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Invasive <strong>grass</strong>es - impacts and threats 88<br />

<strong>Impact</strong>s <strong>of</strong> N. neesiana 91<br />

GRASSLANDS 93<br />

Definitions <strong>of</strong> <strong>grass</strong>land 93<br />

Evolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>grass</strong>lands 93<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>n <strong>grass</strong>land formations 94<br />

Floristic composition, vegetation structure and ecology 97<br />

Non-vascular plants and fungi 102<br />

Soil micr<strong>of</strong>lora 103<br />

Exotic plant components 103<br />

Rare and endangered plants 105<br />

Ecological history 108<br />

Aboriginal management 109<br />

European Management 110<br />

Mammal grazing 113<br />

Sheep and cattle 115<br />

Rabbits and hares 117<br />

Marsupials 118<br />

The role and effects <strong>of</strong> fire 119<br />

Nutrients and soil factors 124<br />

Above- and below-ground biomass 124<br />

Soil nutrient levels 124<br />

Weed invasion and nutrient enrichment 125<br />

Nitrogen dynamics <strong>of</strong> competing C 3 and C 4 <strong>grass</strong>es 126<br />

Nutrient enrichment, nutrient reduction and <strong>grass</strong>land restoration 127<br />

Soil disturbance by animals 128<br />

Native temperate <strong>grass</strong>lands <strong>of</strong> south-eastern <strong>Australia</strong> and their conservation status 130<br />

Victoria 130<br />

Gippsland Grasslands 131<br />

Northern Plains Grasslands 134<br />

Victorian Basalt Plains Grasslands 135<br />

South <strong>Australia</strong> 138<br />

Tasmania 138<br />

New South Wales and <strong>Australia</strong>n Capital Territory 139<br />

Southern Tablelands (NSW and ACT) 139<br />

Northern Tablelands (NSW) 140<br />

South West Slopes and Riverina (NSW) 141<br />

Grassland fauna 142<br />

Vertebrates 142<br />

Invertebrates 148<br />

Grass-feeding insects 153<br />

<strong>Australia</strong>n Grassland Invertebrate Faunas 156<br />

Conservation <strong>of</strong> <strong>grass</strong>land invertebrates 157<br />

<strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> N. neesiana on invertebrates 162<br />

Grassland restoration 162<br />

CONCLUSIONS 163<br />

LITERATURE REVIEW APPENDIX 166<br />

Appendix L1. Grass-feeding invertebrates <strong>of</strong> south-eastern <strong>Australia</strong>n temperate <strong>grass</strong>lands 166<br />

Nematodes <strong>of</strong> <strong>grass</strong>es and <strong>grass</strong>lands 177<br />

REFERENCES 179<br />

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