Australian Natural Resources Atlas

Biodiversity Assessment - Australian Alps

Important Wetlands

Table: Australia's Important Wetlands (Directory of Important Wetlands of Australia): their type, condition, trend and threatening processes within each subregion.
Wetland name Ramsar wetland
(yes/no)
Condition Trend Threatening processes Notes
New South Wales Alps (AA1)
Blue Lake (NSW001) No Near pristine Static Exotic weeds  
        Feral animals Fox
Goat
Hare
Pig
Rabbit  
        Pollution Waste left from visitors  
Rennex Gap (NSW003) No Near pristine Static Exotic weeds  
        Feral animals Fox
Goat
Hare
Pig
Rabbit  
Snowgum Flat (NSW004) No Near pristine Static Exotic weeds Blackberry (Rubus fruiticosus)
Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius)
Willow (Salix babylonica)  
        Feral animals Cat (Felis catus)
Dog (Canis familiaris)
Fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Goat
Goat (Capris hircus)
Hare
Honey bee (Apis mellifera)
Horse
Pig
Pig (Sus scrofa)
Rabbit
Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)  
Tomneys Plain (NSW131) No Good (Recovery requires little intervention) Improving Exotic weeds African boxthorn
Paterson's curse
Saffron thistle
Scotch thistle  
        Feral animals Black rat
Fox  
Yaouk Swamp (NSW070) No Fair (Recovery requires significant intervention) Improving Changed hydrology - other  
        Feral animals Fox
Pig
Rabbit  
        Grazing pressure  
        Other - describe Erosion from 4WD activities and bushwalking
Sedimentation  

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