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the Environment (2015) National recovery plan for the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological community. Department of the Environment, Canberra.

           NATIONAL RECOVERY PLAN FOR THE ALPINE SPHAGNUM BOGS AND ASSOCIATED FENS

Acknowledgements

The Department of the Environment is grateful to the organisations and individuals who contributed to or provided information for the preparation of this recovery plan and have been or are still involved in implementing conservation and management actions that benefit the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological community.

In particular, the Department acknowledges researchers and conservation experts, including academics, non-government organisations, Commonwealth, State , and Territory Government staff, and the Steering Committee, established to contribute to and provide advice on the preparation of the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens recovery plan. The Steering Committee comprised representatives of the New South Wales, Tasmanian, Australian Capital Territory and Victorian governments, as well as Wetlandcare, and independent experts in the ecological community. The views expressed in this document do not necessarily represent the views of the members of the Steering Committee or the agencies they represented.

Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country

The Australian Government acknowledges Australia's Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the deep spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian alpine landscape, including the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens.
Contents
Acknowledgements
1.  Introduction
1.1   Objectives
1.2   Legislative context
1.3 Affected interests and potential contributors
1.4  Biodiversity impacts and benefits
2.  The ecological community
2.1.  Description
2.2 Flora
2.3  Fauna
2.4 Ecology (including hydrology)
3.  Distribution
3.1 Important occurrences
3.2 Areas of the ecological community under particular pressure for survival
4.  Threats
4.1 National severity rating
4.2 Climate change
4.3 Fire
4.4 Domestic stock
4.5 Invasive Species - Fauna
4.6 Invasive species - Flora
4.7 Pathogens and Diseases
4.8 Infrastructure, development and recreation
4.9 Resource use
5.  Recovery Programme
5.1 Objectives
5.2 Strategies
5.3 Performance criteria
5.4 Recovery Actions
6.  Implementation
6.1 Projected funding needs and timing
6.2 Monitoring, evaluation, reporting and review
6.3 Guide for decision makers
7.  References

   1.        Introduction

The primary purpose of the Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens recovery plan is to provide the research and management actions necessary to stop the decline, and support the recovery of, the ecological community so that the chances of its long-term survival in nature are maximised. A major focus of this plan is to address the key threats affecting the ecological community.

The Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens ecological community has a limited distribution which is scattered throughout a wide range. Although the ecological community can form extensive interconnected networks across large plains, it is considered naturally discontinuous, and occurs in gullies, depressions