Invasive Species Presence

AUS-TDG-AGR-ISP General Moderate confidence

Benchmark Value

No specific value — see range

Direction: Lower is desirable ↓

Form: CompositeFramework

Scoring Curve

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Evidence & Context

The scientific consensus and the explicit goal of all best-practice management plans is the complete absence of these species where feasible, or their suppression to non-functional levels.

Metric Definition:

Invasive Species Presence

Benchmark Definition:

The target is the complete absence of high-threat invasive species and the suppression of other exotics to non-functional, trace levels.

Justification:

The ecological ideal and management target is zero presence for high-threat invasive species, as their presence at any density represents a degradation from the ideal state.

Sources (1)

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Additional references from the underlying research that informed this benchmark.

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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A strategy for dealing with invasive species in Australia, accessed August 12, 2025,

Regulatory Framework GreyLiterature

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African Lovegrass - Bega Valley Shire Council, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support

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African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) - NSW WeedWise, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Journal

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Best Practice - Victorian Serrated Tussock Working Party, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Case studies - SER AUSTRALASIA, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) - NSW WeedWise, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Contextual Support Journal

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Direct Evidence

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Integrated Management Strategies for the Control of Serrated Tussock in Inaccessible Native Pastures - MLA, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) - NSW WeedWise

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Invasion of native plant communities by exotic perennial grasses ..., accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Invasive Species in Australia, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support Journal

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Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Contextual Support

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support Journal

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Serrated Tussock | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support Government

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Contextual Support

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Contextual Support Journal

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Direct Evidence Journal

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The effectiveness of weed control in a threatened plant community: A grassland case study.

Contextual Support Journal

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Weeds and pests are a bigger headache than in previous years: ABARES survey, accessed August 12, 2025,

Contextual Support GreyLiterature

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Context

Region Australia
Biome Temperate Dry Woodlands & Native Grasslands
Land Use Agricultural Crop Production
Assessment Not Stated
Evidence Type ReferenceCondition

Lifecycle

Status Active
Version 1
Effective From 31 May 2026

Notes

The optimal range is a dynamic state of successful suppression, defined by the absence of WoNS and key animal pests, with any other exotics maintained at trace levels that do not impact ecological or agronomic function. AssessmentContext defaulted to 'Not Stated' because the source document did not state one.