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"You may know of marvellous tree-lined roads that lead into your favourite
rural and regional towns. Sometimes they have an arched, church-like canopy,
while others have narrow ribbons of remnant vegetation.
But have you noticed they’ve changed over the past decade? Some have gone, some
have thinned and others are now declining. This is because in general, roads
are not safe places for plants and their ecosystems.
There are the obvious dangers from collisions with cars. But there are also
more subtle dangers from road construction and maintenance that increase the
chances of plant (and animal) deaths, such as by altering the chemical and
physical environment, which introduces weeds and segregates wildlife.
This network of vegetation reserves and corridors along Australian roads must
be properly valued and better protected. They stitch the landscapes and
ecosystems of our nation together and, as they diminish and disappear, will
become an unrecognised part of road toll. We will all be the poorer for it."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
