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Biodiversity Assessment - Riverina

Threatened Ecosystems

Table: Provisional list of threatened ecosystems in each subregion: their threatening processes
Ecosystem name Threatening processes Threatening processes notes
RIV1
Acacia loderi Shrublands Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Acacia loderi Shrublands Changed hydrology - other Flooding from the overfilling of Menindee Lakes has resulted in the destruction of several stands of the community.
Acacia loderi Shrublands Feral animals Also grazing by rabbits
Acacia loderi Shrublands Grazing pressure No data
Buloke Woodlands Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Buloke Woodlands Exotic weeds No data
Buloke Woodlands Feral animals Grazing by rabbits
Buloke Woodlands Grazing pressure No data
Buloke Woodlands Pollution Weedicide and fertililser
Landscape 1047 Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Landscape 1047 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
RIV2
Buloke Woodlands Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Buloke Woodlands Exotic weeds No data
Buloke Woodlands Feral animals Grazing by rabbits
Buloke Woodlands Grazing pressure No data
Buloke Woodlands Pollution Weedicide and fertililser
Landscape 1117 Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Landscape 1117 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1132 Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Landscape 1132 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1175 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1190 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1211 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1275 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
RIV3
Acacia loderi Shrublands Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Acacia loderi Shrublands Changed hydrology - other Flooding from the overfilling of Menindee Lakes has resulted in the destruction of several stands of the community.
Acacia loderi Shrublands Feral animals Also grazing by rabbits
Acacia loderi Shrublands Grazing pressure No data
Buloke Woodlands Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Buloke Woodlands Exotic weeds No data
Buloke Woodlands Feral animals Grazing by rabbits
Buloke Woodlands Grazing pressure No data
Buloke Woodlands Pollution Weedicide and fertililser
Landscape 1248 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1262 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1269 Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Landscape 1271 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1272 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1273 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1348 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1363 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
RIV4
Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Alluvial Terraces Herb-rich Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Black Box Chenopod Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Box Ironbark Forest - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Box Ironbark Forest - VR Exotic weeds No data
Box Ironbark Forest - VR Feral animals No data
Box Ironbark Forest - VR Firewood collection No data
Box Ironbark Forest - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Brackish Lake - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Brackish Lake - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Brackish Lake - VR Exotic weeds No data
Brackish Lake - VR Grazing pressure No data
Brackish Lake - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Cane Grass Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Cane Grass Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Cane Grass Wetland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Cane Grass Wetland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Cane Grass Wetland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Creekline Grassy Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Floodplain Riparian Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Granitic Hills Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Granitic Hills Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Granitic Hills Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Granitic Hills Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Grassy Dry Forest - VR Exotic weeds No data
Grassy Dry Forest - VR Feral animals No data
Grassy Dry Forest - VR Firewood collection No data
Grassy Dry Forest - VR Grazing pressure No data
Grassy Dry Forest - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Grassy Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Grassy Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Grassy Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Grassy Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Grassy Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Herb-rich Foothill Forest - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Herb-rich Foothill Forest - VR Exotic weeds No data
Herb-rich Foothill Forest - VR Feral animals No data
Herb-rich Foothill Forest - VR Firewood collection No data
Herb-rich Foothill Forest - VR Grazing pressure No data
Herb-rich Foothill Forest - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Lagoon Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Lagoon Wetland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Lagoon Wetland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Lagoon Wetland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Lignum Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Lignum Wetland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Lignum Wetland - VR Feral animals No data
Lignum Wetland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Lignum Wetland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Pine Box Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Pine Buloke Woodland No data No data
Plains Grassland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Plains Grassland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Plains Grassland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Plains Grassland - VR Feral animals No data
Plains Grassland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Plains Grassland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Plains Grassy Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Plains Grassy Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Plains Grassy Wetland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Plains Grassy Wetland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Plains Grassy Wetland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Plains Grassy Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Feral animals No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Firewood collection No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Red Gum Wetland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Riparian Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Riverine Escarpment Scrub - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Riverine Escarpment Scrub - VR Exotic weeds No data
Riverine Escarpment Scrub - VR Feral animals No data
Riverine Escarpment Scrub - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Riverine Grassy Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Sand Ridge Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Sand Ridge Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Sand Ridge Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Sand Ridge Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Sand Ridge Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Sedge-rich Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Shallow Sands Woodland - VR No data No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Feral animals No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Firewood collection No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Spring Soak Woodland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Exotic weeds No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Feral animals No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Grazing pressure No data
Stream-bank Shrubland - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Swamp Scrub - VR No data No data
Valley Grassy Forest - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Valley Grassy Forest - VR Exotic weeds No data
Valley Grassy Forest - VR Feral animals No data
Valley Grassy Forest - VR Firewood collection No data
Valley Grassy Forest - VR Grazing pressure No data
Valley Grassy Forest - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Valley Heathy Forest - VR Changed fire regimes No data
Valley Heathy Forest - VR Exotic weeds No data
Valley Heathy Forest - VR Feral animals No data
Valley Heathy Forest - VR Firewood collection No data
Valley Heathy Forest - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Wetland Formation - VR Changed hydrology - other No data
Wetland Formation - VR Changed hydrology - salinity No data
Wetland Formation - VR Exotic weeds No data
Wetland Formation - VR Grazing pressure No data
Wetland Formation - VR Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
RIV5
Acacia loderi Shrublands Broad scale vegetation clearing No data
Acacia loderi Shrublands Changed hydrology - other Flooding from the overfilling of Menindee Lakes has resulted in the destruction of several stands of the community.
Acacia loderi Shrublands Feral animals Also grazing by rabbits
Acacia loderi Shrublands Grazing pressure No data
Landscape 1218 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data
Landscape 1220 Increasing fragmentation and loss of remnants No data

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