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FLORA AND FAUNA SURVEY OF NAL~AUGH STATE FOREST (PART) BOMBALA DISTRICT, EDEN REGION, SOUTH-EASTERN NEW SOUTH WALES
BY
D.L. BINNS AND- R.P. KAVANAGH
FORESTRY COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES FLORA AND FAUNA SURVEY OF NALBAUGH STATE FOREST (PART), BOMBALA DISTRICT, EDEN REGION, SOUTH-EASTERN NEW SOUTH WALES
by
DoL.Binns and RoPo Kavanagh
FOREST ECOLOGY SECTION WOOD TECHNOLOGY AND FOREST RESEARCH DIVISION FORESTRY COMMISSION OF NEW SOUTH WALES SYDNEY 1990 Forest Resources Series No. 9 1989
Published by: Forestry Commission ofNew South Wales, Wood Technology and Forest Research Division, 27 Oratava Avenue, West Pennant Hills. N.S.W. 2120 r.o, Box 100, Beecroft. N.S.W. 2119 Australia.
Copyright@ 1989 by Forestry Commission ofNew South Wales
ODC 182.5:156.2 (944) ISSN 1033-1220 , ISBN 073055676 X /'
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CONTENTS PAGE
.ABSTRACT ...... ,...... 1
INTRODUCTION 2
THE STUDY AREA 2
1. Location ...... 2 2. Physiography and Geology ...... '. .2 3. Disturbance History ...... 3
A. FLORA 5
METHODS 5
1. Site Location ....'...... 5 2. Floristics and Vegetation Structural Data ...... 5 3. Previous Floristic Studies 6 4. Habitat Data ...... 6 5. Taxonomy and Nomenclature 6 6. Limitations 7 7. DataAnalysis ...... 7
RESULTS ~ 8
1. Floristics ...... 8 2. Vegetation" Communities 8 . DISCUSSION . .54 \ 1. Significant Plant Species .54 2. SignylCant Plant Communities ...... 55
t) B. FAUNA 57
METHODS 57
1. Site Selection ...... 57 2. Arboreal Marsupials and Nocturnal Forest Birds 57 3. Small Mammals .. .'...... 57 4. Large and Medium-sized Mammals ...... •...... :.... 59 5. Datafrom Other Sources ...... 59 6. Limitations ...... 59
RESULTS 60
1. Distribution ofFauna Sampling Sites by Vegetation Community...... 60 2. Arboreal Marsupials and Nocturnal Forest Birds...... 61 (a) Survey Sites 61 (b) Road Transects 61 3. Small Mammals ...... 61
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DffiCUSSION ...... '...71
1. Signfft.cant Animal Species...... ,71 2. Signfft.cant Animal Habitats...... '...... 71
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ' 73
REFERENCES ' 73
APPENDICES . 75
APPENDIX lA. 75 APPENDIX IB . 81 APPENDIX IC ., 91 APPENDIX 2 : 99
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ABSTRACT
The results of a flora and fauna surveyof an areaof approximately 1500ha in NalbaughStateForest (37 01' - 37 06'S, 149 21' -149 24'E), southeast of Bombala, southernN.S.W., are presented. The vegetationis describedon the basis of 62 surveyplots. The fauna surveywas based on a strati fied sampleof30 of these plots. In addition, forest alongside a total of 11.4km of road within the study area was searched at night for animals.
A total of 267 native and 5 naturalised vascularplanttaxa wasrecorded. 20 vegetationcommunities are described, 10 of which are of limitedextentin the surveyarea, represented by singleplots. The vegetation is predominantly open forest; commoncanopyspecies beingEucalyptus cypellocarpa, E. obliqua,E. globoideaand E. sieberi. A fairly extensive areain the northernhalf of the survey area is wet sc1erophyll forest of predominantly E.[astigatawith dense, tall understorey of Acacia dealbata and Bedfordiaarborescens. Twoof the communities are shrubdominated, each being of very limited extent.
Conservation significanceof plant species is assessed on a regional and nationalbasis. Twelve species are regarded as regionally significant (restricted distribution or infrequently recorded). Only one of these,Persooniasp. C (CC brevifolia") is considered nationally significant. Five of the twenty plant communities are considered regionally significant. A furthersix communities are of restricted occurrencein the surveyarea,but similarto regionally widespread communities.
The recordedabundances ofarborealmarsupials (five species), nocturnalforestbirds (five species) and small « 200 g) ground-dwelling mammals (four species) were generally low. This is notable in comparisonwith the abundance of many speciesfrom the adjacent Waratah CreekFlora Reserve and elsewhere in the region.
The PowerfulOwl Ninox strenua, Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae andYellow-bellied Glider Petaurusaustralis were regarded as the most significant species detectedwithinthe study area. The most significanthabitats for these species includewet sclerophyll forest with Eifastigaia (commu nity NAL 6 or forest types 154 and 155)and swampforest withE. ovata (community NAL 10 or forest type 143). The White-throated NightjarCaprimulgus mystacaliswas recorded at its westemmostoccurrencewithinthe region,
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INTRODUCTION
This report presents the results of a survey ofvascular flora and selected faunal groups l" (arboreal marsupials, large owls and small terrestrial mammals), undertaken in part ofNalbaugh State Forest on the eastern edge of the New South Wales southern tablelands, east of Bombala. The objectives were as follows:
1. To describe the vegetation of the area and compile an inventory of vascular flora.
2. To characterize the fauna occupying the area, taking into account' results from previous studies.
3. To record the presence of any communities or species of particular significance and to locate areas of rich biological diversity.
4. To evaluate the conservation significance of the flora and fauna in .the study area in a local, regional and national context.
The vegetation component of the field work was carried out by D. Binns, R. Shiels and R. AlIen during 19-3Oth June 1989. The fauna component was carried out .by R. Kavanagh, R. Shiels and R. Allen during 31 July-14 August 1989.
THE STUDY AREA
1. Location
I The study area is mainly within Nalbaugh State Forest but includes a small portion of Coolangubra ~ S.F. It is situated about 20 km south-east of Bombala, south-eastern New South Wales. It is ' bounded approximately by latitudes 37 01' - 37 06' Sand longitudes 149 21' - 149 24' E and occupies an area of approximately 1500 ha.
2. Physiography and Geology
The area occupies the eastern edge of the southern tablelands. It is mostly within the upper catch ment of White Rock River, except for a small area along the northern boundary which is within the Saucy Creek (upper Bombala River) catchment. There is a general slope towards the west, from the high ridge (up to 1110 m altitude) on the eastern boundary of the area, to the White Rock River valley at an altitude of about 540 m. Slopes are moderately steep to rarely precipitous in the south eastern portion of the area, including deeply incised gullies. An area of lower relief occurs along, the northern boundary. Extensive areas of gently undulating topography occur around Mines Road in the northern half of the area and along White Rock River on the western boundary.
Geology is entirely lower Devonian granitoids (Beams, 1980). The steeper southern half of the area is mainly adamellite, which has generally formed stoney soils with high content of coarse quartz grains. The northern part consists of granodiorites which have tended to form more clay-rich and apparently more fertile soils.
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3. Disturbance History
The more accessible parts of the area,particularly on gentletopography around MinesRoad, were selectively logged duringthe 1920s and 1950s (N. Cowley, Forester, Bombala District,pers. comm.). I.. Logginggenerally removed less than50% of the overstorey basalarea. Additional minorloggingwas associated withthe upgrading of MinesRoadin the early 1970s. An areain the centre-west of the study area washarvestedby routine integrated loggingduring1987-1989 and wasnot surveyed. Muchof the area, particularly on steepertopography, hasneverbeenlogged.
The areahas been periodically burnt by wildfire. The last majorfire wasin the early 1950sand resulted in extensive, mostlyeven-aged standsof Eucalyptusfastigata andAcacia dealbata in some parts of the area.
Grazinghas probablybeen limitedto flats adjacent to WhiteRockRiver. Thereis evidencethat some limitedclearingof these flatsmay haveoccurred late last centuryor earlythis century, and clearings currentlyexistjust outsidethe studyareaon the western side of the river.
Plantations of the exoticPinus radiata have beenestablished to the westof the area,in someplaces extending to the study areaboundary. The earliestplantings werein the 1920s. A smallnumberof P. radiata individuals has naturalised in the study areawherethe plantations occuradjacentto the bound ary. They aremostly within the 50-lOOm of the plantation.
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A. FLORA
METHODS ,.
1. Site Location
Flora survey data were derived from a series ofnon-pennanent plots established within the study area. Plots were initially marked on a 1:25 000 topographic map and their positions transferred to the field as accurately as possible using compass bearings and topographic features.
Plot points were stratified by forest type, on the basis of a map ofForest Types previously prepared from aerial photograph interpretation with extensive field checking (Anon, 1989). They were ran domly located on a topographic map to yield a minimum oftwo plots per forest type stratum. From an excess of random points, final points were selected to represent the largest possible range of physical environments within a forest type, major consideration being given to topographic position, aspect, slope and altitude. The final points were generally selected subject to the two plots mini mum, except in Forest Type strata oflimited extent and homogeneous environment.
In the field, plots were positioned as far as possible within a relatively homogeneous patch ofvegeta tion. The standard size was a 50 m x 20 m (0.1 ha) rectangle, although some habitats required a variation in size or shape to ensure homogeneity within one plot e.g. 100 m x 10 m plots were used for riparian vegetation, and smaller plots for vegetation of restricted extent. Due to time constraints, only 62 ofthe selected 73 plots were actually surveyed, but plot numbers were left unchanged. Approximate positions ofthe 62 surveyed plots are shown in Figure 1.
2. Floristic and Vegetation' StructuralData
All plant species which could be distinguished within a plot were recorded and identified as far as possible to species level. Vertical height limits ofvegetation strata were subjectively defined and recorded for each plot. Stratum groups of0-2 m, 2-6 m, 6-20 m and >20 m were used as a guide for the coding of structural data, even though actual heights were recorded.
Cover-abundance codes, based on projected canopy cover, were estimated for each species within each vertical stratum. Where a species occurred in more than one stratum, an overall cover code for the plot as a whole was also recorded. Codes ate'as follows:
Code Projected Canopy Cover
1 < 5%, few individuals 2 < 5%, any number ofindividuals 3 6-25% 4 26-50% 5 51-75% 6 >75%
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3. Previous Floristic Studies
There apparently has been no previous floristic survey ofthe study area. Keith and Sanders (1990) have undertaken a comprehensive floristic survey ofthe Eden region generally. None oftheir.survey plots were located in the study area, although plots were located in adjacent areas, including Nalbaugh National Park (D. Keith, pers. comm.). Other detailed floristic surveys have been under taken in adjacent or nearby areas ofState Forest (Dodson et al., 1988; Fanning and Mills, 1989; Fanning and Rice, 1989). .. 4. Habitat Data
At each plot, slope (in degrees), altitude, aspect, topographic position, drainage, percentage cover and particle size of surface rock and cover ofoutcropping bedrock were recorded. Any other unusual feature w.as also recorded. Appendix 2 provides a summary ofselected site data.
5. Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Taxonomy follows the National Herbarium ofN.S.W. Except for recent revisions, this is mostly as published in Jacobs and Pickard (1981) and Jacobs and Lapinpuro (1986). Defined but currently unnamed taxa are referred to using letters allocated by the National Herbarium ofN.S.W. or manscript names, or a combination ofboth. In a considerable number ofcases, an absence or inadiequacy offertile material prevented confident identification to species level. Tentative species identification is indicated by"?". In other cases, afamily or genus name only has been determined, as appropriate, and the species treated in one ofthree ways:
1. Where only a single specimen is involved, or it is apparent that only one species is represented, species is recorded as "sp.".
2. Where a number ofobviously different, but unidentified species are represented within one genus, species are recorded with numbers, as "sp.1", "sp.2" etc.
3. Where it is not clear whether one or more species are involved, the plural "spp." is recorded.
Particular taxonomic or nomenclatural problems were encountered in the following cases:
Callistemon sp. aff. pallidus - the Callistemon in the area is superficially similar to C. pallidus but is not easily referred to any currently named taxon.
Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata ("dixsonii") - E. radiata sens. lat. in the Eden region includes three fairly distinct forms ofuncertain status, one of which occurs in the study area. These will probably be formalised as subspecies or species when the revision ofthe group is complete (K. Hill, N.S.W. National Herbarium, pers. comm.) .
Geranium potentilloides - most of the Geranium material was infertile and other species may have been included under this name.
Hydrocotyle acutiloba - probably includes other species.
Isolepis subtilissima - other species ofIsolepis may have been included.
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Monotoca elliptica - some specimens ofMonotoca appeared very similar to this normally coastal species. Flowering material is required for confirmation.
Poa spp. - at least two vegetatively distinct species in this taxonomically difficult genus were common in the area. In the absence offertile material. the broader leaved, more robust plant has been referred to P. labillardieri and the narrow leaved plant to P. meionectes. "' Stellaria angustlfolia complex - this variable complex is currently being revised and the single I... specimen could not be assigned to a species.
6. Limitations
Field work was carried out in mid winter, when many species were not represented by fertile mate rial. Besides contributing to problems ofidentification mentioned above, this has meant that a number ofspecies, such as ephemerals and monocotyledons (especially seasonal geophytes) were probably overlooked due to the absence ofactive growth, or vegetative similarity to more abundant species. Floristic richness ofmost plots is almost certainly understated as a result, and additional species would be recorded during a survey in spring or summer. The survey was not exhaustive and further species would be recorded with additional effort.
7. Data Analysis
Floristic data were classified into vegetation communities using a numerical hierarchical agglomera tive classification process, using the Bray-Curtis association measure on cover codes and a flexible UPGMA sorting strategy with beta =0.0 (Belbin, 1988). Although this provides a repeatable and explicit method ofdefining communities, there are a number ofcritical decisions required which are essentially subjective and which may substantially affect the final community composition. The most important of these are the choice ofbeta and the choice ofan appropriate level in the dendrogram to define communities. A beta value ofzero was chosen to minimise distortion and most realistically reflect actual associations. Combined overstorey and understorey data were analysed to yield a total vegetation community classification. The level in the dendrogram defining 20 communities was chosen as most appropriately representing the perceived scale ofpattern in the vegetation. These 20 communities were grouped into 10 community groups at a higher level of dissimilarity.
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RESULTS
1. Floristics
A total of267 native vascular plant taxa was recorded from the study area. These are listed in Appendices lA, 1B and 1C.
Appendix lA is an alphabetical list ofspecies recorded from the 62 flora survey plots, showing the number ofplots in which the species was recorded and the frequency ofoccurrence (Le. number of occurrences as a percentage ofthe total number ofplots). Appendix 1B is an alphabetical list of species showing mean.cover value and frequency ofoccurrence by Forest Types (Anon, 1989). Appendix 1C lists all species alphabetically by families.
Floristic data are displayed in Table 1 as a two-way table ofspecies by sites, the latter grouped into communities as described below. This table includes all species recorded in survey plots and shows community composition by plots and species, variation in species composition within and between communities and cover code for each species within each plot.
