Attachment 2 - Noosa Biosecurity Plan 2026-2031

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,
                                             expand their range to   are managed as fire
                                             SEQ                     exclusion 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
 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 understory
 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            Landowners are encouraged
 events              saturation              invade disturbed        and supported to minimise
                                             areas                   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
 Increased          Potential health         Conditions may          Asthma causing invasive
 temperature and    issues such as           favour asthma           species are a high priority for
 dry conditions     asthma                   causing invasive        management in the risk
                                             species                 assessment.

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