NOOSA BIOSECURITY PLAN 2026-2031 · Attachment 2 - Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2026 draft for stakeholder review

Table 1.2. Climate change pressures and adaptive management responses

 Climate change       Impact                  Invasive species        Adaptation intervention
 pressure                                     response
 Ecological
 Increased            Loss of biodiversity    Certain fire            Fire dependant invasive
 temperature          through more            dependant invasive      species are rated as a high
                      frequent and severe     species can             priority for management in the
                      wildfires               dominate native         risk assessment.
                                              species after fire.
                                                                      Ecosystems that are
                                              Tropical weed
                                                                      susceptible to the impacts of
                                              species expected to     wildfire, such as rainforest, are
                                              expand their range to   managed as fire exclusion
                                              SEQ                     areas.
 More severe flood    Erosion of riparian     Greater opportunity     Riparian buffer areas are
 events               areas                   for invasive species    restored on a priority basis.
                                              to invade areas
                                              impacted by erosion
                                              and also increased
                                              movement of weed
                                              seeds and other
                                              vegetative material
 Sea level rise       Saltwater inundation    Encourages salt         Ecosystems are allowed
                                              tolerant species        space for transitional
                                                                      movement through planning
                                                                      scheme protections and
                                                                      environment levy land
                                                                      purchases.
 More severe storm    Storm damage to         Reduced canopy          Damage is assessed through
 events               vegetation              cover provides          bio-condition assessments
                                              greater opportunity     and remediated on a priority
                                              for invasive species    basis.
                                              to invade
                                              understorey
 Prolonged drought    Loss of biodiversity    Drought tolerant        Drought tolerant invasive
                                              invasive species        species are rated as a high
                      Changes to              increase and            priority for management in the
                      groundwater             outcompete              risk assessment.
                      hydrology               native species
 Economic
 Increased            Reduced crop yield      More favourable         Landowners are encouraged
 temperature                                  conditions for some     to manage invasive species
                                              invasive species to     that respond to temperature
                                              invade crop and         extremes.
                                              pasture areas
 More severe flood    Soil erosion and        Weed species invade     Landowners are encouraged
 events               saturation              disturbed areas         and supported to minimise
                                                                      soil erosion through improved
                                                                      land management practices.
 Prolonged drought    Soil exposure           Greater opportunity     Landowners are encouraged
                                              for some weeds to       to apply soil conservation
                      Potential overgrazing   dominate                practices.
 Social / community

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