2. Vegetation Communities
Floristic survey data from the 62 plots have been classified into 20 vegetation communities, ten of which are ofminor occurrence and are represented by single plots. Some ofthe latter may be re garded as transitional types. The 20 communities have been grouped into ten community groups, six of which include only a single community, based on a higher level of dissimilarity in the dendrogram.
The four major vegetation community groups are:
(a) Group 3 Ridge dry sclerophyll forest withE. sieberi (13 plots)
(b) Group 4 '- Lower slope dry sclerophyll forest with E. globoidea and E. cypellocarpa (11 plots)
(c) Group 5 - Mid slope damp sclerophyll forest with E. obliqua and E. cypellocarpa (18 plots)
(d). Group 6 - Wet sclerophyll forest with Eifastigata and dense tall shrub understorey (11 plots)
The 20 communities are described in the following summary sheets. The summary sheets show which plots are included in the community, characteristic species arranged in order ofdecreasing mean cover code (MC) and frequency (PR), and location ofplots representing that community in the study area. They also include descriptions of environmental factors characterising each community, brief general descriptions and annotations and a comparison with Forestry Commission forest types and.with vegetation communities described in other studies in the Eden region (Dodson et al., 1988; Fanning and Mills, 1989; Fanning and Rice, 1989; Keith and Sanders, 1990). Communities de scribed by Keith and Sanders have been identified by K&S. Tables 2A and 2B summarise compari sons with Forestry Commission forest types as determined in the field, excluding the non-forest communities NAL 1 and NAL 2. Table 3 summarises a comparison with communities described by Keith and Sanders (1990), indicating regional conservation status.
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Table 2A. Comparison of Forestry Commission forest types with NAL vegetation communities. Plot numbers are shown in brackets.
Forest type NAL Community
112 E. sieberi 3.1 (4) 3.2 (9) 3.3 (5,6,7)
114 E. sieberi-E: globoidea 3.1 (13)
123 E. globoidea 3.1 (16) 4.2 (17,72)
123/158 E.globoidea/E. cypeUocarpa. 4.2 (15) 4.3 (18)
131 E. radiata-E. viminalis 4.1 (3,24,55) 4.2 (20,21,23,63) 9 (64)
143 E.ovata 10 (25)
150 E.obltqua 3.3 (26,27)
150/111 E. obltqua/E. radiata 5.1 (1,2)
152 E. obltqua-E. cypeUocarpa. 3.1 (52) 5.2 (8,34,35,37,56,57, 65,67,68) 5.3 (14,32) 5.5 (28)
154 E. jastigata 6 (40,41,42,43,44,46,48)
155 E. jastigata-E. cypellocarpa. 5.2 (33) 5.4 (38) 6 (29,30,47,54) 8 (36)
156 E. obltqua-E. sieberi 3 .3 (53) 3.4 (11)
158 E. cypellocarpa. 5.3 (19,59)
159 E. viminalis 9 (22)
162 E. jraxinoides 3.3 (60) 7.1 (10) 7.2 (61,62)
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Table 2B. Comparison of NAL vegetation communities with Forestry COmmission forest types:
NAL Forest type Plot numbers
3.1 112 E. steberi 4 114 E. siebert-E. glo.boidea 13 123 E. globoidea 16 152 E. obliqua-E. cypeUocarpa 52
3.2 112 E. siebert 9
3.3 112 E. steber! 5,6,7 150 E.obliqua 26,27 156 E. obliqua-E. sieberi 53 162 E. fraxinoides 60
3.4 156 E. obliqua-E. sieberi 11
4.1 131 E. radiata-E. viminalis 3,24,55
4.2 123 E. globoidea 17,72 . 123/158 E.globoidea/E. cypeUocarpa 15- 131 E. radiata-E. oiminalis -20,21,23,63
4.3 123/158 E.globoidea/E. cypeUocarpa 18
5.1 150/111 E. obliqua/E. radiata 1,2
5.2 152 E. obliqua-E. cypeUocarpa 8,34,35,37,56, 57,65,67,68 155 E.fastigata-E. cypellocarpa 33
5.3 152 E. obliqua-E. cypellocarpa 14,32 158 E. cypellocarpa 19,59
5.4 155 E. fastigata-E. cypellocarpa 38
5.5 152 E. obliqua-E. cypeUocarpa 28
6 154 E. fastigata 40,41,42,43,44, 4,6,48
7:1 162 E. fraxinoides 10
7.2 162 E. fraxinoides 61,62
8 155 E. fastigata-E. cypellocarpa 36
9 131 E. radiata-E. viminalis 64 159 E. viminalis 22
10 143 E.ovata 25
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u..o Community Group NAL No. Similar K&S Community Conservation Status Community of Plots in Eden Region
l. Kunzea ambigua shrubland 1 1 - Probably Nalbaugh N.P. 2. Cassinia longifolia- 2 1 - Not recorded elsewhere. Acacia meamsii-Kunzea ericoides shntbland
3. E. sieberi sclerophyll 3.1 4 22 E. siebeti]E. cypellocarpa Nalbaugh N.P., Nungatta N.P. ~I ridge forest / Daviesia ulicifolia
3.2 1 24 E. sieberi/ prob. Nalbaugh N.P. ~..... I Oxylobium ilicifoliwn 0 u..
CD 3.3 7 27 E. obliqua/E. sieberi Minor, atypical occurrence in ...RI _ ... c: / Pultenaea daphnoides NadgeeN.R '"Gl en 0
7. E. fiaxinotdes forest 7.1 1 23 E. fraxinotdesl Nalbaugh N.P., Mt Imlay N.P., Tasmannia lanceolata Egan Peaks N.R., Nadgee N.R.
7.2 2 23 As above. 8. Mixed forest 8 1 6 See above. 10) 0 9. E. viminalis-E. radiata 9 2 -
wet sclerophyll forest I~ GI en 10. E. ovata forest 10 1 8 See above. I~ :; 0 Ul GI a:.. Ul GI 0 u...
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Community NAL 1: Kunzeaambigua shrubland.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Kunzeaambigua 4.0 1.0 Hakeadactyloides 2.0 1.0 Acacia longifolia var. longijolia 2.0 1.0 .Lepidosperma laterale 2.0 1.0 Acacia terminalis 2.0 1.0 Leptospermum scoparium 2.0 1.0 Cassinialongijolia 2.0 1.0 Lomandra longijolia ssp. longijolia 2.0 1.0 Correareflexavar. rejlexa 2.0 1.0
Number ofplots: I Plots: 73
Canopy height: 2 m Canopy cover: 40%
Distribution: Boundary ofstudy area, in north-east.
Physical Environment: Rock outcrop on very steep north facing slope.
Altitude: 1030 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 18
Comments: A very distinctive community ofvery limited total extent in the study area. Very similar vegetation was noted in a number oflocations at mid to high altitudes throughout the area. All patches were on rock outcrops and were individually < I hectare.
Other similar communities: No K&S equivalent. The dominant species, Kunzeaambigua, is shared with K&S Rhyolite Scrub, which is structurally very similar, although geology and associated species are very different between the two communities.
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Location of plots in community NAL 2.
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Community NAL 2: Cassinia longifolia-Acacia mearnsii-Kunzea ericoides shrubland.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Cassinia longifolia 4.0 1.0 Helichrysum viscosum2.0 1.0 Acacia·mearnsii 3.0 1.0 Hypochoeris radicata 2.0 1.0 Kunzeaericoides 3.0 1.0 Lagenifera stipitata 2.0 1.0 Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia 2.0 1.0 Lomandra multiflora 2.0 1.0 Cheilanthes sieberi 2.0 1.0 Luzulaflaccida 2.0 1.0 Crassula sieberiana 2.0 1.0 Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides 2.0 1.0 Dichelachne rara 2.0 1.0 Pelargonium inodorum 2.0 1.0 Poameionectes 2.0 1.0
Number of plots: 1 Plots: 71
Canopy height range: 4-6 m Canopy cover: 10%
Distribution: Adjacent to White Rock River on the south-western boundary.
Physical Environment: Exposed rock slabs immediately adjacent to the river.
Altitude: 600 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 54
Comments: A distinctive community ofsimilar structure to NAL 1 but floristically very different. . This community occupies an area of< 1 hectare and no other similar vegetation was noted elsewhere in the study area.
Other similar communities: No K&S equivalent, but could be considered a high altitude variant of their community 11. Floristically distinct from structurally similar communities described from further downstream along White Rock River by Fanning and Mills, 1989.
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Location of plots in community NAL 3.1.
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Community NAL 3.1: Eucalyptus sieberi-Eucalyptus globoidea-Eucalyptus cypellocarpa dry sc1erophyllforest.
Character Species MC FR MCFR
Eucalyptussieberi 3~2 1.0 Poranthera microphylla 1.3 1.0 Eucalyptusgloboidea 3.0 1.0 Viola hederacea 1.3 1.0 Pteridiumesculentum 2.7 1.0 Epacrisimpressa 1.0 1.0 Lomandralongijolia ssp. longijolia 2.5 . 1.0 Seneciosp. E 1.0 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 2.0 1.0 Hypochoeris radicata 1.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus var. 2.0 1.0 Lomandra multiflora 1.0 1.0 lanceolatus Platysacelanceolata 1.8 1.0 Persoonia linearis 1.0 1.0 Poa meionectes 1.8 1.0 Hibbertia obtusifolia 1.5 0.8 Lagenijerastipitata 1.5 1.0 Acaciadealbata 1.5 0.8 Wahlenbergia spp. 1.5 1.0 Monotoca scoparia 1.3 0.8 Gonocarpus tetragynus 1.5 1.0 Cassinia longijolia 1.3 0.8 Helichrysum scorpioides 1.3 1.0 Dichelachne rara 1.3 0.8 Lomatiailicijolia 1.3 1.0 Acaciamucronata var. longijolia 1.8 0.5
Number ofplots: 4 Plots: 4,13,16,52
Canopy height range: 10-30 m Canopy cover range: 50-90%
Distribution: Mainly in the south ofthe study area.
Physical Environment: Mostly on moderate slopes with westerly aspects, often on stony soil.
Altitude: 590-870 m (mean=689 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 52
Comments: A variable community with a low «3 m), moderately dense to dense shrub layer. Plot 52 is unusual in being the only creek plot. It is in a shallow valley and is a mixed stand consisting ofa very narrow riparian shrub thicket in a dry forest.
Other similar communities: Seems equivalent to K&S community 22 which is conserved in Nalbaugh and Nungatta National Parks, Fe Forest Types 112, 114 and 123. A similar community was recorded at a single plot in Tantawangalo State Forest by Mills and Fan ning 1988, and apparently related communities have been reported from North Rockton Section (Fanning and Rice, 1989).
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Location of plots in community NAL3.2.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Serlea.No . 9 . Flora and Fauna Survey ofNalbaugh State Forest -21- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 3.2: Eucalyptus sieberidry sclerophyll forest
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus sieberi 5.0 1.0 Dianella tasmanica 2.0 1.0 Acacia terminalis 3.0 1.0 Grevillea victoriae 2.0 1.0 Cassinia longijolia 3.0 1.0 Helichrysum bracteatum 2.0 1.0 Lepidosperma laterale 3.0 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 2.0 1.0 Lomandra longijolia ssp. 3.0 1.0 Leucopogon ianceolatus var. 2.0 1.0 longijolia lanceolatus Acaciajalcijormis 2.0' 1.0 Lomatia ilicijolia 2.0 1.0 Aspleniumflabellifolium 2.0 1.0 Persoonia linearts 2.0 1.0
Number ofplots: 1 Plots: 9
Canopy height range: 35 m Canopy cover range: 70%
Distribution: Southern halfofthe area.
Physical Environment: Rocky ridge crest.
Altitude: 710 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 36
Comments: This represents the dry extreme ofcommunity 3 in the area, the canopy exclusively Eucalyptus sieberi, with low understorey ofsclerophyll shrubs. It occurs scattered as small patches on rocky crests, among more extensive areas ofNAL 3.1 and NAL 3.3.
Other similar communities: Analogous to K&S community 24, although on granite rather than metasediments. FC Forest Type 112. Similar communities are recorded from South Rockton Section (Fanning and Mills, 1989), North Rockton Section (Fanning and Rice 1989) and Tantawangalo State Forest (Mills and Fanning, 1988).
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Location of plots in community NAL 3.3.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -23- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 3.3: Eucalyptus sieberi-Eucaiyptus obliqua dry sc1erophyllforest.
:( Character Species MC FR , MC FR
Eucalyptus sieberi 4.1 1.0 Platysace lanceolata 1.3 1.0 Pteridium esculentum 3.1 1.0 Persoonia linearis 1.0 1.0 Eucalyptus obliqua 2.6 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 2.1 0.7 Leucopogon lanceolatus var. 1.9 1.0 '' Dillwynia juniperina 1.1 0.7 lanceolatus Lomandra longifolia ssp. 1.9 1.0 Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata 1.4 0.6 longifolia Acaciaterminalis 1.6 1.0 Hakeaeriantha 0.7 0.6
Number ofplots: 7 ' Plots: 5,6,7,26,27,53,60
Canopy height range: 15-35 m Canopy cover range: 60-80%
Distribution: Widely distributed in the southern two thirds ofthe area.
Physical Environment: Stony to very stony, ridge crests to steep mid slopes, mainly south-west to north-west aspects. '
Altitude: 700-1000 m (mean=885 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 32
Comments: Mixed low shrub and herb understorey, shrubs varying from scattered to moderately dense. Pteridium esculentum and Hierochloe rariflora are usually common. Plot 60 differs from the remainder in having a high proportion ofEucalyptus fraxinoides. Plot 6 is a young (20-30 year) regrowth stand following wildfire, with few surviving residual overstorey trees.
Other similar communities: Similar to K&S 27 ofwhich it appears to be a high alitiude variant. FC Forest Types 112, 150, 156. A similar community was recorded in Tantawangalo State Forest from 2 out of60 plots by Mills and Fanning, (1988) and related communities occur in North Rockton Section (Fanning and Rice, 1989).
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Location of plots in community NAL3.4.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -25- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 3.4: Mixed dry sclerophyll forest I Kunzea ambigua shrubland.
Character Species MC FR MC FR ~
Kunzea ambigua 4.0 1.0 Eucalyptus sp. aff radiata 3.0 1.0 Cassinia longijolia 3.0 1.0 Eucalyptus sieberi 3.0 1.0 Eucalyptus obliqua 3.0 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 2.0 1.0
Number ofplots: 1 Plots: 11
Canopy height range: 20 m Canopy cover range: 20%
Distribution: Only recorded from one locality in the east.
Physical Environment: Steep, very rocky slope at the head ofa gully, north aspect.
Altitude: 970 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 41
Comments: A dry variant of 3.3, transitional between that community and Kunzea ambigua shrubland (Community 1), due to the combination of extensive rock outcrops adjacent to a minor gully.
