FACT SHEET
LANDHOLDER SERIES -PROPERTY PLANNING-
Native vegetation on your property Benefits of native vegetation 1. Biodiversity: diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems Habitat for birds, mammals and insects Conservation and protection of rare species Legacy for future generations Recreation Southern brown bandicoot (Isoodono besulus)
2. Productivity Increased livestock and crop production Providing shade Protection against winds Reduced moisture loss (adjacent pasture/ crops): reduced windspeed and higher humidity within sheltered areas Livestock production Lower birth mortality in both cattle & sheep Increased twin lamb survival Increased livestock growth rates through reduced heat and cold stress resulting in improved meat &/or wool production Increased gross value of pasture output (at its highest when proportion of remnants is 34%); retain paddock trees and patches of bush for sheltered microclimates Crops and fruit Warmer soils in spring and earlier crop planting Less blossom damage prior to fruit set: frosts and strong winds will damage blossoms, reducing pollination and production of fruit Reduction in moisture loss gives better crop production Increased yields of 20%-100% were observed in sheltered horticultural crops compared with unsheltered crops Pollination of crops is improved when native insects can fly from adjacent bushland.
Good pasture growth in paddock sheltered by adjoining bushland with wallaby proof fencing
Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii)
Native fauna ca n consume large n u m b e r s of crop and pas t u r e pests. Magpies will co n s u m e 40 scarab (gras s - g r u b ) larvae a day. Insectivorous b a t s can consume u p t o half their body w e i g h t in invertebrates i n a night and some s p e c i e s feed extensivel y o n agricultural pes t s .