Threat abatement plan disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora Cinnamomi
Department of Environment and Water Resources, March 2007
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Healthy natural environments provide a range of direct and indirect benefits to the community, in addition to the intrinsic value of biodiversity. Disease caused by the introduced plant root pathogen, Phytophthora cinnamomi, threatens these values and benefits. Infected areas are increasing in size in Australia with P cinnamomi now present in hundreds of thousands of hectares of native vegetation in Western Australia, Victoria and Tasmania and tens of thousands of hectares in South Australia. Depending upon environmental conditions and plant susceptibility, the pathogen can destroy vegetation communities and several plant species are at risk of extinction. The disease is often difficult to detect. In New South Wales and far north Queensland the extent of the threat is not known, but concerns are increasing about the impacts of P cinnamomi in environmentally sensitive areas.
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