Other similar communities: An unusual transitional community not easily equated to any commu nity identified elsewhere in the Region.
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Location of plots in community NAL4.1.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -27- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 4.1: Eucalyptus radiata-Eucalyptus globoidea-Eucalyptus cypellocarpa -Eucalyptus ovatadamp sclerophyll forest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR 'f
Lomandralongifolia ssp. 4.3 1.0 Hypericumjaponicum 1.3 1.0 longifolia Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata 3.0 1.0 Galium spp. 1.0 1.0 Viola hederacea 2.7 1.0 Senecio sp. E 1.0 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa . 2.3 1.0 Lagenifera stipitata 1.0 1.0 Eucalyptusgloboidea 2.3 1.0 Cymbonotus spp. 1.0 1.0 Pteridium esculentum 2.3 1.0 Glycine clandestina var. 1.0 1.0 Eucalyptus ovata 2.0 1.0 Acaciamelanoxylon 1.0 1.0 Goodeniasp.l 2.0 1.0 Dichondra repens 1.0 1.0 Poa meionectes 2.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus var. 1.0 1.0 lanceolatus Dianellatasmanica 1.7 1.0 Luzulaflaccida 1.0 1.0 Exocarpusstrictus 1.7 1.0 Hydrocotyle acutiloba 1.0 1.0 Geranium potentilloides 1.3 1.0 Hypochoeris radicata 1.0 1.0 var. potentilloides Gnaphalium gymnocephalum 1.3 1.0 Leptospermum continentale 1.0 1.0 Acaciamucronata var. 1.3 1.0 Microlaena stipoides 1.0 1.0 longifolia var. stipoides Banksiamarginata 1.3 1.0 Gratiola latifolia 1.7 0.7 Bursariaspinosa 1.3 1.0 Cyperus lucidus 1.3 0.7 Epacrisimpressa 1.3 1.0 Ranunculus plebeius . 1.3 0.7 Gahniasieberiana 1.3 1.0 Callistemon sp. aff. pallidus 1.3 0.7
Number ofplots: 3 Plots: 3,24,55
Canopy height range: 35 m Canopy cover range: 30-70%
Distribution: Adjacent to White Rock River in the south-west ofthe area.
Physical Environment: Restricted to minor gullies draining gentle slopes just above the river.
Altitude: 560 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 59
Comments: A floristically rich community characterised by a very dense ground cover dominated by Lomandra longifolia, with scattered tall shrubs and small trees. This is a minor riparian variant ofthe more extensive NAL 4.2.
Other similar communities: This appears to be a drier variant ofK&S 8. FC Forest Type 131.
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region. -28-
Location ofplots in community NAL 4.2.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -29- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 4.2: Eucalyptus globoidea-Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-Eucalyptus radiata damp sc1erophyllforest.
~. Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus globoidea 3.7 1.0 Poranthera microphylla 1.1 1.0 Lomandra longifolia ssp. longifolia 2.3 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 2.7 0.9 Gonocarpus tetragynus 2.1 1.0 Cassinia aculeata 1.7 0.9 Epacrisimpressa 1.7 1.0 Acrotriche serrulata 1.6 0.9 Helichrysum scorpioides 1.7 1.0 Lissanthe strigosa 1.6 0.9 Lagenifera stipitata 1.7 1.0 Hydrocotyle acutiloba 1.4 0.9 Microlaena stipoides 1.6 1.0 Dichelachne rara 1.4 0.9 var. stipoides Leucopogon lanceolatus 1.4 1.0 Viola hederacea 1.4 0.9 var. lanceolatus Lomandra multiflora 1.4 1.0 Galiumspp. 1.3 0.9 Luzulaflaccida 1.4 1.0 Poameionectes 2.1 0.7 Hypochoeris radicata 1.1 1.0 Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata 1.7 0.7
Number ofplots: 7 Plots: 15,17,20,21,23,63,72
Canopy height range: 10-35 m Canopy cover range: 40-60%
.Distribution: Adjacent to White Rock River in the south-west ofthe area.
Physical Environment: Minor ridges and slopes oflow relief with mainly south to south-west aspect.
Altitude: 540-730 m (mean=570 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 48
Comments: A fairly well defined community which is extensive along the gentle slopes immediately adjacent to White Rock River. The understorey is characterised by a usually dense low ground cover with scattered taller shrubs.
Other similar communities: Affinities with K&S communities 14 and 22, but not easily categorised into either. FC Forest Types 123, 131. Almost certainly occurs in adjacent similar areas of Nalbaugh National Park, and a broadly.similar community has been reported from North Rockton Section (Fanning and RIce, 1989).
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region. -30-
Location of plots in community NAL4.3.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -31- (Part). Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 4.3: Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-Eucalyptus globoidea grassy forest
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 5.0 1.0 Cassinia aculeata 2.0 1.0 Poa meionectes 5.0 1.0 Cassinia longifolia 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus globoidea 4.0 1.0 Stellaria pungens 2.0 1.0 Lomandra multiflora 3.0 1.0 Teucrium corymbosum 2.0 1.0 Acaciadealbata 2.0 1,0
Number ofplots: 1 Plots: 18
Canopy height: 30 m Canopy cover: 70%
Distribution: Only recorded at a single locality in the far west.
Physical Environment: Broad ridge crest above a steep slope into White Rock River.
Altitude: 620 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 28
Comments: A minor variant of 4.2 in an area ofslightly greater relief and rockier substrate.
Other similar communities: See comments under 4.2.
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Location of plots in community NAL 5.1.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -33- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 5.1: Eucalyptus obliqua-Eucalyptus radiata shrubby dry sclerophyll fores
~, Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus obliqua 4.0 1.0 Dianella tasmanica 1.5 1.0 Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata 3.5 1.0 Oxylobium ellipticum 1.5 1.0 Persoonia silvatica 3.5 1.0 Viola hederacea 1.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus var. 2.0 1.0 Epacris impressa 1.0 1.0 lanceolatus Gonocarpus tetragynus 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 1.0 1.0 Lomandra longijolia ssp. 2.0 1.0 Helichrysum scorpioides 1.0 1.0 longijolia Lomatiamyricoides 2.0 1.0 Clematis aristaia 1.0 1.0 , Monotoca scoparia 2.0 1.0 Hakeaeriantha 1.5 0.5 Poa meionectes 2.0 1.0 . Hierochloe rartflora 1.5 0.5 Daviesia ulicifolia 1.5 1.0 Acaciadealbata 1.5 0.5 Olearia erubescens 1.5 1.0
Number of plots: 2 Plots: 1,2
Canopy height range: 30-35 m Canopy cover range: 10-50%
Distribution: Restricted to limited areas on the far eastern boundary.
Physical Environment: Saddles and associated minor ridges at high altitudes.
Altitude: 840-940 m (mean=890 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 29
Comments: A drier variant of5.2, with Eucalyptus radiata largely replacing Eucalyptus cypellocarpa and a predominance of more sclerophyllous shrubs.
Other similar communities: Similar to K&S community 6. Fe Forest Type 150/111.
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region. -34-
Location of plots in community NAL 5.2.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -35- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 5.2: Eucalyptus obliqua-Eucalyptus cypellocarpa damp sclerophyll forest.
~, Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus obliqua 4.1 1.0 Acaciadealbata 1.5 0.9 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 3.6 1.0 Lagenifera stipitata 1.4 0.9 Poa meionectes 1.8 1.0 Clematis aristata 1.1 0.9 Lomandra longifolia 1.7 1.0 Violahederacea 1.5 0.8 ssp. longijolia Pteridium esculentum 3.1 1.0 Microlaena stipoides var. stipoides 1.1 0.8 Hierochloe rariflora 3.2 0.9 Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata 1.5 0.6 Bedjordia arborescens 2.5 0.9
Number of plots:. 10 Plots: 8,33,34,35,37,56,57,65,67,68
Canopy height range: 20-45 m Canopy cover range: 40-90%
Distribution: Widely distributed through most ofthe area, except the far east.
Physical Environment: Mainly on the south-east to south-westmid to upper slopes.
Altitude: 590-890 m (mean=730 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 37
Comments: An extensive community with mixed understorey ofgraminoids such as Hietochloe rariflora, Poa meionectes and Lomandra longifolia, herbs (Pteridium esculentum) and moderately dense shrubs (Bedjordia arborescens, Acaciadealbata).
Other similar communities: This appears to be a more shrubby variant ofK&S community 6 with some affinities with the more mesic community 5. FC Forest Type 152, except for the slightly anomalous plot 33. A similar community occurs extensively in Tantawangalo State Forest (Mills and Fanning, 1988) and a drier variant has been reported from North Rockton Section (Fanning and Rice, 1989).
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Location of plots in community NAL 5.3.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -37- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 5.3: Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-Eucalyptus obliquawet sc1erophyllforest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 4.0 1.0 Stellaria pungens 1.3· . 1.0 Bedjordia arborescens 3.5 1.0 Gnaphalium gymnocephalum 1.3 1.0 Coprosma quadrlfida 2.0 1.0 Epacris impressa 1.3 1.0 Lomandra longifolia ssp. 2.0 1.0 Gonocarpus tetragynus 1.3 1.0 longifolia Pomaderris aspera 2.0 1.0' Hypochoeris radicata 1.3 1.0 Acacia dealbata 1.8 1.0 Dianella tasmanica 1.0 1.0 Lepidosperma laterale 1.8 1.0 Clematis aristata 1.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus 1.8 1.0 Ranunculus plebeius 1.0 1.0 var. lanceolatus Poameionectes 1.8 1.0 Eucalyptus obliqua 2.2 0.8 Pteridium esculentum 1.5 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 1.8 0.8 Lagenifera stipitata 1.5 1.0 Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata 1.8 0.8 Luzulajlaccida 1.5 1.0 Wahlenbergia spp. 1.3 0.8 Poranthera microphylla 1.5 1.0 Senecio sp.E 1.3 0.8 Violahederacea 1.5 1.0 Eucalyptus globoidea 1.3 0.8 Cyathea australis 1.3 1.0
Number ofplots: 4 Plots: 14,19,32,59
Canopy height range: 15-40· Canopy cover range: 40-90%
Distribution: Mid-western part of the area.
Physical Environment: Along creeks with mainly westerly aspects.
Altitude: 600-690 m (mean=650 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 65
Comments: A variable, floristically rich community forming narrow riparian strips in drier forest types. This is a more mesic variant of 5.2, with more well developed shrub stratum, especially , Bedjordia arborescens, Pomaderris aspera and Coprosma quadrijida.
Other similar communities: Similar to K&S community 9, which is described as occuring further east and mostly at lower altitudes. Fe Forest Types 152 and 158, depending on the relative proportions ofthe two dominant eucalypts. A somewhat similar type has been reported from Tantawangalo State Forest (Mills and Fanning, 1988)
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Location of plots in community NAL 5.4
So~ Forestry Commission of New Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -39- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 5.4: Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-Eucalyptusjastigata wet sclerophyll forest.
~. Character Species MC FR MC FR
Bedfordiaarborescens 4.0 1.0 Gnaphalium gymnocephalum 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 3.0 1.0 Gonocarpus tetragynus 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus[astigata 3.0 1.0 Goodenia ovata 2.0 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 3.0 1.0 Hydrocotyle acutiloba 2.0 1.0 Poa meionectes 3.0 1.0 Hymenophyllum cupressiforme 2.0 1.0 Pomaderris aspera 3.0 1.0 Pandorea pandorana 2.0 1.0 Acacia dealbata 2.0 -1.0 Poa labillardieri var. 2.0 1.0 labillardieri Aspleniumjlabellifolium 2.0 1.0 Polystichum proliferum 2.0 .1.0 Blechnumnudum 2.0 1.0 Isolepis subtilissima 2.0 1.0 Cassinia longifolia 2.0 1.0 Senecio linearifolius 2.0 1.0 Clematis aristata 2.0 1.0 Veronica notabilis 2.0 1.0 Cyatheaaustralis 2.0 1.0 Violahederacea 2.0 1.0 Dianellatasmanica 2.0 1.0
Number ofplots: 1 Plots: 38
Canopy height range: 20-35 m Canopy cover range: 30%
Distribution: A single locality in the western part ofthe area.
Physical Environment: Rocky creek bed and banks bounded by low cliffs ( < lOm), in a deeply incised valley.
Altitude: 650 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 60
Comments: A mesic variant of 5.2 with a dense, well developed shrub layer ofBedfordia arborescens and Pomaderris aspera. This community appears to be transitional between community 5 and 6, with a mesic character due to the sheltering effect ofthe low cliffs and steep valley slopes.
Other similar communities: Similar to K&S 5 but with more diverse ground stratum associated with the creek banks. FC Forest Type 155. A similar community is common in Tantawangalo State Forest (Mills and Fanning, 1988).
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Fiora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region. ·40·
Location ofplots in community NAL 5.5.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No.--g Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest _41- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 5.5: Eucalyptus obliqua-Eucalyptus cypellocarpa fern forest.
-I' Character Species MC FR MC FR
Blechnumnudum 5.0 1.0 Clematis aristata 2.0 1.0 Dicksonia antarctica 4.0 1.0 Coprosma quadrifida 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus obliqua 4.0 1.0 Eucalyptus·sp. aff. radiata 2.0 1.0 Bedfordia arborescens 3.0 1.0 Gahnia sieberiana 2.0 1.0 Culcita dubia 3.0 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 3.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus 2.0 1.0 var. lanceolatus Todeabarbara 3.0 1.0 Lomatiamyricoides 2.0 1.0 Acaciadealbata 2.0 1.0 Pteridium esculentum 2.0 1.0 Acaciamelanoxylon 2.0 1.0 Tetrarrhena juncea 2.0 1.0 Violahederacea 2.0 1.0
Number of plots: 1 Plots: 28
Canopy height range: 40 m Canopy cover range: 15%
Distribution: North-eastsection.
Physical Environment: Alluvial flats on gentlysloping creekwithnorth-westerly aspect.
Altitude: 850 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 31
Comments: Overstorey similarto 5.2, but witha distinctive understorey characterised by a mosaicof shrub thickets (Bedfordia arborescens) withverydensestandsof ferns (Blechnum nudum, Dicksonia antarctica, Culcita dubiaand Todea barbara).
Other similar communities: Thiscommunity appears to haveno K&S equivalent, but has somesimilarities with 5,6 and 9. FC ForestType152.
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Location of plots in community NAL 6.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest _'43- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 6: Eucalyptusfastigata wet sclerophyll forest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptusfastigata 4.2 1.0 Coprosma quadrifida 1.5 0.8 ..' Bedfordiaarborescens 4.1 1.0 Polystichum proliferum 1.1 0.8 Acacia dealbata 3.8 1.0 Blechnumnudum 2.2 0.6 Pomaderrisaspera 2.5 1.0 Dtcksoniaantarctica 1.2 0.6 Pteridium esculentum 2.2 1.0 Smilax australis 1.2 0.6 Olearia argophylla 1.7 0.9 Poa labillardieri var. 1.1 0.6 labillardieri Viola hederacea 1.3 0.9 Eucalyptuscypellocarpa 1.4 0.5 Clematisartstata 1.1 0.9
Number of plots: '11 Plots: 29,30,40,41,42,43,44,46,47,48,54
Canopy height range: 35-50 m Canopy cover range: 15-80%
Distribution: Forms extensive stands in the northern half ofthe area.
