Environmental Impact Of Weeds On The Environment

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Residential/Housing Pest plants and animals are threats to values of biodiversity and agriculture. The majority of pest plants was introduced to Australia to be used in the garden and they are still the main cause for widespread invasion with environmental impact along creek corridor. The seed of weeds can be spread by a couple of different ways, both nature such as wind, in soil, water and animal and human use of machinery and their behaviour of dumping plants. If the exotic garden plants were left unmaintained, the impact of them on the environment would be a large-scale effect with the weeds can outcompeting native flora, restricting regeneration by smothering the seeds and juvenile plant and decrease the habitation and biodiversity. …show more content…

Industrial is one of the influential sources that continues to reason that the health of the environment is already degradation. The industrial development is slowly impinging the land. The industrial areas can be an eyesore and simply invasive space into the visual environment. Another factor that cause the visual as well as the physical impact on the environment is illegal dumping of rubbish on te land and in the waterways. The pollution of the dumping material can degrade the water quality and land vegetation. Lastly, the degradation of water quality had largely factors due to the source of the industrial waste has been discharged to the various origin as an example of sewage, drains and …show more content…

The individuals observe and shape their opinion based on what the state of the catchment is and can be overlooked or ignored if there is not a pretty sight. A common issue that people judge on is the pollution and litter existence, an abundance of weed and pest plants/animals, distance and size of built-up areas and preservation of the natural beauty of the catchment.
The actions currently undertaken with these objectives are found in the various stakeholders including the local councils and Port Phillip and Westernport Regional Catchment Strategy. The actions of the project both cover the visual aspect as well as the important physical health of the Merri Creek. Each one of the tasks covers different aspects of the management plan such as the Biodiversity, Visual Character and Water Quality.
Land: Current actions aimed to improve the health of the Merri Creek for both physical and visual

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