Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey
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Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey KBR and Main Roads Western Australia COPYRIGHT STATEMENT FOR: Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey Our Reference: 10956-3771-16R final rev1 Copyright © 1987-2016 Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 70 070 128 675 Except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), the whole or any part of this document may not be reproduced by any process, electronic or otherwise, without the specific written permission of the copyright owner, Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd. This includes microcopying, photocopying or recording of any parts of the report. VERSION AUTHOR QA REVIEWER APPROVED DATE Draft rev0 Lyn Atkins 17/11/2016 Damien Cancilla Damien Cancilla Associate Zoologist Associate Zoologist Final Lyn Atkins 23/11/2016 Marc Wohling, Director - Marc Wohling, Director - Environment Environment Final rev1 Lyn Atkins 13/12/2016 Bruce Turner, Associate Bruce Turner, Associate Director - Environment Director - Environment Direct all inquiries to: Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd 9 Stirling Highway • PO Box 50 NORTH FREMANTLE WA 6159 Ph: (08) 9430 8955 Fax: (08) 9430 8977 10956-3771-16R final rev1 I TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 2 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.1 Project Background ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Project Purpose .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2.1 Project Scope ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Study Area .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Statutory Framework .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.1 Western Australian Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 ...................................................................................... 5 1.4.2 Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 ................................. 6 1.4.3 Threatened and Priority Flora ......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.4.4 Introduced Flora .................................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.4.5 Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities .................................................................................................. 7 1.4.6 Threatened and Priority Fauna ....................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4.7 Environmentally Sensitive Areas .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.4.8 Conservation Estate ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.4.9 Rivers, Wetlands and Drainage ...................................................................................................................................... 8 2 Existing Environment ................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1 Physical Environment ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.1 Climate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Landform and Soils ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 2.1.3 Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................................................ 10 2.1.4 Wetlands .............................................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2 Biological Environment .................................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.1 Biogeographic Region .................................................................................................................................................... 10 2.2.2 Pre-European Vegetation .............................................................................................................................................. 10 2.2.3 Environmentally sensitive areas .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2.4 Threatened and Priority Ecological Communities ............................................................................................... 11 2.2.5 Conservation Significant Species ............................................................................................................................... 13 3 Methods ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 Level 2 FLora and Vegetation ...................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.1 Guiding Principles ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 3.1.2 Conservation Significant Flora Likelihood Assessment ..................................................................................... 14 3.1.3 Flora and Vegetation Field Survey ............................................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Statistical analysis ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 3.2.1 Floristic Analysis ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 3.3 Level 1 Fauna and Opportunistic Fauna Survey ................................................................................................... 17 3.3.1 Conservation Significant Fauna Likelihood Assessment ................................................................................... 17 3.3.2 Fauna and Fauna Habitat Field Survey..................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.3 Timing of the Field Survey ............................................................................................................................................ 19 3.4 Previous Surveys ............................................................................................................................................................... 19 4 Results ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 4.1 Flora ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.1 Flora Inventory ................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1.2 Flora of Conservation Significance ............................................................................................................................ 20 10956-3771-16R final rev1 II 4.1.3 Flora of Significance According to Guidance Statement No. 51 ................................................................... 20 4.1.4 Introduced Flora ............................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.2.1 Vegetation Types