Physical Environment: Mostly gentle to moderate slopes on the south to south-west aspects.
Altitude: 730-930 m (mean=808 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 23
Comments: An homogeneous and distinctive community with very well developed tall shrub stratum up to 20 m, ofBedfordiaarborescens, Acacia dealbata and Pomaderris aspera, and gener ally sparse to very sparse ground cover.
Other similar communities: Equivalent to K&S community 5. FC Forest Types 154 and 155. Well developed examples ofthis community occur in Tantawangalo State Forest (Mills and Fanning, 1988)
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales (. Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region -44-
Location of plots in community NAL '1.1.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest _45- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 7.1: Eucalyptus fraxinoides damp sc1erophyll forest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptus fraxinoides 4.0 1.0 Persoonia silvatica 3.0 1.0 .. Acaciaterminalis 3.0 1.0 Pteridium esculentum 3.0 1.0 Hierochloe rariflora 3.0 1.0 Eucalyptus sieberi 2.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus 3.0 1.0 var. lanceolatus
Number ofplots: 1 Plots: 10
Canopy height range: 40 ID Canopy cover range: 25%
Distribution: A single ridge in the centre ofthe study area.
Physical Environment: High altitude rocky ridge crest.
Altitude: 920 ID
Mean Floristic Richness: 31
Comments: A drier, slightly lower altitude variant of7.2, transitional between Eucalyptus fraxinoides dominated and Eucalyptus sieberi dominated forests.
Other similar communities: Analogous toK&S community 23. FC Forest Type 162.
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Location of plots in community NAL 7.2.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest - 47- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 7.2: Eucalyptusjraxinoides wet sclerophyll forest.
.., Character Species MC FR MC FR
Eucalyptusfraxinoides 5.0 1.0 Leucopogon lanceolatus 1.5 1.0 var. lanceolatus Persoonia silvatica 2.0 1.0 Gahnia sieberiana 1.0 1.0 Dianella tasmanica 1.5 1.0 Leucopogon gelidus 1.0 1.0
Number ofplots: 2 Plots: 61,62
Canopy height range: 25-35 m Canopy cover range: 27-70%
Distribution: Scattered along the eastern boundary of the study area.
Physical Environment: Steep, rocky slopes and ridges with south to south-west aspects.
Altitude: 1030-1110 m (mean=1070 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 18
Comments: Floristically poor forests dominated almost exclusiv.ely by Eucalyptusjraxinoides. Plot 62 is unusual in being a fairly young (20-30 years) post-fire regrowth stand on a very rocky site, with sparse understorey. Plot 61 is more typical ofthis community in this area, with a more dense shrub stratum, including the rare Persoonia sp. C ("brevifolia").
Other similar communities: Analogous to ~&S community 23. FC Type 162.
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, !=den Region -48-
Location of plots in community NAL8.
Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest - 49- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region
Community NAL 8: Eucalyptus cypellocarpa-Eucalyptusfastigata-Eucaiyptus obliqua grassy forest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Poa labillardieri var.. 6.0 1.0 Hydrocotyle acutiloba 3.0 1.0 labillardieri Acacia dealbata 4.0 1.0 Clematis aristata 2.0 1.0 Blechnum nudum 4.0 1.0 Dichondra repens 2.0 1.0 Pteridium esculentum 4.0 1.0 Lagenifera stipitata 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 3.0 1.0 Polystichum proliferum 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus fastigata 3.0 1.0 Violahederacea 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus obliqua 3.0 1.0
Number of plots: 1 Plots: 36
Canopy height range: 35 m Canopy coyer range: 50%
Distribution: Farnorthern section.
Physical Environment: .North facing mid slope.
Altitude: 880 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 30
Comments: A feature of this community is the very dense ground layer offerns and Poa labillardieri. It appears to have some similarities with 5.2 and 6, but with a notable absence ofBedfordiaarborescens, possibly related to the north aspect and increased fire frequency.
Other similar communities: This is a form ofK&S variable community 6. FC Forest Type 155.
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Location of plots in community NAJJ 9.
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Community NAL 9: Eucalyptus vtminalis-Eucalyptus radiata wet sc1erophyll forest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR *
Poa labillardieri 4.0 1.0 Ranunculus plebeius 2.0 1.0 var. labillardieri Eucalyptus viminalis 3.5 1.0 Violahederacea 2.0 1.0 ssp. viminalis Lomandra longifolia 3.5 1.0 Acaenanovae-zelandiae 1.5 1.0 ssp. longifolia Pteridium esculentum 3.0 1.0 Carexappressa 1.5 1.0 Acacia dealbata 2.5 1.0 Galium spp. 1.5 1.0 Stellariaflaccida 2.5 1.0 Gnaphalium gymnocephalum 1.5 1.0 Stellariapungens 2.5 1.0 Lagenifera stipitata 1.5 1.0 Bedfordia arborescens 2.0 1.0 Microlaena stipoides 1.5 ,1.0 var. stipoides Blechnum nudum 2.0 1.0 Acaciamelanoxylon 1.0 1.0 Cassinia aculeata 2.0 1.0 Callistemon pallidus 1.0 1.0 Dianella tasmanica 2.0 1.0 Clematis aristata 1.0 1.0 Dichondra repens 2.0 1.0 Hypericum japonicum 1.0 1.0 Eucalyptus sp.aff. 2.0 1.0 Olearia lirata 1.0 1.0 radiata Geranium potentilloides 2.0 1.0 Rubusparvifolius 1.0 1.0 var. potentilloides Pomaderris aspera 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus ovata 1.5 0.5 Prostanthera lasianthos 2.0 1.0
Number ofplots: 2 Plots: 22,64
Canopy height range: 25-35 m Canopy cover range: 30%
Distribution: Immediately adjacent to White Rock River on the western boundary.
Physical Environment: Alluvial flats along creeks through gently undulating slopes adjacent to White Rock River.
Altitude: 540-570 m (mean=555 m)
Mean Floristic Richness: 61
Comments: Characterised by adense ground cover ofgraminoids (Poalabillardieri and Lomandra longifolia) and ferns (Pteridium esculentum) with scattered tall shrubs (Acacia dealbata, Acaciamelanoxylon, Bedfordia arborescens).
Other similar communities: No K&S equivalent, although it has some similarities to their commu nity 7. FC Forest Type 131 and 159. A similar community is described from Rockton Section by Fanning and Mills, (1989).
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Location of plots in community NAL 10.
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Community NAL 10: Eucalyptus ovataswamp forest.
Character Species MC FR MC FR
Baumeasp. 4.0 1.0 Goodia lotifolia 2.0 1.0 Eucalyptus ovata 4.0 1.0 Gratiola latifolia 2.0 1.0 ?Juncus jalcatus 4.0 1.0 Helichrysum acuminatum 2.0 1.0 Lomandra longifolia 4.0 1.0 Helichrysum rosmarinifolium 2.0 1.0 ssp. longifolia Empodisma minus 3.0 1.0. Hypericum japonicum 2.0 1.0 Nertera reptans 3.0 1.0 Lagenifera stipitata 2.0 1.0 Acaciamearnsii 2.0 1.0 Leptospermum continentale 2.0 1.0 Asperulagunnii 2.0 1.0 Prunella vulgaris 2.0 1.0 Asperulascoparia 2.0 1.0 Ranunculus plebeius 2.0 1.0 Galium spp. 2.0 1.0 Veronica gracilis 2.0 1.0 Geranium neglectum 2.0 1.0 Viola betonicifolia 2.0 1.0 Glycine clandestina 2.0 1.0
Number of plots: 1 Plots: 25
Canopy height range: 2Q..35 m Canopy cover: 30%
Distribution: A single locality adjacent to White Rock River in the south west.
Physical Environment: Poorly drained slope in area oflow relief.
Altitude: 560 m
Mean Floristic Richness: 41
Comments: A distinctive community ofvery restricted distribution in the area, characterised by open canopy and closed ground layer with scattered shrubs. This appears to represent the only significant poorly drained area which is not associated with alluvial flats.
Other similar communities: Similar- to K&S community 8. FC Forest Type 143. Eucalyptus ovata forests described from South Rockton Section by Fanning and Mills, (1989) and from North Rockton Section by Fanning and Rice, (1989) tend to have a more shrubby ground layer. Structurally similar communities occur in both North and South Rockton Sections, although the overstorey usually includes other eucalypts, especially Eucalyptus viminalis and Euca lyptuscypellocarpa.
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DISCUSSION
1. Significant Plant Species
The conservation significance of plant speciesis assessed on a nationaland regionalbasis. Briggs and Leigh (1988)is used as a standard for assessing nationalsignificance. Binns(1988)and Keith (pers. comm.) areused as a guidefor assessing regionalconservation significance. The regionconsidered is the area definedin Binns.(1988).
Acrotriche divaricata (plots 1,10,61). This speciesis regarded as regionally uncommon, occurringas scattered populations alongthe higher altitude areasof the escarpment Ithas been recorded from NalbaughN.P.,PheasantsPeak and Wattle Road (GlenbogS.F.). In the presentstudy it was foundto be locallycommonin smallpopulations, on rocky slopesat altitudes over 900 m, often associated with E.jraxinoides.
Callistemon sp. aff.pallidus (plots 13,22,24,55,63,64). The conservation significance of this taxon is uncleardue to its uncertaintaxonomic status. Although widespread withinthe study area and often locallycommonalongpoorlydrained flats associated with minorstreams,it may be of fairly restricted distribution generally. In Eden region, the few records probablyattributable to this taxon are from the vicinityof the presentstudy area. Dillwyniajuniperina (plots5,6,7.11,14,15,16,19,27,32,38,60). Regarded as regionally uncommon. Although commonand widespread in the study area,the only other recordfrom the regionis from . WaratahCreekimmediately to the north. There appears to be no recordof this speciesfrom Nalbaugh N.P., althoughit occurswithin50 m of the boundaryand undoubtedly does occurin that reserve. Epilobium gunnian~m (plots25,55,64). Recorded only from swampyareasin the region (Dragon . Swamp, SheepStationCreek). A few scattered individuals wererecorded in plots in swampyhabitats in the studyarea. Gaultheria appressa var. appressa (plot 61). Regionally rare, occurringonly as scatteredindividuals on higher peaks. Recorded from MountImlayN.P.,NalbaughN.P. and NungattaN.P.. In the present studyit was recorded only in andnear plot 61, as a few individuals on a rocky southernslope in E. fraxinoides forest. Helichrysum acuminatum (plot25). Uncommon in the region, generally restricted to high altitude swamps(Nalbaugh N.P.,NunnockSwampF.R., BegaSwamp). The only recordfromthe study area was the distinctive swampsampledby plot 25. This recordis of interestbecauseit represents an unusually low altitude (560m) for this species in the region. Helichrysum rosmarinifolium (plot25). Regionally uncommon and mainly associated with swampsat altitudes .over 500 m. Recorded from Nalbaugh N.P., SheepStationCreekand westernBondiS.F. (reserved riparianstripsin pine plantationin the latterlocality). Only a few individuals werenoted, in the vicinityof plot 25. Helichrysum viscosum (plot71). There is only one other recordof this speciesfrom the region,from BondiS.F. In the study areait occurred fairlycommonly over a very restricted areain and near plot 71, on rock outcrops adjacent to WhiteRockRiver.
Leucopogon gelidus (plots 1,61,62). Restricted to higherpeaks in the region, occurringin Nalbaugh N.P. and MountImlayN.P. The Eden regionpopulation is apparently disjunct. Occursmainly on southernslopesover 900 m in the study area.
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Mazuspumilio (plot 64). Recorded from the regiononly in swampy or alluvial areas in NadgeeN.R., NadgeeS.P. and"Nungatta", but easilyoverlooked andprobably muchmore widespread than these records indicate. A smallpopulation wasrecorded in the studyareaon a swampyalluvial flat at plot 64. Persooniasp. C ("brevifolia" ms) (plots1,11,28,61). This species is listed as nationally rare by Briggs and Leigh (1988)coded2RCa. It has a restricted distribution, occurring only in Edenregionand adjacentparts of north-eastVictoria, but is regarded as adequately conserved. It was previously recorded in the regiononly from Nalbaugh, Nungatta andMountImlayNational Parks. In the study area,it occursmainlyin moistE. fraxinoides foreston rockysouthfacingslopesover900 m altitude, although isolatedindividuals werenotedelsewhere at lower altitudes (e.g.plots 11,28). Scutellaria humilis(plot 64). Thereare onlytwo otherrecords of this species fromthe region, from StantonRock (NullicaS.P.) andTwoBridges Creek, but it is easilyoverlooked andmay be more common. Rare in the study area,occurring. only on the swampy alluvial flat sampled by plot 64.
2. SignificantPlant Communities
Botanicalsignificance of plantcommunities is difficult to assess, becauseof the subjective natureof community classification andits dependence on scale,sampling intensity andoveralldegree of hetero geneity. It is especially difficult to put significance intocontexton a regional or higherlevel,because of the very uneven andofteninadequate sampling atthoselevelsandthe variedclassification methods . used. In this reportcommunity significance is assessed on a studyarea andregional scale,the latter based on Keith and Sanders (1990). A community is regarded as significant in the studyareaifit is represented by two or fewer plots,implying limitedextent, and appears to be a distinctcommunity. Those which are considered to be transitional orminor variants of moreextensive communities are excluded. It is regarded as regionally significant if there appears to be no similarcommunity de scribedby Keith and Sanders (1990). The lattercriterion results in a conservative assessment. Even thoughthe Keith andSaunders (1990) classification is fairlybroad,it is basedon a muchless intensive samplethan that used for the presentstudyand somefairlyextensive communities may not havebeen sampled. The following communities are considered significant usingthe abovecriteria. Unless otherwise stated,all of the communities found to be significant in the studyarea are also regionally significant.
NAL 1 Kunzeaambigua shrubland. The smallstandsampled on the north-eastern boundaryis part of a more extensive area on very steep, rocky, northerly slopesjust outside the area. Similarstandsoccur on other rock outcrops scattered through the areaon steepslopes, but the overallextentof thiscommu nity wouldnot exceed5 ha. Apparently similarcommunities occuron rockoutcrops in Nalbaugh N.P.,but have not beenextensively sampled. NAL 2 Cassinia longifolia-Acacia mearnsii-Kunzea ericoides shrubland. The smallpatch« lha) sampledby plot 71 appears unique in the areaandcorresponds to the unique combination of a rock outcropalongthe only steepsectionof WhiteRockRiver. NAL 3.2 E. sieberidry sclerophyll forest. This represents an extreme variantof the extensive mixed E. sieberiforestcommonin the studyarea. Thiscommunity occurson several rockyridgecrestsat altitudes between600 and 900m, andas smallpatches scattered through the more extensive mixed stands. It broadlyequates to K&S24,whichis reserved in Wadbilliga N.P.to the north of the region and probablyNalbaugh N.P. andfrom casualobservation is scattered in smallstandsbut extensive throughout the region.
