Exotic vines and scramblers biota and their impact on biodiversity Herbivory and environmental degradation Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity caused by feral deer High frequency fire resulting in the disruption of life cycle processes in plants and animals and loss of vegetation structure and composition Infection by (beak and (beak and feather) Disease Psittacine circoviral Psittacine circoviral feather) disease affecting endangered psittacine affecting endangered psittacine species species and populations Introduction and establishment of Exotic Rust Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity of the order Pucciniales pathogenic on plants of the family Myrtaceae Invasion and establishment of the cane toad The biological effects, including lethal toxic (Bufo ingestion, caused by Cane Toads (Bufo marinus) marinus) Invasion of native plant communities by exotic Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity perennial grasses Loss and degradation of native plant and animal Loss and degradation of native and animal habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, including aquatic plants including aquatic plants Loss of hollow-bearing Predation and hybridisation of feral dogs (Canis biota and their impact on biodiversity lupus) Predation by the European red fox (Vulpes Predation by European red fox vulpes) Predation by the feral cat (Felis Predation by feral cats catus) Predation, habitat degradation, competition and Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs (Sus disease transmission by feral pigs scrofa) Removal of dead wood and dead trees More information on threats to the ecological community is provided in Appendix A - Description of threats. Source: Office of Environment and Heritage (2016); DotE (2016). The following approved EPBC threat abatement are considered relevant to the Poplar Box Grassy Woodland: Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats; Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits; Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi; Threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox; Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats; Threat abatement plan for the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads; and Threat abatement plan for predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by pigs. 4 SUMMARY OF ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING AGAINST EPBC ACT CRITERIA
Exotic vines and scramblers biota and their impact on biodiversity Herbivory and environmental degradation caused by feral deer Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity High frequency fire resulting in the disruption of life cycle processes in plants and animals and loss of vegetation structure and composition Infection by Psittacine circoviral (beak and feather) disease affecting endangered psittacine species and populations Psittacine circoviral (beak and feather) Disease affecting endangered psittacine species Introduction and establishment of Exotic Rust of the order Pucciniales pathogenic on plants of the family Myrtaceae Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity Invasion and establishment of the cane toad (Bufo marinus) The biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by Cane Toads (Bufo marinus) Invasion of native plant communities by exotic perennial grasses Novel biota and their impact on biodiversity Loss and degradation of native plant and animal habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, including aquatic plants Loss and degradation of native and animal habitat by invasion of escaped garden plants, including aquatic plants Loss of hollow-bearing Predation and hybridisation of feral dogs (Canis lupus) biota and their impact on biodiversity Predation by the European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) Predation by European red fox Predation by the feral cat (Felis catus) Predation by feral cats Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs (Sus scrofa) Predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by feral pigs Removal of dead wood and dead trees More information on threats to the ecological community is provided in Appendix A - Description of threats. Source: Office of Environment and Heritage (2016); DotE (2016). The following approved EPBC threat abatement are considered relevant to the Poplar Box Grassy Woodland: Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by unmanaged goats; Threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits; Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi; Threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox; Threat abatement plan for predation by feral cats; Threat abatement plan for the biological effects, including lethal toxic ingestion, caused by cane toads; and Threat abatement plan for predation, habitat degradation, competition and disease transmission by pigs. 4 SUMMARY OF ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING AGAINST EPBC ACT CRITERIA
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