NSW Bitou Bush Threat Abatement Plan - Department of ...

Threat Abatement Plan - Invasion of native plant communities by Chrysanthemoides monilifera
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9.6.1 Action 4.1 67
9.6.2 Action 4.2 69
9.7 Objective 5: Bitou TAP coordinator 69
9.7.1 Action 5.1 69
9.8 Objective 6: Impact of bitou invasions on fauna 70
9.8.1 Action 6.1 70
9.9 Objective 7: Effect of bitou bush control on fauna 71
9.9.1 Action 7.1 71
9.10 Objective 8: Review data and set future priorities 72
9.10.1 Action 8.1 and 8.2 72
10 Social and economic impacts of the Bitou TAP 74
11 Costs and implementation of this TAP 76
11.1 Summary of the current expenditure associated with proposed actions outlined in this TAP 76
11.2 Breakdown of the current costs (2005–06) 77
11.2.1 Bitou bush control at priority sites (Action 1.1) 77
11.2.2 Development of site-specific management plans (Actions 1.2 and 1.3) 78
11.2.3 Bitou control in northern and southern containment zones (Action 1.4) 78
11.2.4 Monitor bitou bush control programs at priority sites (Action 2.1) 78
11.2.5 Determining the effects of herbicide on threatened species (Action 2.2) 78
11.2.6 Monitoring the spread of bitou bush and boneseed (Action 2.3) 79
11.2.7 Developing a management strategy for boneseed (Action 2.4) 79
11.2.8 Decline in native plants due to bitou bush (Action 3.1) 79
11.2.9 Coordination and training of volunteers (Action 4.1) 79
11.2.10 Public awareness of the Bitou TAP (Action 4.2) 79
11.2.11 Bitou TAP coordinator (Action 5.1) 80
11.2.12 Bitou bush and fauna (Actions 6.1–7.2) 80
11.2.13 Establish future priorities (Actions 8.1 and 8.2) 80
12 References 81
13 List of personal communications cited 85
Appendix 1 Chrysanthemoides monilifera listings under the NSW Noxious Weeds Act 1993 86
Appendix 2 Development of a model to rank plant species threatened by bitou bush invasion 87
Appendix 3 Species considered in the TAP 91
Appendix 4 Development of a model to rank plant populations and ecological communities
threatened by bitou bush invasion 96
Appendix 5 Plant populations and ecological communities considered in the TAP 98
Appendix 6 Selecting priority sites for bitou bush control 100
Appendix 7 Sites for bitou bush control considered in the TAP 105
Appendix 8 Category 1 sites for each of the high priority species, populations and
ecological communities 121
Appendix 9 Pro-forma for developing site-specific management plans 126
Appendix 10A Species at risk from herbicide application 130
Appendix 10B Plant species examined for herbicide sensitivity 131
Appendix 11 Map of bitou bush density in NSW 134
Appendix 12 Distribution maps of high priority species and ecological communities in NSW 135
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