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NAL 4.2 Lower slopeE. globoidea-E. cypellocarpa forest. This community is localisedto theundulating landfonn adjacentto WhiteRockRiver,but occupies a considerable area. Althoughnot of limited extentin the study area,it is regarded as regionally significantbecauseit is not readily relatedto any Keith and Sanders (1990) community, andmay occuronly in this upper WhiteRock river area. NAJ. 5.1 E. obltqua-E, radiata shrubbydry sclerophyll forest. A variantof the widespread NAL 5.2, occurringonly on the small areasof gentlyslopingland alongthe ridge formingthe easternboundary of the study area andextendinginto the adjacent Nalbaugh N.P. The two patchessampledappearto be the only examples in the study area. This community is closelyrelated to the regionallyextensive but variableK&S 6. NAL 5.5 E. obliqua-E. cypellocarpa fern forest. A distinctvariantofNAL 5.2 withvery well devel oped denseunderstorey of ferns,probablyassociated withthe broaderthan usual alluvialflat associ ated with this sectionof the creek. NAL 7.1, 7.2 E.fraxinoides forest. Thesetwo relatedcommunities are of limitedextentin the study areaby virtue of their occurrence on rockyridgesand slopes at the highest altitudes. The significant speciesAcrotriche divaricata, Gaultheria appressa, Leucopogon gelidusand Persoonia sp. C occur in these communities. Regionally, E.fraxinoides forestis a distinctive community whichis widely distributed at a rangeof altitudes andis reserved in severalNationalParks and NatureReserves. NAL 8 E. cypellocarpa-E.fastigata-E.obliqua grassyforest. Plot 36 samplesthis community which occupies severaltens of hectaresin the far northof the study area. Althoughrelatively limited in this area,this community or apparently similarvegetation seemsextensivealongthe undulatingwestern parts of Coolangubra S.F., includingWaratahCreekFlora Reserve. Like NAL 5.1, this is a variantof the widespread K&S 6.
NAL 9 E. viminalis-E. sp. aff. radiatagrassyalluvial forest. Of overalllimited extentin the area, although it occupies the alluvialflats of manyof the creeksflowingacrossthe undulatingslopes adjacentto WhiteRockRiver. Almostcertainly extendsto similarlandfonns in adjacentparts of Nalbaugh N.P.,but not similarto any community described by Keith and Sanders. NAL 10 E. ovataswampforest. The patch sampledby plot 25 appearsuniquein the studyarea. Itis the only poorly drained slope. This community includes the significant speciesEpilobium gunnianum, Helichrysum acuminatum and Helichrysum rosmarinifolium. Keith and Sanders(1990) regardtheir SwampForest,in whichNAL 10 couldbe included, as uniqueto Eden Regionand not represented in reserves. Community NAL 10 is similarto the muchmore extensive, more well developed and more diverseswamps in the SheepStationCreekareato the east, whichare includedin a proposedreserve. Similarcommunities also occur at higher altitudes in WaratahCreekFlora Reserve,immediately north of the study area.
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B. FAUNA
METHODS
1. Site Selection
Foresttype maps producedby interpretation of aerialphotographs suggested the presence of 15 forest tree communities or foresttypes(sensu Anon, 1989). The faunasurveywas basedon a subset(30)of the 62 flora surveysites described earlierin this report. Selection of these30 siteswas determined by two criteria. These were,that an average of two sitesbe located in eachforesttypedepending uponits extent,and that the most inaccessible sitesbe excluded from sampling. Usingthis selectionprocedure it was possibleto obtainrepresentative plotsfrom mostforesttypeswithinrelatively close proximity to roadsin the study area.
The principalsamplingunits werethese30 sites (Fig.2). In addition, the forest adjacentto all roadsin the study area was searched at nightusinga portablespotlight The locations of surveysites usedin previousstudies(described below) are alsoindicated in Fig. 2.
2. Arboreal Marsupials and NocturnalForest Birds
Populations of arboreal marsupials andnocturnal forestbirdswereestimated on 2 ha (80m radius) plots centredon each 0.1 ha florasurvey plot. Onehour wasspentat eachof the 30 sites. This in volved15 minutes of listeningfor unelicited vocalizations andnon-vocal cues for the presence of animals, followed by 15minutesof playing backthe pre-recorded vocalizations of the PowerfulOwl Ninox strenua andthe SootyOwl Tyto tenebricosa andwaiting for a response. Finally, 30 minutes were spent searching with a spotlight for any animals presentat the site. The numberof individuals Of each speciesdetectedandtheir closestdistances to the plot centrewereestimated. Detailsof weather and moon phasewere recorded. Surveys began aboutonehour afterduskandcontinued until about midnight
A total of 11.4km of road withinthe study' area,of which 1.6km had beenrecentlylogged and2.3 km had 10 year old regenerating forestor pine foreston one side,was walked at nightby an observer carryinga spotlight. The locationof each animal observed wasmapped in relationto forest type.
3. Small Mammals
Eight"Elliot" traps andtwo largecagetrapswereset withina 10m radius of the plot centre at each of the 30 sites. The Elliot trapswerebaitedwitha mixture of peanutbutterandrolledoats. Onecage trap was baited withpeanutbutter, rolledoats and a sliceof apple, whilethe othercage trap was baited withfresh mincedsteak. Traps wereset for threeor fournightsandchecked eachmorning. Recap tured animals wereidentified by the evidence of clipped fur on the rumps of all animals captured for the first time.
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• Survey 'sites ...... Road transects X WWF Owl Survey sites ~ Spotlighting transects 1985-1987
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4. Large andMedium-sized Mammals
Indirectmethods, such as the identification of animal seats,wereused to supplement directobserva tions of the presence/absence of Common Wombats, Mountain Possums andmacropods (species usuallyundetermined). The presence of diggings attributable to eitherbandicoots (species unknown), rabbits or SuperbLyrebirds was alsorecorded. Carnivore seatswerecollected from roads andother sites withinthe study areato detectthe presence of rareor unusual species. The contents of carnivore seats wereidentified by B. Triggsof Mallacoota, Victoria.
5. Datafrom OtherSources
A substantial body of additional fauna surveydatais available fromboth the presentsurveyarea (mainly in the vicinityof MinesRoad)and from the adjacent Waratah CreekFloraReserveimmedi atelyto the north whichwasthe locationfor a majorwildlife research programme. These surveys wereconducted by the ForestryCommission between 1981 and 1989. Previous surveys withinthe study area alsofocussed on the arboreal marsupials andlargeowls,whereas thoseconducted in the WaratahCreekFloraReserve included all faunagroups.
6. Limitations
The mid-wintertimingof this surveymadeit impossible to obtainreasonable estimates of the populations of the seasonally inactive reptiles, amphibians andbats. Furthermore, a large component of the avifaunawas absentdueto seasonal migration out of the region. Accordingly, thesefauna groupswerenot surveyed:
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RESULTS
1. Distribution ofFauna Sampling Sites by Vegetation Community
The 30 fauna survey sites were distributed across 12 of the 20 vegetation communities described earlier in this report. The remaining eight communities were of minor occurrence being represented by only 16 % of the 62 plots. The number of fauna survey sites represented in each vegetation community and forest type is indicated in Tabie 4. The small plot size (0.1 ha) used in the flora survey relative to the level of resolution of forest types using aerial photographic interpretation (approx. 3-5 ha) resulted tn fauna survey plots appearing to sample a smaller range of forest types than Originally intended by the study design. For example, sites located within heterogenous forest types were more likely to be mtsclassifted than those within homogenous types.
The distribution of forest types along the road transects amounted to approximately (by percentage of the total distance of 11.4 km) 5.3, 9.7,0.9,3.5, 18.9,25.4,35.5 and 0.9 for forest types 112, 123, 131, 151, 152, 154, 155 and 158, respectively. Logging disturbance was conftned to portions of forest types 112, 123, 152 and 155.
Table 4. Distribution of fauna survey sites (n=30) by vegetation community and predominant forest type (sensu Anon. 1989).
Vegetation Fauna survey Forest community sites type
1 0 N/A '2 0 N/A 3.1 2 123/152 3.2 1 112 3.3 2 112 3.4 0 156 4.1 2 131 4.2 3 123/131 4.3 0 123/158 5.1 0 150/111 5.2 5 152 5.3 3 152/158 5.4 0 155 5.5 1 152 6 8 154 7.1 0 162 7.2 0 162 8 1 155 9 1 159 10 1 143
NIA = non-forest community (shrubland of limited occurrences).
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2. ArborealMarsupials and Nocturnal ForestBirds
A list of all faunarecorded to datefrom withinthe studyarea,compared to the species knownfrom the a~jacent WaratahCreekFloraReserve, is presented in Table5.
(a) Survey sites. The numbers of animals recorded from each site surveyed in Nalbaugh S.F., regardless of distance from the plot centre, are givenin Table 6.
GreaterGlidersPetauroides volans werenot detected on anyof the 30 surveysites during one hour censuscounts. Yellow-bellied Gliders Petaurus australis weredetected at seven sites spreadacrosssix different vegetation communities (fable 7). However, at onlyfive sites (Communities NAL 10, 6, 3.1 and3.3)wereYellow-bellied Gliders recorded withinthe 80 m radiusof the 2 ha plots surveyed. SugarGliders Petaurus breviceps were detected at two sites. MountainPossums Trichosurus caninus weredetected at four sitesduringcensus counts, but otherevidence indicated the presence of this species at a furthereight sites (fable 7). A BrushtailPossumTrichosurus vulpecula wasobserved just outside the 2 ha plot at one site.
Largeowlswerenot detected duringthe census counts. The Southern Boobook Ninox novaeseelandiae wasrecorded from fivesitesbut, in eachcase,the birds werecallingfrom outsidethe 2 ha plots. Australian Owlet-nightjars Aegotheles cristatus were recorded' from threesites (always within80 m).
(b) Road transects. ThreeGreaterGliders weredetected duringroadspotlighttransects. All wererecorded from withinforesttype 155(fable 8). Theseobservations weremadeat the following locations: at the creekcrossing Eastern Boundary Road (EBR) about800m southof the junctionof EBR withMinesRoad (MR); about100m eastof the junctionof EBR andMR; and about 100m westof the junctionof MR andKoalaRoad. On one occa sion,two Yellow-bellied Gliders wereobserved gliding acrossEasternBoundary Roadfrom the head of one gullyto another. Thisobservation wasmadeapproximately 1.2km along EBR north fromthe crossing of the WhiteRockRiver. Othernocturnal faunarecorded duringroadtransects were: one SugarGlider, fourMountain Possums, one Southern Boobook, one Australian Owlet-nightjar, andonePowerful Owl.
The PowerfulOwl wasrecorded just to the westof thejunctionbetween Waratah Road and Coolangubra ForestWayon the northern edgeof the studyarea.
3. SmallMammals
The BrownMarsupial MouseAntechinus stuartiiwastrapped at 14of the 30 sites,but appeared to be most abundant in vegetation communities NAL 10 and3.3 (fable 9). Thisspecies was recorded from a varietyof habitats ranging from dry,upper-slope forest to wetterforests occurring in the gullies. The SouthernBushRat Rattusfuscipeswastrapped at nirie sitesand appeared to be most abundant in vegetation communities NAL6 and5.5 (fable 9). Rifuscipes was recorded onlyfrom the wetter, lower-slope forests where ground and/orshrubcoverwasrelatively dense.
The only otherspeciescaptured in Elliottrapswasthe introduced HouseMouseMus musculus. Four individuals of this species weretrapped at one site,site21, whichwaslocatedon the south westernedgeof the studyarea. Only one animal, a Mountain Possum, was captured in the large wire-cage traps.
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Table 5. Fauna recorded from the Waratah Creek Flora Reserve with species recorded form the Nalbaugh study annotated.
