Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00045:body:0:p27
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00045
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 95194–103932

investigate latest research and techniques to combat them at a local scale.                                                                                                                                                                                   1. Further develop and use climate models to identify threats to the ecological community from climate change impacts in different parts of the landscape to identify where control of invasive plants and animals will be most critical.                                                                                    Low-moderate     Moderate

  b.       Develop a climate change impact conceptual model of risks to the ecological community and revise regularly as impacts and feedback mechanisms are identified.                                                                                                                                          Low-moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Moderate

  c.       Keep up to date with new research and techniques for local scale amelioration of climate change impacts in high altitude environments and undertake trials as appropriate.                                                                                                                             Low-moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Low-moderate

  d.       Identify characteristics of the ecological community that may make some patches more resilient to UV-B (e.g. greater shrub cover, aspect, shading proximity, snow cover duration) and consider this and model these variables in rehabilitation/ restoration triage spatial fire protection planning.  Moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Low-moderate

  e.       Monitor effects of UV-B and if possible, develop management responses.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Low

Action 7 - REHABILITATE CATCHMENTS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Tasks to rehabilitate Alps catchments and restore the ecological community                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Priority rating
ACT/NSW/VIC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       TAS
7.1 Implement Actions 1-5 under Strategy 1 to assist restoring catchments to maintain the hydrological processes upon which the ecological community depends.                                                                                                                                                     When implementing Actions 1-5 to manage and reduce threats to the ecological community, undertake broader efforts across the Alps/Tasmanian highland catchments. The health of the broader catchments is crucial to maintaining and restoring the hydrological processes relevant to the ecological community (and vice versa).  Highest          Highest

7.2 Rehabilitate and restore flows to damaged areas of the ecological community (e.g. from fire, historic grazing, infrastructure damage, areas containing erosion tunnels, flow line incisions and bog collapse).                                                                                                   1. Partition damaged areas to minimise cumulative impacts of threats to other areas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Low              Low-Moderate

  b.    Implement management responses for fire affected areas.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Moderate

  c.    Use appropriate methods where required to slow and spread surface water inundation to ensure damage to the ecological community does not occur.                                                                                                                                                           Moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Low-Moderate

  d.    Where possible, remove or modify artificial barriers that impede natural flow (e.g. hydro drains, weirs and artificial dams used for stock) ensuring further damage to the ecological community does not occur and that appropriate protection is in place to prevent aquatic predator access.            Moderate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Moderate

  e.    Identify and assess disturbances within local and wider catchments that impact on hydrological function which may also impact the ecological community.                                                                                                                                                   Low                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Low

7.3 Develop rehabilitation management methods for the ecological community.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           1. Continue to trial and monitor existing rehabilitation works on patches of the ecological community recovering from past fire events and grazing.                                                                                                                                                                          Moderate         Low

  b.       Undertake research into the biology and ecology of key species in the ecological community to determine how they