Invasive species in Australia
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Invasive species in Australia are a serious threat to the native biodiversity, and an ongoing cost to Australian agriculture.[1] Numerous species arrived with European maritime exploration and colonisation of Australia and steadily since then.
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Management and the prevention of the introduction of new invasive species are key environmental and agricultural policy issues for the Australian federal and state governments. The management of weeds costs A$1.5 billion on weed control and a further $2.5 billion yearly in lost agricultural production.[2]