Fraser Island  |  

Overall THREATS High Threat Increased visitation and climate change are the two major threats to the property.

Climate change may already be responsible for sandblows (naturally devoid of vegetation) being colonized by encroaching vegetation (SOC; 2002 www.fido.org.au).

Potential Threats High Threat Climate change seems to be irreversibly changing some of the physical properties of the site.

Climate change has already been demonstrated as a threat to several of the values of the property; and will probably gain in importance in the future.

Climate change will also favour the spread of more banal or invasive species (SOOUV 2012 SOC; 2002 www.fido.org.au).

Overall THREATS High Threat Increased visitation and climate change are the two major threats to the property.

Temperature extremes High Threat Inside site; throughout( 50 ) Outside site Climate change may already be responsible for sandblows (naturally devoid of vegetation) being colonized by encroaching vegetation (SOC; 2002 www.fido.org.au).

Potential Threats Very High Threat Climate change seems to be irreversibly changing some of the physical properties of the site.

Climate change has already been demonstrated as a threat to several of the values of the property; and will probably gain in importance in the future; with potential impacts on species composition; coastal processes; fire regimes and hydrological processes.

Temperature extremes Very High Threat Inside site; throughout( 50 ) Outside site Overall; climate change impacts including higher temperatures; rising sea levels; and more frequent and extreme weather events pose a very high potential threat to species composition; coastal processes; fire regimes and hydrological processes (Gontz et al 2015; Wardell Johnson et al 2015).

Climate change may impact on long term hydrological processes operating at the property scale.

Overall THREATS High Threat Increased visitation and climate change are the two major threats to the property.

Temperature extremes High Threat Inside site; throughout( 50 ) Outside site Climate change may already be responsible for sandblows (naturally devoid of vegetation) being colonized by encroaching vegetation (SOC; 2002 www.fido.org.au).

Potential Threats Very High Threat Climate change seems to be irreversibly changing some of the physical properties of the site.

Climate change has already been demonstrated as a threat to several of the values of the property; and will probably gain in importance in the future; with potential impacts on species composition; coastal processes; fire regimes and hydrological processes.

Temperature extremes Very High Threat Inside site; throughout( 50 ) Outside site Overall; climate change impacts including higher temperatures; rising sea levels; and more frequent and extreme weather events pose a very high potential threat to species composition; coastal processes; fire regimes and hydrological processes (Gontz et al 2015; Wardell Johnson et al 2015).

Climate change may impact on long term hydrological processes operating at the property scale.

The flood plume from the Mary River has been identified as a major threat for dugongs due to siltation and death of seagrass within the Great Sandy Straits and southern Hervey Bay.

Minimising the risk of fires is far more cost effective and efficient than fire suppression.