List of invasive species in Australia

This is a list of some of the more notable invasive species in Australia.

Species

Plants

The Australian Weeds Committee maintain a noxious weeds list covering all the states and territories.[1]

Animals

Arthropods

Insects

Molluscs

Native to the Mediterranean regions, more than one species of white snail is now quite common in Kadina and elsewhere in South Australia. This image shows many Theba pisana, and a number of smaller and more pointed Cochlicella acuta aestivating on a fence post.

Chordates

Fish (Freshwater)

Reptiles & Amphibians
Birds
Mammals

Echinoderms

Fungi and pathogens

References

  1. ↑ "Noxious Weed List for Australian States and Territories" (PDF). Australian Weeds Committee. June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Acacia farnesiana . Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Noxious weed list for Australian states and territories Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine.. Australian Weeds Committee, September 2005. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  4. ↑ Andropogon virginicus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  5. ↑ Ardisia elliptica alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  6. ↑ Berberis thunbergii alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  7. ↑ Brassica tournefortii alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  8. ↑ Bromus rubens alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  9. ↑ Rubber vine in Queensland
  10. ↑ Invasive Plants. Sustainable Gardening Australia. Retrieved on 2009-05-20.
  11. ↑ Cotton whitefly distribution. Pests and Diseases Image Library. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  12. ↑ Solenopsis invicta alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  13. ↑ http://digital.library.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/handle/2440/22127
  14. ↑ Anderson, Alan; M. Blum; T. Jones (16 June 1991). "Venom Alkaloids in Monomorium "rothsteini" Forel Repel Other Ants: Is This the Secret to Success by Monomorium in Australian Ant Communities?". Oecologia. 88 (2): 157–160. doi:10.1007/bf00320805. JSTOR 4219770.
  15. ↑ "Black crazy ant is described as an agricultural and domestic pest". Wikipedia.org.
  16. ↑ "Has been found in northern and western Australia as well on the Christmas Island". Wikipedia.org.
  17. ↑ ""[...]with particular concern about its invasive potential in Australia as nests are found in a variety of environments, including both natural and man-made"". Wikipedia.org.
  18. ↑ Common white snail or Mediterranean white snail
  19. ↑ The population dynamics of the mediterranean snails Cernuella virgata, Cochlicella acuta (Hygromiidae) and Theba pisana (Helicidae) in pasture–cereal rotations in South Australia. (Abstract). CSIRO Publishing. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  20. ↑ Helicidae and Hygromiidae as Pests in Cereal Crops and Pastures in Southern Australia. In Baker, G.M. Molluscs as Crop Pests CABI, 2002.. p.193.
  21. ↑ Musculista senhousia species summary. National Introduced Marine Pest Information System. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ Carassius auratus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  24. ↑ Common carp. Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
  25. ↑ Noxious fish species in Queensland. Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
  26. ↑ Oriental weatherloach. Waterwatch Victoria. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
  27. ↑ Oncorhynchus mykiss alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  28. ↑ Economic and environmental impacts caused by tilapia. Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-12-04.
  29. ↑ Perca fluviatilis alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  30. ↑ Salmo trutta alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  32. ↑ The feral cane toad. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  33. ↑ http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/inquiry/factsheets/asian_house_geckos_20080709.pdf
  34. ↑ Acridotheres tristis alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  35. ↑ Columba livia alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  36. ↑ Passer domesticus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  38. 1 2 3 4 Feral.org.au. Pest Animal Control CRC (Australia). Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  39. ↑ The feral water buffalo. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  40. ↑ The feral camel. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  41. ↑ Feral horse and feral donkey. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  42. ↑ Rattus norvegicus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  43. ↑ Rattus rattus alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  44. ↑ European red fox. Invasive Species Fact Sheet. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Australian Government. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
  45. ↑ Asterias amurensis alien range. Global Invasive Species Database. Retrieved on 2009-04-09.
  46. ↑ Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Disease. Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2004. Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
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