This ecological community is the assemblage of plants, animals and micro-organisms associated with seagrass meadows dominated by Posidonia australis occurring in the warm temperate Manning Shelf and Hawkesbury Shelf bioregions on the east coast of Australia.
Posidonia australis seagrass meadows of the Manning-Hawkesbury ecoregion ecological community
Status: Endangered on the EPBC Act list
Government evidence of impact of climate change:
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Approved Conservation Advice (including listing advice) for Posidonia australis seagrass meadows of the Manning-Hawkesbury ecoregion ecological community
Climate change Climate change is anticipated to significantly impact the ecological community over time as it is particularly sensitive to a wide range of environmental changes resulting from climate change; including changes in temperature; salinity; water clarity and nutrient loads and ocean acidification; sea level rise; as well as the frequency or severity of cyclones (Pratchett et al.; 2011).
Climate change Climate change is anticipated to significantly impact the ecological community over time as it is particularly sensitive to a wide range of environmental changes resulting from climate change; including changes in temperature; salinity; water clarity and nutrient loads and ocean acidification; sea level rise; as well as the frequency or severity of cyclones (Pratchett et al.; 2011).
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