Invasive species Native terrestrial weeds Increased competition alters vegetation diversity, Possible Major High (coastal wattle) affecting dune scrub Invasive species Non-native terrestrial animals Predation and disturbance affects waterbird breeding Almost Moderate High (foxes, cats, pigs) certain Invasive species Non-native aquatic animals - Altered habitat reducing fish diversity and abundance Possible Major High carp Invasive species Non-native aquatic animals - Increased competition reducing fish abundance and Rare Minor Negligible gambusia, goldfish, red fin, diversity trout Invasive species Problematic native species - Increased competition reducing fish abundance and Rare Minor Negligible Australian bass, Catfish diversity Tandanus tandanus, Murray cod, Yellow belly/Callop Macquaria ambigua Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased nutrients Increased nutrients from the catchment result in Unlikely Moderate Low increased epiphytic algal growth, impacting on seagrass Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased nutrients Increased nutrients from the catchment result in Possible Minor Low increased algal growth and affects recreation and tourism - water based activities Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased sediments Reduced light affects seagrass Unlikely Major Medium Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased sediments Reduced habitat diversity affects fish diversity and Possible Moderate Medium abundance Pollution: Industrial and military Increased toxicants from mine Increased toxicity reduces coastal saltmarsh extent Rare minor Negligible effluents seepage Pollution: Industrial and military Increased toxicants from mine Reduced area and quality of seagrass Rare Major Low effluents seepage Pollution: Industrial and military Increased toxicants from mine Increased toxicity reduces fish diversity and abundance Rare Major Low effluents seepage Climate change and severe weather: Increased ingress of marine Increased marine water inputs alters coastal saltmarsh Possible Minor Low seas level rise water extent Climate change and severe weather: Increased ingress of marine Increase salinity (or change in salinity regime) affects fish Possible Negligible Negligible seas level rise water diversity, especially the breeding of estuarine specialists
Invasive species Native terrestrial weeds (coastal wattle) Increased competition alters vegetation diversity, affecting dune scrub Possible Major High Invasive species Non-native terrestrial animals (foxes, cats, pigs) Predation and disturbance affects waterbird breeding Almost certain Moderate High Invasive species Non-native aquatic animals - carp Altered habitat reducing fish diversity and abundance Possible Major High Invasive species Non-native aquatic animals - gambusia, goldfish, red fin, trout Increased competition reducing fish abundance and diversity Rare Minor Negligible Invasive species Problematic native species - Australian bass, Catfish Tandanus tandanus, Murray cod, Yellow belly/Callop Macquaria ambigua Increased competition reducing fish abundance and diversity Rare Minor Negligible Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased nutrients Increased nutrients from the catchment result in increased epiphytic algal growth, impacting on seagrass Unlikely Moderate Low Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased nutrients Increased nutrients from the catchment result in increased algal growth and affects recreation and tourism - water based activities Possible Minor Low Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased sediments Reduced light affects seagrass Unlikely Major Medium Pollution: Agricultural effluents Increased sediments Reduced habitat diversity affects fish diversity and abundance Possible Moderate Medium Pollution: Industrial and military effluents Increased toxicants from mine seepage Increased toxicity reduces coastal saltmarsh extent Rare minor Negligible Pollution: Industrial and military effluents Increased toxicants from mine seepage Reduced area and quality of seagrass Rare Major Low Pollution: Industrial and military effluents Increased toxicants from mine seepage Increased toxicity reduces fish diversity and abundance Rare Major Low Climate change and severe weather: seas level rise Increased ingress of marine water Increased marine water inputs alters coastal saltmarsh extent Possible Minor Low Climate change and severe weather: seas level rise Increased ingress of marine water Increase salinity (or change in salinity regime) affects fish diversity, especially the breeding of estuarine specialists Possible Negligible Negligible
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