Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Reduced habitat available for threatened plant species Possible Minor Low Drought freshwater inflows Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Loss of habitat for Australasian Bittern Possible Moderate Medium Drought freshwater inflows Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Loss of habitat for Growling grass frog Possible Major High Drought freshwater inflows Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Reduced habitat available to maintain threatened fish Likely Major High Drought freshwater inflows Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Reduced habitat available to maintain Ancient Greenling Likely Major High Drought freshwater inflows Climate change and severe weather: Decreased rainfall and Loss of ecological connectivity (fish migration between Likely Minor Medium Drought freshwater inflows freshwater units and estuary) Risk assessment for the Glenelg estuary management unit Likelihood Consequence Threats Stressors Impact pathway Risk of impact of impact Agriculture and aquaculture: Wood Decreased groundwater levels Reduced area and quality of seagrass Rare Moderate Negligible and pulp plantations Agriculture and aquaculture: Wood Decreased groundwater levels Reduced freshwater inputs affects estuary water quality - Rare Major Low and pulp plantations salinity regime Agriculture and aquaculture: Wood Decreased groundwater levels Reduced habitat available to support fish diversity and Rare Moderate Negligible and pulp plantations abundance Energy production and mining: Oil and Decreased groundwater levels Reduced area and quality of seagrass Rare Major Low gas drilling Energy production and mining: Oil and Decreased groundwater levels Reduced freshwater inputs affects estuary water quality - Rare Major Low gas drilling salinity regime Energy production and mining: Oil and Decreased groundwater levels Reduced habitat available to support fish diversity and Rare Moderate Negligible
Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Reduced habitat available for threatened plant species Possible Minor Low Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Loss of habitat for Australasian Bittern Possible Moderate Medium Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Loss of habitat for Growling grass frog Possible Major High Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Reduced habitat available to maintain threatened fish Likely Major High Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Reduced habitat available to maintain Ancient Greenling Likely Major High Climate change and severe weather: Drought Decreased rainfall and freshwater inflows Loss of ecological connectivity (fish migration between freshwater units and estuary) Likely Minor Medium Risk assessment for the Glenelg estuary management unit Threats Stressors Impact pathway Likelihood of impact Consequence of impact Risk Agriculture and aquaculture: Wood and pulp plantations Decreased groundwater levels Reduced area and quality of seagrass Rare Moderate Negligible Agriculture and aquaculture: Wood and pulp plantations Decreased groundwater levels Reduced freshwater inputs affects estuary water quality - salinity regime Rare Major Low Agriculture and aquaculture: Wood and pulp plantations Decreased groundwater levels Reduced habitat available to support fish diversity and abundance Rare Moderate Negligible Energy production and mining: Oil and gas drilling Decreased groundwater levels Reduced area and quality of seagrass Rare Major Low Energy production and mining: Oil and gas drilling Decreased groundwater levels Reduced freshwater inputs affects estuary water quality - salinity regime Rare Major Low Energy production and mining: Oil and Decreased groundwater levels Reduced habitat available to support fish diversity and Rare Moderate Negligible
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