The Importance of Paddock Trees for Regional Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes

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"Isolated trees and small patches of trees paddock trees perform a number of ecosystem services: they provide habitat to a range of fauna in the Riverina Highlands, including several species listed on the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act and species acknowledged to be in decline throughout the wheat-sheep belt; these trees contribute to the viability of wildlife populations in agricultural landscapes by maintaining connectivity between larger patches of remnant vegetation; they contribute to salinity mitigation; in riparian areas they are important for mitigating erosion; they help recycle nutrients leached beyond the pasture root zone; they provide shade to stock and are an important component of the visual landscape"--Page 2.