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Poona Creek Pine wildling control

Website/Report

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Download points KML

Project lead

Burnett Mary Regional Group

Partnerships

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Industries

Other

Activities

On-ground work

Case study type

(none)

Funding source

Australian Government/NRM

Funding amount

(not documented)

In-kind contribution

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Start date

4 October 2012

End date

31 October 2012

Summary

An area of 42.4ha of endangered, vulnerable and near-threatened species are being invaded by Pine wildlings, threatening the integrity the following habitats/vegetation communities:
  • Macrozamia pauli-guilielmi and M. parcifolia
  • Acacia attenuata
  • Boronia rivularis
  • M. parcifolia
  • B. rivularis and A. attenuata

The project removes threatening pine wildlings along the edges of the natural stream vegetation of the Poona Creek.

Benefits

This project reduces several threats including the:
  • expansion of pine wildling infestation into native forest
  • spread of seeds and seedlings along streams and creeks flowing through the control area and downstream in the lower Poona Creek catchment
  • spread of wind and water-borne pine seeds from wildlings into native vegetation areas
  • presence of numerous large seed-bearing pine wildlings in treatment area especially in riparian zones.

Lesson

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Reference ID

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Last updated: 9 October 2017

This page should be cited as:

Department of Environment, Science and Innovation, Queensland (2017) Poona Creek Pine wildling control, WetlandInfo website, accessed 30 August 2024. Available at: https://wetlandinfo.des.qld.gov.au/wetlands/resources/tools/wetland-project/poona-creek-pine-wildling-control-6020/

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