Volume 11 Number 2, 1996

Invited editorial

Bridal Creeper Symposium. Dr. Neville Marchant.

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Bridal Creeper Symposium

Section I: Summaries of published papers

History of bridal creeper. J.K. Scott.

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The ecology of bridal creeper in south-eastern Australia. Kelly Raymond.

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Bridal creeper—a South Australian perspective. Martin Weidenbach.

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Biological control of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides)—a review of potential agents from South Africa. Penelope B. Edwards.

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Section II: Scientific and technical

Native, naturalized and cultivated Asparagaceae in Western Australia. Greg Keighery.

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Climate-based prediction of Asparagus asparagoides and A. declinatus distribution in Western Australia. P.C. Pheloung and J.K. Scott.

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Factors affecting the distribution of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) in the lower south-west of Western Australia. J.P. Pigott and P. Farrell.

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Improved mapping and useability of weed location data recorded by a GPS—distribution of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) in the Wickepin Shire of Western Australia. J.P. Pigott and D.J. Lund.

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Observations of birds feeding on bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) fruits within Yanchep National Park, Western Australia. Christopher Stansbury.

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Section III: Control and management

Control of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) and the distribution of Asparagus declinatus in Kings Park bushland, 1991–1995. I.R. Dixon.

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Practical experiences in management for control of bridal creeper (Asparagus asparagoides) on nature reserves in the southern wheatbelt of Western Australia. M.S. Graham and M.D. Mitchell.

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Bridal creeper at Woodman Point—its current status and recommended control strategies. Ben Carr.

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Observations and management of bridal creeper at Stokes National Park, Western Australia. Rick France.

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Bridal creeper occurrence in Albany District. Mal Grant.

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Section IV: Community

A short story. Joanna Seabrook.

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Boomerang Gorge Bridal Creeper Project. David Pike.

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Volunteer involvement with the Boomerang Gorge Bridal Creeper project. Jill Vines.

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Review

The Biology of Australian Weeds. 27. Parthenium hysterophorus L. S.C. Navie, R.E. McFadyen, F.D. Panetta and S.W. Adkins

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