Bent Pomaderris  |  

Table 1 Likely threats impacting any extant subpopulations of Bent Pomaderris Threat Status and severity a Evidence Climate change Increased frequency and Timing current Climate projections for south severity of bushfires Confidence inferred eastern Australia include reduced rainfall; increased average Consequence major temperatures; and more frequent Trend increasing bushfires (CSIRO Bureau of Extent across the entire range Meteorology 2015).

Increased frequency and Timing current Climate projections for south intensity of drought Confidence suspected eastern Australia include reduced rainfall; increased average Consequence moderate temperatures; and more frequent Trend increasing droughts (CSIRO Bureau of Extent across the entire range Meteorology 2015).

Given its apparent preference for damp locations such as river banks; climate change may pose a substantial threat to Bent Pomaderris; through increased drying of sites.

Identify current and future habitat likely to remain or become available due to climate change.

However; threats known to affect other Pomaderris species that are operating in the areas where Bent Pomaderris has been recorded include high frequency fires; fire drought interactions; browsing by feral herbivores and genetic threats associated with small populations.

Take the likelihood of increasingly frequent bushfires into account when developing planned burning programs; to avoid excessively frequent burning of any historic locations.

However; threats known to affect other Pomaderris species that are operating in the areas where Bent Pomaderris has been recorded include high frequency fires; fire drought interactions; browsing by feral herbivores and genetic threats associated with small populations.

Drought has been observed to impact the related Cotoneaster Pomaderris (Carr 1999).