
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mutze, GJ 
T1  - Long-term effects of warren ripping for rabbit control in semi-arid South Australia.
JF  - The Rangeland Journal
JO  - Rangel. J.
Y1  - 1991
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 96
EP  - 106
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ9910096 
N2  - Warren ripping and poisoning were used to control rabbits on the flood-out plain of a major creek system on Manunda Station, a sheep-grazing property near Yunta in semi-arid South Australia. Rabbit numbers were initially reduced by >99 per cent, as indicated by the number of active entrances remaining in rabbit warrens. After nearly 10 years without follow-up control work, ripped warrens had only two per cent of the pre-control number of active entrances. Poisoning effectively reduced rabbit numbers in the short-term, but had no long-term effect on the number of active entrances, either in ripped or unripped warrens. Perennial shrubs regenerated on and around ripped warrens. Warren ripping on this part of Manunda is a cost-effective management option. 
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