Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Project Acknowledgements

A great many people have been involved over many years in compiling the information that is presented by this project.

Over the past few decades information on specific natural areas on the Swan Coastal Plain has been compiled through a series of programs such as System 6 (DCE 1983), the Southern Swan Coastal Plain Survey (Gibson et al. 1994), System 6 Update (DEP 1996), Perth’s Bushplan (Government of Western Australia 1998c to f) and Bush Forever (Government of Western Australia 2000a&b).

The Perth Region Plant Biodiversity Project itself was conceived and implemented by Bronwen Keighery (DoE), Greg Keighery (CALM) and Karen Clarke (WALGA) as a collaborative project between state and local government with funding support from the federal government’s Natural Heritage Trust as delivered through the Swan Catchment Council to the Perth Biodiversity Project (PBP) based at WALGA. This funding provided the opportunity to further develop, interpret and make easily accessible, existing information held by DoE and CALM and complement existing projects by DoE, CALM, PBP and the Department for Planning and Infrastructure (DPI) (see Project Overview).

Five regional studies form the basis of the plot-based information presented: DEP 1996 System 6 and Part System 1 Update Programme. Unpublished bushland plot and area records. Department of Environmental Protection, Perth, Western Australia. Gibson N, Keighery BJ, Keighery GJ, Burbidge AH and Lyons MN 1994 A Floristic Survey of the Southern Swan Coastal Plain. Unpublished Report for the Australian Heritage Commission prepared by the Department of Conservation and Land Management and the Conservation Council of Western Australia (Inc.). Griffin EA 1993 Flora of the Quindalup Dunes between the Swan and Irwin Rivers, Western Australia. Unpublished report to the Coastal Planning Branch, the Department of Planning and Urban Development and the Heritage Council of WA, East Perth, Western Australia. Keighery GJ 1996 Progress Report: Conservation Status of Vascular Flora of the Southern Swan Coastal Plain. Unpublished Report to the Australian Nature Conservation Agency, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Weston AS, Griffin EA and Trudgen M 1993 Flora and Vegetation Conservation Values of the Ellenbrook Estate. Conducted for Bowman Bishaw Gorham 1993. These and a number of other plot-based records are contained in databases being developed through DoE and CALM. The crucial key to these databases is the taxonomic revision by Greg and Bronwen Keighery of the species recorded in the original studies. Vanda Longman (CALM) has worked for many years with Greg and Bronwen Keighery developing these databases and meticulously recording each change.

A major output from these databases is currently in preparation for publication as: Keighery GJ, Keighery BJ, Longman VM and Clarke KA 2006 (in prep.) Native and Weed Flora of the Southern Swan Coastal Plain.

The other key person who has worked on this project is Erin Harris under various contracts through CALM, DoE and WALGA and currently with Ecological Systems, Department of Environment

Project development and management was undertaken by Greg Keighery – Department of Conservation and Land Management Bronwen Keighery, Karen Clarke and Gary Whisson - Ecological Systems, Department of Environment Andrew Del Marco and Ryan Taylor - Perth Biodiversity Project, WA Local Government Association

Technical Support was provided at various times by: Erin Harris, Danielle Witham and Janine Kinloch - Perth Biodiversity Project, WA Local Government Association Rod Nowrojee, Bernadette Streppel and Brady McKenzie - Policy and Sustainability (GIS), Department of Environment Mark Brundrett and John Dell - Ecological Systems, Department of Environment.

A number of people assisted with the field work to establish the Photo Reference Points, in alphabetical order: Bruce Arnold (volunteer), Ian Fourdice (volunteer), Melinda Picton-King - North East Catchment Council Kate Brown - Urban Nature Program, Department of Conservation and Land Management Mike Braimbridge - Water Allocation Planning, Department of Water Mark Brundrett - Bridget Hyder and Rebecca (Bec) Ryan - Ecological Systems, Department of Environment Julia Cullity - Perth Biodiversity Project, Greening Australia (WA) Georgia Davies - Swan River Trust, Department of Environment Jennifer Higbid, Natalie Thorning and Justine Lawn - Catchment Management (Wetlands), Department of Environment Melissa Hoskins - Swan Region - Department of Conservation and Land Management Janine Kinloch and Ryan Taylor - Perth Biodiversity Project, WA Local Government Association Jill Pryde - WA Threatened Species and Communities Unit, Department of Conservation and Land Management Justine (Jay) Shailes - North West Region, Department of Water