Bushland Condition Monitoring

This is part of the Samphire Coast Icon Project of Birdlife Australia. It lies within the boundary of the new Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary.

 

7 BCM sites were established in September 2014 to provide a baseline of ecological condition in the project area for Boxthorn removal in the Light River Delta. Species diversity was good. Structural diversity variable, and recruitment levels low. Weed abundance and threat was high, while there was no significant grazing on native species. Feral deer traces were high in number and there were also signs of foxes. Canopy health was variable. Native species structural diversity was better in areas of low Boxthorn density, while canopy health was better where Boxthorn density was higher.Read More Here - Bushland Condition Monitoring in Light River delta