Territory Stories

Mimosa: the time bomb in the Top End. by Graham Bicknell and Sue Arnold

Details:

Title

Mimosa: the time bomb in the Top End. by Graham Bicknell and Sue Arnold,

Creator

Bicknell, Graham, Arnold, Sue,

Collection

IndexNT Magazines, IndexNT, Australian Magazine.,

Date

1990,

Abstract

There is a spectre hanging over Kakadu, a weed called Mimosa Pigra. They burn it, poison it, hack at it, even bomb it, but they can't stop it. It overwhelms everything in its path: rivers, wetlands and the unique plants, birds, fish and animals which depend on them.,

Subject

Plants, Kakadu national park, Mimosa pigra,

Series

Australian Magazine.,

Volume

6/7 October 1990, p. 8-14.,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/88928,