Climate change impacts on pest animals and weeds
Communicating Climate Change - Module 13Land & Water Australia. 2009. Climate change impacts on pest animals and weeds. [Online] (Updated February 6th, 2009)
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Predicted changes in climate will affect the spread and competitiveness of pest animals and weeds in Australia. For example, in southern Australia, we can expect to see:
- more very hot days (in excess of 35°C)
- less incidence of frost
- less winter rainfall across all southern regions; spring rainfall is expected to be
- lower in south-eastern Australia, and autumn rainfall is more likely to be lower in the south-west of Western Australia
- more frequent droughts, particularly for the south-west of Western Australia
- increased seasonal variability, delivering above average rainfall
- higher risk of fire, with the warmer and drier conditions
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Author(s):SeriesCommunicating Climate Change
PublishedAugust 2008
Product Type:
Fact Sheet
Product Format:
Brochure
Publisher:
Managing Climate Variability Category Information
Topics
- Threats and Pests (178)
- Weeds (104)
- Climate Change (50)
Keywords
- Weeds (30)
- pest animals (1)
- impacts (7)
Geo
- National (565)
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id: 2821 / created: 04 February, 2009 / last updated: 06 February, 2009