and Smith-Dodsworth , J. C. 1989 . New Zealand ferns and allied plants , Auckland : David Bateman Ltd. . 168 p.
   Google Scholar
• Coulter , J. D. 1973 . “ Ecological aspects of the climate ” . In The natural history of New Zealand , Edited by: Williams , G. R. Wellington : A. H. and A. W. Reed . 434 p.
   Google Scholar
• Druce , A. P. 1957 . Botanical survey of an experimental catchment, Taita, New Zealand . New Zealand DSIR bulletin , 124
   Google Scholar
• Egunjobi , J. K. 1969 . Dry matter and nitrogen accumulation in secondary successions involving gorse (Ulex europaeus L.) and associated shrubs and trees . New Zealand journal of science , 12 : 175 – 193 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Grime , J. P. , Hodgson , J. G. and Hunt , R. 1988 . Comparative plant ecology , London : Unwin Hyman .
   Google Scholar
• Hilgendorf , F. W. and Calder , J. W. 1952 . Weeds of New Zealand , Christchurch : Whitcombe and Tombs .
   Google Scholar
• Lieth , H. and Whittaker , R. H. 1975 . Primary productivity of the biosphere , Berlin : Springer-Verlag . 339 p.
   Google Scholar
• Long , S. P. , Garcia , E. Moya , Imbamba , S. K. , Kamnalrut , A. , Piedade , M.T. F. , Scurlock , J.M.O. , Shen , Y. K- and Hall , D. O. 1989 . Primary productivity of natural grass ecosystems of the tropics: A reappraisal . Plant and soil , 115 : 155 – 166 .
   Google Scholar
• Madgwick , H. A. I , Jackson , D. S. and Knight , P. J. 1977 . Above-ground dry matter, energy and nutrient content of trees in an age series of Pinus radiata plantations . New Zealand journal of forestry science , 7 : 445 – 468 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Moore , L. B. and Edgar , E. Flora of New Zealand , Wellington, Government Printer
   Google Scholar
• Moore , P. D. 1989 . Answers that lie in the soil . Nature , 342 : 858 – 858 .
   Google Scholar
• Meurk , C. D. 1978 . Alpine phytomass and primary productivity in central Otago, New Zealand . New Zealand journal of ecology , 1 : 27 – 50 .
   Google Scholar
• New Zealand Meteorological Service . 1983 . Meteorological service miscellaneous publications , 115 ( 12 )
   Google Scholar
• Ponder , W. F. 1986 . A labyrinth of waterways , Christchurch : Wenlock House .
   Google Scholar
• Rymer , L. 1976 . The history and ethnobotany of bracken . Botanical journal Linnean Society , 73 : 151 – 176 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Siegel , S. 1956 . Nonparametric statistics , New York : McGraw-Hill . 312 p.
   Google Scholar
• Tans , P. P. , Fung , I. Y. and Takahashi , T. 1990 . Observational constraints on the global atmospheric CO2budget . Science , 247 : 1431 – 1438 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Walls , G. Y. and Laffan , M. D. 1986 . Native vegetation and soil patterns in the Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand . New Zealand journal of botany , 24 : 293 – 313 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Williams , P. A. 1977 . Growth, biomass and net productivity of tall-tussock (Chionochloa)grasslands, Canterbury, New Zealand . New Zealand journal of botany , 15 : 319 – 342 .
   Google Scholar