Nalbaugh Scientific name Common name Study Area
-A.MAMMALS
MONOTREMATA
TACHYGLOSSIDAE Tiichyglossus aculeatus Echidna
MARSUPIALIA
DASYURIDAE Antechinus stuariii Brown Marsupial Mouse X Antechinus susainsonii Dusky Marsupial Mouse X Sminthopsis leucopus White-footed Dunnart
VOMBATIDAE Vombatus ursinus Common Wombat X
PETAURIDAE Petaurus australis Yellow-bellied Glider X Petaurus breuiceps Sugar Glider X Petauroides volans Greater Glider X Pseudocheirus pereqrinus Ring-tailed Possum
PHALANGERIDAE Trichosurus caninus Mountain Possum X Trichosurus vulpecula Common Brushtail Possum X
BURRAMYIDAE Acrobaies pygmaeus Feathertail Glider Cercartetus nanus Eastern Pygmy Possum
MACROPODIDAE Macropus giganteus Eastern Grey Kangaroo X Macropus rujogriseus Red-necked Wallaby Wallabia bicolor Swamp Wallaby X
EUTHERIA
MOLOSSIDAE Tadartda australis White-striped Mastiff-Bat
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Table 5 (continued)
Nalbaugh Scientific name Corrimon name Study Area
VESPERTILIONIDAE Chalinolobus gouldii Gould's Wattled Bat Chalinolobus morio Chocolate Wattled Bat Eptesicus pumiius Little Cave Eptesicus Eptesicus regulus King River Eptestcus Eptesicus sagittula Large Forest Eptesicus Nyctophilus geojfroyi Lesser Long-eared Bat Nyctophilus gouldi Gould's Long-eared Bat Pipistrellus tasmaniensis Tasmanian'Pipistrelle
MURIDAE Rattusfuscipes Southern Bush Rat X * Mus musculus House Mouse X LEPORIDAE * Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit X CANIDAE * CanisjamiliaJis dingo Dingo, Feral Dog X * Vulpes vulpes Fox X FELIDAE * Felis catus Feral Cat
B. REPTILES
AGAMIDAE Physfgnathus Iesueurii Gippsland Water Dragon var. howitti
SCINCIDAE Egemia saxatilis Black Rock Skink Hemiergis maccoyi Lampropholis gUichenoti Lampropholis mustelina Weasel Skink Leiolopisma coventryi Pseudemoia spenceri Sphenomorphus tympanum Tiliqua nfgrolutea Blotched Blue-tongued Lizard
ELAPIDAE , Austrelaps superbus Copperhead Notechis scutatus Eastern or Mainland Tiger Snake Pseudechis porphyriacus Red-bellied Black Snake
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Table 5 (continued)
Nalbaugh Scientific name Common name Study Area c. AMPHIBIANS
LEPTODACTYLIDAE Geocrtnia victoriana Heleiopotus australiacus Giant Burrowing Frog Ltmnodunastes dumerilii Eastern Banjo Frog Lsmnodunastes peronii Brown-striped Frog Lfmnodynastes tasmaniensis Spotted Grass Frog Paracrtnia. haswelli Haswells Frog Pseudophryne bibronii Brown Toadlet Ranidella signifera Common Eastern Froglet Uperoleia laevigata
HYLIDAE Litoria verreauxii
D. BIRDS
ACCIPITRIDAE
Accipiterfasciaius Brown Goshawk Hieraaetus morplmoides Little Eagle Aquila audax Wedge-tailed Eagle
CHARADRIIDAE Vanellus miles Masked (Plover) Lapwing
CACATUIDAE Calyptorhynchusjunereus Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo Callocephalonjimbriatum Gang-Gang Cockatoo . Cacatua galerita Sulphur-crested (White) Cockatoo
WRIIDAE Glossopsittapusilla Little Lorikeet
POLITELmDAE Alisterus scapularis King Parrot
PLATICERCIDAE Platycercus elegans Crimson Rosella
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Table 5 (continued)
Nalbaugh Scientific name Common name Study Area
CUCULIDAE Cuculus vaHolosus Brush Cuckoo Cuculus pyrrhophanus Fan-tailed Cuckoo Chrysococcyx lucidus Golden Bronze Cuckoo plagosus
STRIGIDAE Ninox strenua Powerful Owl X Ninox novaeseelandiae Southern Boobook (Owl) X
1YfONIDAE Tyto novaehollandiae Masked Owl X Tyto tenebricosa Sooty Owl
PODARGIDAE Podargus strigoides Tawny Frogmouth
AEGOTHELIDAE Aegotheles cristatus Australian Owlet-Nightjar X
CAPRIMULGIDAE Caprimulgus mystacalis White-throated Nightjar X
APODIDAE Htrundapus caudacutus White-throated Needletail (Spine-tailed Swift) ALCEDINIDAE Dacelo novaeguineae Laughing Kookaburra Halcyon sancta Sacred Kingfisher
MENURIDAE Menura novaehoUandiae Superb Lyrebird
CAMPEPHAGIDAE Coracina novaehoUandiae Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Coracina tenuirostris Cicada-bird
TURDIDAE Zoothera dauma White's (Scaly) (Ground) Thrush
MUSClCAPIDAE Petrotca rosea Rose Robin Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin Petroiai inulticolor Scarlet Robin Eopsaltria australis Eastern Yellow Robin Falcunculusfrontatus Crested Shrike-tit
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Table 5 (continued)
Nalbaugh Scientific name Common name Study Area
Pachycephala olivacea Olive Whistler Pachycephala ruftventris Rufous Whistler Pachycephala pectoralis Golden Whistler Colluricincla harmonica Grey Shrike-thrush Monarcha melanopsis Black-faced Monarch Myiagra cyanoleuca Satin Flycatcher Rhipidura ruffions Rufous Fantail Rhipidurajuliginosa Grey Fantail
ORIHONYCHIDAE Psophodes olivaceus Eastern Whipbird
MALURIDAE Malurus cyaneus Superb (Blue Wren) Fairy-wren
ACANTHIZIDAE Sericomisfrontalis White-browed Scrub wren Acanthiza pusilla Brown Thornbill Acanthiza lineata Striated Thornbill
NEOSITTIDAE Daphoenositta chrysoptera Varied Sittella
CLIMACTERIDAE Climacteris leucophaea White-throated Treecreeper Climacteris erythrops Red -browed Treecreeper
MELIPHAGIDAE Anthochaera carunculata Red Wattlebird Anthochaera chrysoptera Little Wattlebird Lichenostomus chrysops Yellow-faced Honeyeater Lichenostomus leucotis White-eared Honeyeater Melithreptus gularis Black-chinned Honeyeater Melithreptus breotrosiris Brown-headed Honeyeater Melithreptus lunatus White-napedHoneyeater Phylidonyris novaehollandiae New Holland Honeyeater Phylidonyris pyrrhoptera . Crescent Honeyeater Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris Eastern Spinebill
DICAEIDAE . Dicaeum hiTundinaceum Mistletoebird
PARDALOTIDAE Pardalotus punctatus Spotted Pardalote Pardalotus striatus Striated Pardalote
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Table 5 (continued)
Nalbaugh Scientific name Common name Study Area
ZOSTEROPIDAE Zosterops lateralis Silvereye
ESTRILDIDAE Emblema temporalis Red-browed Firetatl
ARTAMIDAE Artamus cyanopterus DuskyWoodswallow
CRACTICIDAE Gymnorhina tibicen Australian Magpie ' Strepera graculina Pied Currawong Strepera»erstcolor Grey Currawong
CORVIDAE Corvus coronoides 'Australian Raven
• denotes introduced species
Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales ~\l- " III O· "0 ~ ~ CD ~Ill !i -lD:3 III -< Table 6. The numbers of animals recorded from each site surveyed in Nalbaugh State Forest, o a. o from 0 regardless of distance the plot centre. D'3 "III E!.c 3 III :3 3 Dill III _. en !'.!. !i c 0 COMMUNITY 3.1 3.2 3.3 4.1 4.2 5.2 5.3 5.5 6 8 9 10 :::!. <: :3 Ninox strenua I 1 I I I I II II I Nlnox novaseelandiae 1 II I 1 I I 1 I I I 1 I I I 1 Aegothele~ I I I I I cristatus 1 I , I I 1 I 1 "o iD !i :D Table 7. Number of arboreal marsupials and nocturnal forest birds detected per hour of censusmg (n=30 sites). See text and table 4 for calculation of survey effort. Vegetation GG YBG SG MP BTP POWL SBBK AONJ community 3.1 0 0.5 0 + 0 0 0.5 0.5 3.2 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 0 3.3 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.1 0 0.5 0 0 0.5 0 0.5 0 4.2 0 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 0.3 5.2 0 0.2 0.2 0.4 0 0 0.2 0.2 5.3 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 0 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.5 0.1 ++ 0 0 0.1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q 0 9 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 0 10 0 4.0 0 2.0 0 0 1.0 0 GG = Petauroides volans YBG Petaurus australis SG = Petcturus bteviceps MP THChosuruscanUlus BTP = THChosurus vulpecula POWL Ninox strenua SBBK = Ninox novaseelandiae AONJ Aegetholes cristatus + = seats observed ++ =scats observed, animal captured Table 8. Number of arboreal marsupials and large owls encountered per km of transect along the roads in the study area. See the text for calculation of survey effort in each forest type. Forest *GG YBG SG MP BTP POWL SBBK AONJ type 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 0 1.82 0 0 0 0 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.47 154 0 0 0 0.69 0 0 0.35 0 155 0.74 0 0.25 0.49 0 0.25 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 * Species codes as for Table 7. Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region ·70- 4. - Seats, Diggings, HairAnalyses, and Other Signs Scats of the CommonWombat Vombatus ursinuswere observed at 19 sites spread over all Ofthe 12 vegetation communities surveyed. Wallaby seats (probably Swamp Wallaby Wallabia bicoloT) were found at eight sites from seven communities. A Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus skull was found at one site. Extensive diggings and scratchmgs caused by Unidentified species were recorded at 17 sites from nine vegetation communities. Bandicoots (species unknown) were among those species suspected of being responsible for diggings at three sites. Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus seats were found at one site on the western edge of the study area. Evidence for the presence of the Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehoUandiae was found from at least four sites. Analyses of the hair and other contents of the two dog seats collected from the study area indicated the presence of the Sugar Glider, a Trichosurus species probably the Mountain Possum, and a previously unknown species from the study area, the Dusky Marsupial Mouse Antechinus suxunsonii: The single fox scat collected contained hair from a Swamp Wallaby. Table 9. Number of individuals and (in brackets) total captures per trap nightfor small mammals using both Elliot traps and large cage traps. See text and table 4 for calculation of trapping effort. Vegetation Elliot traps Cage traps community A.stuartii Rfuscipes M.musculus Ticaninus 3.1 0.05(0.07) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 3.2 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) . 0(0) 3.3 0.09(0.13l 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 4.1 O(O} 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 4.2 0.03(0.03) 0(0) 0.05(0.06) 0(0) 5.2 0.03(0.03) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 5.3 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 5.5 0.06(0.09) 0.13(0.19) 0(0) 0(0) 6 0.02(0.03) 0.05(0.08) 0(0) 0.02(0.02) 8 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 0(0) 9 0.03(0.03) 0.03(0.03) 0(0) 0(0) 10 0.13(0.17) 0.04(0.04) 0(0) 0(0) Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -71- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region DISCUSSION 1. Significant Animal Species Very few arboreal marsupials and nocturnal forest birds were encountered during the survey. Greater Gliders were particularly sparse given their comparative former abundance in several similar habitat types in the adjacent Waratah Creek Flora Reserve. It seems likely that a decline in the . Greater Glider population similar to that observed at Waratah Creek, which was due to predation by a pair ofPowerful Owls (Kavanagh, 1988), may also have occurred in the study area. One Powerful Owl was recorded during the survey just to the west ofthe junction between Waratah Road and Coolangubra Forest Way on the northern edge ofthe study area. The Yellow-bellied Glider is likely to be the species ofgreatest significance to managers. Although Yellow-bellied Gliders are naturally uncommon throughout their distribution, recent work has shown that they are rarely encountered in the higher altitude forests of the Eden Region. The major excep tion appears to be in the vicinity ofthe Waratah Creek Flora Reserve. Past and present work has indicated that Yellow-bellied Gliders utilize at least five separate (> 1km apart) localities in the present study area. At one locality, namely the creek system to the south-east ofthe junction of Eastern Boundary Road and Mines Road, Yellow-bellied Gliders have been recorded during each of three separate surveys over a 4.5 year period. The 1988-1989 World Wildlife Fund (WWF) - Forestry Commission Owl Survey ofthe Eden Region recorded the presence of the Masked Owl Tyto novaehollandiae at two sites which corre sponded to two ofthe five localities referred to above for the Yellow-bellied Glider. One ofthese is the specific locality cited above, and the other is the headwaters ofthe Wog Wog River where it cuts Mines Road, just to the east of the study area. The 1988-1989 WWF- Forestry Commission Owl Survey also recorded the western-most occurrence within the Region ofthe White-~oated Nightjar Caprimulgus mystacalis at a site near the end ofMines Road. The Mountain Possum and the Sugar Glider are not regarded as significant in the context ofthe proposed logging operations (R.P. Kavanagh, unpublished data). Mammal trapping results failed to indicate any further species ofsignificance. A major pitfall trapping programme, which was not attempted in this study, is needed to detect the White-footed Dunnart Sminthopsis leucopus, a species which is present at Waratah Creek. 