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Maintained deep-rooted perennial trees and shrubs

Impact

Deep-rooted perennial trees and woody shrubs play an important role in maintaining soil structural stability and groundwater levels.

Suggested indicator: Deep-rooted perennials*
Maintaining deep-rooted perennial trees and shrubs may be associated with:
Potential associated impacts Suggested indicators
Maintained vegetation condition 
  • Native vegetation area
  • Vegetation desity*
  • Impacts on native vegetation*
  • Ground cover
  • Shrub cover*
  • Tree canopy cover & health*
  • Weed cover*
  • Organic litter*
  • Native plant richness*
  • Weed species*
  • Pasture species*  
Potential for decreased weed invasion
  • Weed species*
  • Weed cover*
Maintained quality and quantity of soil organic matter 
  • Soil life*
Potential for soil nutrient retention
  • Soil chemistry*
Reduced potential for soil erosion 
  • Hillslope erosion*
  • Gully erosion*
  • Wind erosion*

Maintained watertable

  • Maintaining the watertable at depth may reduce risk of soil salinity/sodicity

* Yet to be developed

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