Invasive Species Presence
Benchmark Value
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Evidence & Context
A site is considered critically degraded when the cover of a single high-threat invasive species (e.g., Nassella trichotoma, Eragrostis curvula) exceeds 5%, or the biomass ratio of desirable perennial grasses to these invasives falls below 5:1.
Cover of a single high-threat invasive species
This benchmark defines the critical degradation threshold for cover of a single high-threat invasive species in Australian Temperate Grassy Woodlands & Plains under livestock grazing, set at a maximum of 5%.
This represents an ecological and economic tipping point where proactive management shifts to costly remediation.
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