2. Significant Animal Habitats Extensive research conducted at Waratah Creek suggests that forest types 154, 155, 159 and 131 will have the highest carrying capacities for the Greater Glider (Kavanagh, 1984: Kavanagh and Lambert, 1990). The few Greater Gliders detected during the present study were recorded only in forest type 155 near ecotones with forest type 154. Records made during previous surveys (unpubl. data) confirm the general findings reported above. Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest (part), Bombala District, Eden Region -72- The most important habitats for the Yellow-bellied Glider, based on the Waratah Creek work, are forest types 143 and 159. Other important habitats include foresttypes 154, 155 and 131, particu larly where they occur near ecotones with other forest types (Kavanagh 1984, 1987). The present study recorded the greatest abundance ofthe Yellow-bellied Glider in vegetation community NAL 10, described as E. ovata swamp forest or forest type 143. The species was also recorded frequently in vegetation community NAL 6 which corresponds to forest types 154 and 155. Other records occurred in the drier, mid-slope forest communities NAL 3.1,3.3,4.1 and 5.2. Historical data from the study area (unpublished) report this species as'occupying forest types 155, 154 and 152. The large home-range sizes for the Powerful Owl and the Masked Owl make it rather pointless to characterize the habitats for this species on the basis ofthe actual sites where records were made during a one-off survey. Both species feed upon arboreal marsupials, while the Powerful Owl feeds extensively upon the Greater Glider. Accordingly, management offorests for populations of arbo real marsupials should ensure the continued presence ofthe owls. Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No.9 Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest -73- (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We gratefully acknowledge the following assistance:.Roy Shiels and Ruth Allen for assistance with field work; Traecey Brassil and Khia Bamkin for assistance with data processing and report prepara tion; staffofthe Bombala District forestry office; staffofthe N.S.W. National Herbarium for allow ing access to that collection. 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(1988). The impact ofpredation by the Powerful Owl, Ninoxstrenua, on a popula tion ofthe Greater Glider, Petauroides volans. Aust.J. Eco!. 13: 445-450. FORlt ROlOurcoll Series No. 9 Forestry Commission ofNew South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey of Nalbaugh State Forest (part), Bombala District, Eden Region -74- Kavanagh, R.P. and Lambert, M.l (1990). Food selection by the Greater Glider, Petauroides volans: Is foliar nitrogen a determinant ofhabitat quality? Aust. Wildl, Res. 17: 285-299. Keith, D.A. (1990). A List ofbiogeographically significant plant species in Eden Region. (In press). Keith, D.A. and Sanders, I.M. (1990). Vegetation of the Eden Region, south-eastern New South Wales, Australia: Patterns ofspecies composition, diversity and structure. I. Vegetation Sci. 1: 203-232. . Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No.9 Flora and- Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest ·75· . (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region Appendix lA. Alphabetical list of vascular plant species and their frequency of occurrence in survey plots. recorded dunng a survey of Nalbaugh S.F. Species for which no frequency is recorded were noted within the study • .area but not at a survey plot. % Species Freq. Freq. Acacia dealbata 43 69.4 Acaciafalcifonnis 12 19.4 Acacia longifolia var. longifolia 14 22.6 Acacia meamsii 5 8.1 Acacia melanoxylon 13 21.0 Acacia mucronatavar. longifolia 12 19.4 Acacia myrtijolia 1 1.6 Acacia terminalis 13 21.0 Acacia ulicifolia . 1 1.6 Acaena novae-zelandiae 8 12.9 Acrotriche divaricata 3 4.8 Acrotriche sertulaia 8 12.9 Adiantum aethiopicum 3 4.8 AgrQpyron scabrurn var. scabrum 1 1.6 Ajuga australis 3 4.8 . AUocasuarinapaludosa 2 3.2 AmyemaPendulum ssp. pendulum 2 3.2 Asperula gun'nii 2 3.2 Asperula scoparia 16 25.8 Aspleniumjlabellifolium 13 21.0 Astroloma humifusum 10 16.1 Australinapusilla 4 6.5 / i Banksia marginata 13 21.0 ·Baumeasp. 2 3.2 Bedjordia arborescens 29 46.8 Billardieraprocumbens 3 4.8 Billardiera scandens 25 40.3 Blechnum cartilagineum 1 1.6 Blechnum minus 2 3.2 Blechnum nudum 15 24.2 Blechnum paiersonii 1 1.6 Blechnum wattsii 4 6.5 Bossiaeajoliosa 4 6.5 Bossiaea prostrata 6 9.7 Burchardia umbellata 3 4.8 Bursarta. lasiophylla 1 1.6 Bursaria spinosa 11 17.7 Caladenia ?camea 1 1.6 Caladenia ?dilatata 1 1.6 Caladenia spp. 2 3.2 Callistemon sp. aff. Pallidus 6 9.7 Cardamine sp. 3 4.8 Carex appressa 7 11.3 Carex breviculmis 5 8.1 Cassinia aculeata 19 30.6 Cassinia longifolia 18 29.0 Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region -76- % Species Freq. Freq. Cassytha pubescens 1 1.6 Centaurium spp. 5 8.1 CenteUa asiatica 1 1.6 *Cerastium glomeratum 1 1.6 Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia 1 1.6 Cheilanthes sieberi 1 1.6 Chiloglottis Spp. 3 4.8 Chionochloa pallida *CiTsium vulgare 10 16.1 Clematis aristata 43 69.4 Comesperma volubile 7 11.3 Coprosma hiTteUa 7 11.3 Coprosma quadriftda 28 45.2 Correa rejlexa 3 4.8 Crassula sieberiana 2 3.2 Cryptostylis subulata 1 1.6 Culcita dubia 3 4.8 Cyathea australis 13 21.0 Cymbonotus spp, 9. 14.5 cuperus lucidus 3 4.8 Danthoniapilosavar. pilosa 2 3.2 Danthonia Spp. 12 19.4 Daviesia mimosoides 1 1.6 Daviesia ulicifolia 4 6.5 Dendrobium striolatum 1 1.6 Desmodium tartans 3 4.8 Deyeuxia quadriseta 3 4.8 Deyeuxia Spp. 7 11.3 Dianella caerulea 9 14.5 Dianella revoluta 6 9.7 Dianella tasmanica 43 69.4 Dichelachne rara 18 29.0 DichoTidra repens 14 22.6 Dicksonia antarctica 9 14.5 DillwyniaJuniperina 12 19.4 Dillwynia retorta ssp. B (var, phylicoides) 1 1.6 Diplarrena moroea 1 1.6 Dturis ?sulphurea 2 3.2 Doodia aspera: 2 3.2 Doodia media 2 3.2 Drosera auriculata 2 3.2 Drosera glanduligera 1 1.6 Drosera spathulata 1 1.6 Drymophila cyanocarpa 3 4.8 Eleocharis gracilis 2 3.2 Empodisma minus 2 3.2 Epacris impressa 30 48.4 Epilobium billardierianum spp. hydrophilum 2 3.2 Epilobium gunnianum 3 . 4.8' Eriochilus cucullattis 4 6.5 Eucalyptus cypeUocarpa 43 69.4 Eucalyptus dives 1 1.6 Eucalyptus elata 2 3.2 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest -77- (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region % Species Freq. Freq. l Eucalyptusfastigata 17 27.4 Eucalyptusfraxinoides 4 6.5 Eucalyptus globoidea 26 41.9 Eucalyptus obliqua 34 54.8 Eucalyptus otminalis ssp. otmtnalis 7 11.3 Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata (ltdixsonii') 33 53.2 Exocarpus strictus 16 25.8 Gahnia steberiana. 19 30.6 Galiumspp. 33 53.2 Gaultheria appressavar. appressa 1 1.6 Geitonoplesium cymosum 1 1.6 Geranium neglectum 1 1.6 Geranium potentilloides var. potentilloides 33 53.2 Glycine clandestina 14 22.6 Gnaphalium gymnocephalum 21 33.9 Gonocarpus mtcranthus.ssp. micranthus 1 1.6 Gonocarpus teucrtaides 4 6.5 Gonocarpus tetragynus 37 59.7 Goodenia ovata 10 16.1 Goodenia sp.l 5 8.1 Goodia.lotifolia 14 22.6 Gratiola latifolia 5 8.1 Grevillea inaortae 2 3.2 Hakea dactyloides 1 1.6 Hakea eriantha 13 21.0 Hardenbergia viDlacea 8 12.9 Hedycarya angustifolia 1 1.6 Helichrysum acumfnatum 1 1.6 Helichrysum bracteatum 8 12.9 Helichrysum cuneifolium 5 8.1 Helichrysum dendroideum 1 1.6 Helichrysum leucopsideum 1 1.6 Helichrysum rosmarinifolium 1 1.6 Helichrysum scorpiDides 27 43.5 Helichrysum semtpapposum 1 1.6 Helichrysum viscosum 1 1.6 Hibbertia obtusifolia 11 17.7 Hierochloe ranjlora 29 46.8 Histiopteris tnctsa 2 3.2 Hovea linearis 4 6.5 Hydrocotyle acutiloba 36 58.1 Hydrocotyle tripartita 1 1.6 Hymenophyllum cupressiforme 2 3.2 Hypericum gramfneum 16. 25.8 Hypertcumjaponicum 11 17.7 *Hypochoeris radicata 34 54.8 Hypolepis ?glandulifera 3 4.8 Indigofera australis var. australis 3 4.8 Isolepis fnundata 2 3.2 Isolepis subiilissima. 6 9.7 ?Juncusfalcatus 1 1.6 Juncus planifolius 1 1.6 Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region -78- % Species Freq. Freq. Juncus sandwithii 1 1.6 Juncus sp.1 3 4.8 Juncussp.2 1 1.6 Kunzeci. ambigua 3 4.8 Kunzea ericoides 7 11.3 Lagenifera stipitata 40 64.5 Lepidosperma laterale 23 37.1 Lepii:1.osperma lineare 3 4.8 Lepidosperma urophorum 2 3.2 Leptospermum continentale 10 16.1 Leptospermum scopartum. 3 4.8 Leucopogonfraseri 3 4.8 Leucopogon gelidus 3 4.8 Leucopogonjuniperinus 1 1.6 Leucopogon lanceolatus var. lanceolatus 42 67.7 Lindsaea lmearts 1 1.6 Lissanthe strigosa . 8 12.9 Lobelia alata 1 1.6 Lomandraft1.iformis ssp. ft1.ifonnis 13 21.0 Lomandraglauca ssp. glauca 2 3.2 Lomandra longifolia ssp. longifolia 51 82.3 Lomandra multiflora 26 41.9 Lomatiafraseri 16 25.8 Lomatia Uicifolia 21 33.9 Lomatia myricoides 11 17.7 Luzulajlaccida 21 33.9 Lycopodium deuterodensum 2 3.2 Mazus pumUio 1 1.6 Mtcrolaena stipoides var, stipoides 42 67.7 Mtcrosorum diversifolium 1 1.6 Mtcrotis sp. 1· 1.6 Monotoca eUiptica 2 3.2 Monotoca scoparia var. scoparia 16 25.8 Nerterti reptans 6 9.7 Nestegis ligustrina 1 1.6 Olearia argophylla 13 21.0 Olearia erubescens 20 32.3 Olearia iodochroa 2 3.2 Olearia ltrata . 10' 16.1 Opercularia aspera 6 9.7 Opercularia varia 13 21.0 Oxalis comiculata spp. agg. 4 6.5 Oxylobium ellipticum 5 8.1 Oxylobium procumbens 1 1.6 Pandorea pandorana 6 9.7 Parahebe peljoliata 1 1.6 Parsonsia brownii 2 3.2 Pelargonium inodorum 5 8.1 Pellaeajalcata var. jalcata 1 1.6 Persoonia linearis 16 25.8 Persoonia sUvatica 9 14.5 Persoonia sp. C ("brevifolia") 4 6.5 Pimelea axljlora ssp. axiflora 13 21.0 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 -' Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest ·79· (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region % Species Freq. Freq. l Pimelea ligustrina ssp. ligustrina 6 . 9.7 *Pinus radiata 1 1.6 Pittosporum bicolor 2 3.2 Plantago debUts 13 21.0 Plantago txuta 1 1.6 Platysace lanceolata 24 38.7 Poa labillardieri. var. labUlardieri 17 27.4 Poa. meionectes 43 69.4 Poaceae sp.1 1 1.6 Polyscias sambucifolia 7 11.3 Polystichum proliferum 15 24.2 Pomaderris aspera 19 30.6 Pomaderris lanigera 1 1.6 Poranthera microphylla 32 51.6 Pratia purpurascens 2 3.2 Prostanthera lasianthos 6 9.7 Prunella vulgaris 2 3.2 Pteridium esculentum 51 82.3 Pieris tremula 2 3.2 Pierostylts decurva 3 4.8 Pierostylts longifolia 4 6.5 pterostylts parvifl,ora 3 4.8 Pierostylts spp. 2 3.2 Pultenaea daphnoid.es 6 9.7 Pultenaea linophyUa 1 1.6 Pultenaea retusa 1 1.6 Ranunculus ?inundatus 1 1.6 Ranunculus plebeius 14 22.6 Rorippa gigantea 1 1.6 Rubus parvifolius 4 6.5 Rubus rosifolius 1 1.6 Rumex brownii 5 8.1 Sambucus gaudichaudiana 2 3.2 Schoenus apogon 4 6.5 ScuteUaria humilis 1 1.6 Senecio linearifolius 7 11.3 Senecio ?minimus 7 11.3 Senecio sp. E (aff. apargiaejolius) 29 46.8 Smilax australis 11 17.7 *Sonchus asper 1 1.6 Stackhousia monogyna 8 12.9 Stellaria angustijolia complex 1 1.6 Stellariajlaccida 2 3.2 Stellaria pungens 14 22.6 Stylidium graminifolium 12 19.4 Telopea oreades 3 4.8 Tetrarrhenafuncea. 15 24.2 Tetratheca bauerifolia 8 12.9 Teucrium corymbosum 1 1.6 Thelymitra ?paucifl,ora 2 3.2 Thysanotus tuberosus 8 12.9 TOdea barbara 1 1.6 Tylophora barbata 5 8.1 Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region -80- % Species Freq. Freq. Urtica inctsa 3 4.8 Veronica calycina 15 24.2 Veronica gracilis 2 3.2 Veronica notabUts 2 3.2 Viola betonicifolia 4 6.5 Viola hederacea 51 82.3 Wahlenbergia sp.2 15 24.2 ?Wahlenbergia sp.l 2 3.2 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 +' c: Billardiera procumbens 1.0 1 1.01 1.0 1 1.0 1.0 Billardiera scan dens 1.0 1.0 1 1.0 1 1:0 1.0 10 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Blechnum cartilagineum 1.0 Blechnum minus 1.0 2,0 Blechnum nudum 1.0 2.0 2.3 3.2 4 U Blechnum patersonii 1.0 1 Blechnum wattsii 1.0 1.3 3 Bossiaea foliosa 1.0 1.0 1.0 N Bossiaea prostrata 1.0 1.0 " . 9 Burchardia umbellata 1.5 1.0 Bursaria lasiophylla 2.0 1.0 Bursaria spinosa 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 I' 1.0 Caladenia 7carnea 1.0 Oi Caladenia 7dealba ta •• •• 1.0 1 Gl ••••••• o Caladenia spp , I' I' L0 1, II II L0 1, .., . I II II rh ~ Callistemon sp , aff. pallidus .• 1.0 1 •• 1.5 4 • •••••• • 1.0 1. ~ El c: Cardamine sp , •• •• 1.0 1 1.0 1 •• •• •• 1.0 :s: eno 1. •••••.•• ~ s: 'm Carex appressa .• •• .• 2.0 1 •• • 1.3 3 1.0 1 •• . 1.0 1 1.0 1 •• :; O)Gl ' 0 ~cc Carex breviculmis 1.0 1 .• 1.0 1 1.0·1 •• .• 1.0 1 • •. •• 1.0 1 en :e~,; Cassinia aculeata .• 1.0 1 1.5 4 1.9 7 •• • 1.8 4 •• 1.5 2 2.0 1 • ~ ••• z z ~ Cassinia longifolia 2.0 2 .• 1.3 4 1.3 3. •• 1.8 4 . 2.0 1 3.0 1 •. • 1.0 1 3.0 2 ... ,:; '01 0 Q) cf Cassytha pubescens I' II II 1f I II • I' I I I c: ~~ Centaurium ervtibree« • .• 1.0 2 ., •• • 1.0 2 ••• • 1.0 1 •• .• .• ,~ en.- 201 <11 as 0 Centella es ietiio« t I ." I II • i II •I t I I I " .§ ~~ .'#:Cerastium glomeratum 1.0 1 E ~ .•• .••• •• ••• ••• •• 0 u, E Cheilanthes austrotenuifolia .• •. .. •.• ••..•. • 2.0 1 () g ~ Cheilanthes sieberi •• •• •••••. .•.•••• .••• ••.. . 2.0 1 ~ I ~'liChiloglottis spp. 1.0 2 1.0 1 •• ., ••• "",• ~ _~ .".. u- u- ~ '"Q) ~.~. , ~ Cl '"(I) Appendix lB cont. I'~ en '"(I) 0 Fe Forest Type Ig '"(I) Species 112 114 123 131 143 150 152m 155 156 158 .J59 m m KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F KC F Ij (n=5) (n=l) (n=5) (n=8) (n=ll (n=4) (n=131 (n=7j (n=7) (n=2)(n=2) (n=l) (n=4) (n=2) Diplarrena moroea , 1.0 1 Diuris ?sulphurea 1.0··1 ·, · ··, 1.0· Doodia aspera ·, · , , 1.0 1 , 1.0 Doodia media ··, · , · · ··, ·· ··1.01 ·,,· 1.0 · Drosera auriculata · 1.01· · · 1.0 · · · · · Drosera glanduligera · ·, 1.0· ·1 , , Drosera spathulata · · · 1.0· · · · · · ··· · Drymophila. cyanocarpa ·· ·,,· ··, 1.0 1 1.0 1 , 1.0 Eleocharis gracilis ·, · · 3,0· 1··1.0 · · ~I · ·· ·· Empodisma minus · · ·· , · 1.01 3.0 Epacris impressa 1.0 3 1.0 1 1.5 4 1.5 8 , 1.0 2 1.37 1.0 1 1.0 2 .'. 1.0 1 1;0 Epilobium billardierianum ssp. hydrophilum , , , , . , ·, 1.0 1 · ··1.0 · Epilobium gunnianum , . ·· 1.0 2··1.0 · · · · ... Eriochilus cucullatus · ·, · ·· , , , , , , '"(I) 1.01 1.0 2 1.0 (; · · · ···, , ·· · · · · · · · LL Eucalyptus cypellocarpa 1.01 1.01 3.4 5 2.86 1.0 2 UH 1.0 2 3.37 1.0 1 4,52 1.0 1 1.0 · (I) (I) Eucalyptus dives .. , ,, , · '" ... 1.01 ... Ol o Z en ID Appendix IB cont. ';:: ID en en eID Fe Forest Type o::J: en q:ID Species 112 114 123 131 H3 150 m m 155 156 158 159 162 m .. en KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF oID (n=,5) (n=l) (n=5) (n=8) (n=l) (n=4) (n=13) (n=7) (n=71 (n=2) (n=2) (n=l) (n=4l. (n=2) LL Hierochloe rari£lora 1.84 3.7 3 3.2 12 2.02 2.03 3,0 2 2.0 1 1.0 1 3.01 Histiopteris incisa '1.0 1 1.0 1 Hovea linearis 1.0 1.0 1.52 Hydrocotyle acutiloba 1.0 1.34 1.48 1.0 1.6 1.3 4 L7 1.0 1.0 1.0 Hydrocotyle tripartita 1.0 1 Hymenophyllum cupressi£or111e 1.0 1.0 2.0 Hypericum gramineum 1.0 1.2 5 1.3 3 1.0 1.0 1.01 1.0 Hypericum japonicum 1.0 1.2 6 2,0 1.0 1 1.0 1.0 1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 cb *Hypochoeris radicata 1.0 1.1 7 1.0 1.0 1.1.11 1.02 1.0 2.0 '? " Hypolepis ?glanduli£era 2.0 r 1.0 1.0 1.0 Indigo£era australis var. australis 1.0 1.0 Isolepis inundata 1.0 1 1.0 .. Isolepis subtilissi111a 1.33 2.0 2.0 1.0 en ID ?Juncus £alcatus 4.0 (; LL Juncus plani£olius 1.0 en ID Juncus sandwithii 1.0 ID ; ai .. c: Juncus sp.1 1.02 1.0 en 0 1.5 ~ .c: "Cil Juncus sp.2 2.01 .c: OlID "5 iila: Kunzea ambigua 3.0 o u 4.01 en £! c: as ID Kunzea ericoides 1.8 1.0 1 3.0 1 ~ z"O ID _w Lageni£era stipitata 1.02 2.0 4 1.4 2.0 1.8 12 1.02 1.4 1.0 1.0 2 2.0 2,0 1 Z >- ID .... Lepidosper111a laterale 1.54 1.04 1.0 1.0' 1 1.6 5 1.5 2 1.0 I!3 2 1.5 2 a 2: "~ c: ::J:': Lepidosperma lineare 1.3 o en "~ 'iii asa Lepidosper111a urophorum '.. 1.0 2 en ::J:c: as "§ as as Leptosper111um scoparium 1.0 1.5 2 LL..Q E Leptosper111um continentale 1.0 1.0 1.4 2.0 1.0 o "0 E .'. o c: 0 Leucopogon Eraser i asll! 1.0 1.0 ..~ as~ Leucopogon gelidus 1.0 1.0 en (5 as ~ -0 ~ o LL LL f/) Q) -lI)f/) ,_ c0 iii ~ Cl) 3 o lI) u..o: s: lI) Appendix lB cont. :J -0 -C ~ lI) en en "Cl ~ ,eW Cl Cl) - z :JO Fe Forest 'I'ype .0-as .\:: -0 -as-f/) g, ZC Species 112 m 123 131 1(3 150 152m 155 156 158 159m 162 >0-- as .': lI) as KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KCF KC KC KC IIC KC KC KC >.0 F F F F F F F 'E ~ E (n=5) (n=l) (n=5) (n=8)(n=l) (n=() (n=13) (n=71 (n=71 (n=2) (n=2) (n=l) (n=() (n=2) E :J 0 0 en lIl U as - Leucopogon juniperinus , , , ,, 3.0 1 , , ,,, , , , ,, , , , :Jcz-~ e · f/) as as Leucopogon lanceolatusvar. lanceolatus 2.2 5 3.0 1· 1.0 ( 1.5 ( 1.610 ·· 1.0 2 2.0 2 1.52 · , 1.8· (··1.01 u..~ U7 -Cl , , ·, · · · · 0 "Cl Lindsaea linearis , 2.0 1 ,,, , , c · u.. as Lissanthe strigosa ·,, · · 2,0 2 1.8 6 · , ·, · • · ··· · ··· · · as~ ·· ·· · 0 Lobelia alata ,, ,,, 1.0 ii: Lomandra £ili£ormis ssp. £ili£ormis 1.0··2 , 1.33· · 1.0· 3 1.0 1 1.3 3 , ,, , 1.0 1 Lomandra glauca aap , glauca 1.01 · , ·· , · ··, · ·,,,· · ·, 1.0 1 Lomandra longi£olia ssp. longi£olia 2,2 5 3,0··1 2.2 5· 3.(· 8· (.0· ·1 1.8· ( 1.8····13 , , 1.0· ( 1.0· ··2 2.0 2 2.0 1 1.73· 2.0 1 Lomandra multi£lora 1.05 1.01 1.8 5 1.2 6 , 1.3 6 ,,, 1.0 1 1.0 1- 2.0 1 , , · ·, · ·· · ·· ,~ILomatia £raseri 1.01 , 1.0 1 1.3 ( 1.2 5 2.0 2 , 0 , , 1.3 3 Lomatia ilici£olia 1.6 5 1.0··1 1.01 1.3· ( ·, 1.5 2 1.5 ( , 1.0 1· 1.0 1· , 1.02 Lomatia myricoides , , · 2.0 3 1.8 ( ·· 1.0 -'I· 1.0 1 '1.0 1 · 1.0 1 Luzula £laccida · ·, 1.3· (····1.3 7 · U5 · · 1.01 ,, 1.02 1.0··1 2.0 Lycopodium deuterodensum 1.0···1 , ··,, 1.0· 1· ··, , , , , · ·, · " Hazus pumilio · · · 1.0· · ·· · · · · Microlaena stipoides var . stipoides 1.·0····· 2 1.0 1 1.3 ( 1.5 8 ,, 1.01 1.( 10 1.0 3 1.05 1.01 1.0 2 1.0 1 1.0 3 2.0 , Microsorum diversi£olium ·· · , · ··· 0 · 1.0 1 Hicrotis sp. · 0 , ,, , 0 , 0 , 1.0 Honotoca elliptica ·,,,,·· · · · ·, , 2.0 1· · , · ·· · · ···, 1.0 1 · · ·'. ·· · · (J) Monotoca scoparia var. scoparia 2.2 ( 2.0 1 1.5 2··1.5 ( , 2,0 2 ··, · 1.01 1.0· 1 ,, 2.0' 1 0 0 ,, 1.5 · ·····, , , · z Nertera reptans • 2 3.0 1 1.0 2 1.0 1 f/) ·· · ··· , ··· · ,. .!! Nestegis ligustrina ,,, · • ,,, 0 , , , ,, , 2.0··1 · '. Gi Olearia argophylla ·,, · 1.0 1· 1.0 1··1.7 6 2,0 5· ,,, ·, ·, ,, · en ·· · · · · 'co , · · · , ,, · ·, Q) Olearia erubescens 1.01, 1.33 1.3 ( , 1.52 1.0 8 , I 1.02 · · ··· '~ io~ochroa · Olearia , , , I ,, , 1.01 1.0 1· :J • 0 · ··· ······· · · co , · 1.Q· II · , , Olearia lirata 1.0 1 ( 1.0 2 2.0 1 1.01 1.0 1 Q) · · ·· · · · · · ,0: Opercularia aspera · 1.0 , 1. · II 1.0 , 1.0 1 1.01 1 5 2 1 -; ··· · · · · · · · , 'Q) , I ,, · · , , ·· Opercularia varia 1.0 3 1.0 1 1.01 1.03 1.01 1.0 1 ' . 1.0 2 1.01 · · · · 0 u.. .. _-::JL ' m 0 Z Appendix IB cont. I'~ CD en 0 Ol 0 Z Ul Appendix IB cant. Gl CD en (I) Gl Fe Forest Type I~ 0 Ul a:Gl Species 150 152m 155 156 158 159 162 m (I) MCF MCF MCF MCF MCF MCF MCF MCF MCF -GI 0 (n:tl (n:131 (n:?) (n:?)(n:21 (n:21 (n:1) (n:t) (n:2) IL Stylidium graminifolium 1.0 °1 1.0 1 .. .. ·.· . · . 1.0 1 Telopea oreades l.O1 . . 3.0 t .. · . ·.·. 1.0 1 Tetrarrhena juncea 1.36 1.25 1.33 1.0 Tetratheca bauerifolia 1.0 1 Teucrium corY'!1bosum .. Thelymitra ?pauci£lora .. 1.0 1 Thysanotus tuberosus · . 1.0 1 Todea barbara Cl Tylophora barbata ~ Urtica incisa Veronica calycina 1.0 Veronica gracilis II · . Veronica notabilis I• , . "li) · •• Viola betonicifolia . Gl ·. ·. · . ILo Viola hederacea 1.0 2 1.0 2 2.01 1.0 Ul Gl _ c Wahlenbergia sp , 1 1.0 1 1.0 1 .. 1.0 CD iii (ij en 0 ?Wahlenbergia sp.2 .. 3 .coo> ·. c)Gl .c "5 ~a: o :9 c en as Gl ~ z"'Cl CD _w z >- Gl- o ;;,-2: .~ -c en~ o Gi asO (I) ;;,c as .oe 1L.oas as "'Cl E c 0 18 as~ as~ -Q.oi IL ~ If& I ...... Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest -91- (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region Appendix IC. List by families of vascular plant species recorded from Nalbaugh S.F. study area. Scientific name Common name PTERIDOPHYTES ADIANTACEAE Adiantwn aethtopicum L. common maidenhair fern CheUanthes austrotenuifolia (Bunn. f.) Sw. rock fern H CheUanthes steberi Kuntze mulga fern PeUaeafalcata (R Br.) Fee var. jalcata sickle fern ASPIDIACEAE Polystichum proliferum (R Br.) Presl mother shield fern ASPLENIACEAE AspleniumjlabeUifolium Cav, necklace fern BLECHNACEAE Blechnum cartUagineum Sw. gristle fern H Blechnum minus (R Br.) Ettmgsh soft water fern Blechnum nudum (Labfll.) Mett. ex Luerss. fishbone water fern Blechnumpatersonii (R Br.) Mett. strap water fern Blechnum wattsiiTindale hard water fern Doodia aspera R Br. rasp fern H Doodia media R Br. common rasp fern CYATHEACEAE Cyathea australis (R Br.) Domin rough tree fern DENNSTAEDTIACEAE Histiapteris incisa (Thunb.) J. Srn. bat's-wing fern H Hypolepis ?glandulifera (Thunb.) Kuhn Pteridium esculentum (Forst.) Nakai bracken fern DICKSONIACEAE Culcita dubia. (R Br.) Maxon common ground fern Dicksonia antarctica Labfll, soft tree fern HYMENOPHYLLACEAE H Hymenophyllum cupressiforme Labtll, common filmy fern LINDSAEACEAE Lindsaea linearis Sw. screw fern LYCOPODIACEAE LycoPOdium deuterodensum Herter mountain moss OSMUNDACEAE Todea barbara (L.) T. Moore king fern POLYPODIACEAE Microsorum diversifolium (Willd.) Copel. kangaroo fern PTERIDACEAE Pteris tremula R Br. tender bracken GYMNOSPERMS PINACEAE * Pinus radiata D. Don Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part), Bombala District, Eden Region -92- Scientific name Common name ANGIOSPERMS MONOCOTYL~~DONS CYPERACEAE Baumeasp. Carex appressa R. Br. tall sedge Carex breviculmis R Br. short stem sedge Cyperus lucidus R Br. leafy flat sedge H Eleocharis gracilis R Br. Galmia stebertana Kunth Isolepis inundata R Br. H Isolepis subtilissima Boeck ,H Lepidospenna laterale R Br. broad sword sedge H Lepidospenna lineare'R Br. narrow sword sedge Lepidospenna urophorum N. A. Wakef. H Schoenus apogon Roem. & Schult. common bog rush IRIDACEAE Diplarrena moroea Labill. JUNCACEAE ?Juncusjalcatus E. Meyer Juncus planifolius R Br. broadleaf rush Juncus sandwithii Lourtelg H Juncus sp.L H Juncus sp.2 Luzulajlaccida (Buchen) E. Edgar LILIACEAE Burchardia umbeUata R Br. milkmaids Dianella caerulea Sims . rough flax lily Dianella revoluta RBr. rolled flax lily Dianella tasmanica Hook. f. Drymophila cyanocarpa R Br. Thysanotus tuberosus R Br. fringed lily ORCHIDACEAE Caladenia ?camea R Br. Caladenia ?dilatata R Br. Caladenia spp. Chiloglottis spp. Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Reichb. f. tongue orchid Dendrobium striolatum Reichb. f. Diuris ?sulphurea R Br. EriOChilus cucullatus (Labill.) Reichb. f. parsons bands Microtis sp. Pterostylis decurva R S. Rogers summer greenhood Pterostylis longifolia R Br. tall greenhood Pterostylis parviflora R Br. tiny greenhood pterostylis spp. Thelymitra ?pauciflora R Br. POACEAE Agropyron scabrum (Labill.) Beauv. var. scabrum H Chionochloa pallida (R Br.) S. Jacobs Danthonia pilosa R Br. var. pilosa Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest -93- (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region Scientific name Common name l Danthonia spp. Deyeuxia quadrtseta (Labill.) Benth. reed bent grass Deyeuxia spp. H Dichelachne rara (R Br.) Vickery plume grass Hierochl.oe rariflora Hook. f. Microlaena stipoides (Labill.) R Br. var. stipoides weeping grass H Poa labUlardieri Steud. var. labUlardieri Poa meionectes Vickery Tetrarrhenajuncea RBr. forest wire grass Poaceae sp.L RESTIONACEAE Empodisma minus L.A.S.Johnson & Ct;ltler SMILACACEAE Geitonoplesium cymosum (R Br.) A. Cunn. ex Hook. scrambling liUy SmUax australis R Br. prickly supple-jack XANTHORRHOEACEAE H Lomandrafiliformis (Thunb.) Britten Lomandra glauca (R Br.) Ewart Lomandra longifolia Labill. ssp. longifolia Lomandra multijlora (R Br.) Britten many-flowered mat rush DICOTYLEDONS APIACEAE Centella asiatica (L.) Urban Indian pennywort H Hydrocotyle acutUoba (F. MueU.) N. A. Wakef. pennywort Hydrocotyle tripartita R Br. ex A. Rich. slender pennywort Platysace lanceolata (Labill.) Druce shrubby platysace APOCYNACEAE Parsonsia brownii (Britten) Pichon mountain silkpod ARALIACEAE Polyscias sambucifolia (Sieber ex DC.) Harms elderberry panax ASCLEPIADACEAE Tylophora barbata R Br. bearded tylophora ASTERACEAE Bedjordia arborescens Hochr. blanket leaf Cassinia aculeata (Labill.) R Br. common cassmia H Cassinia longifolia R Br. shiny cassinia * Cirsium vulgare [Savi) Ten. spear thistle Cymbonotus spp. Gnaphalium gymnocephalum DC. H Helichrysum acuminatum DC. Helichrysurri bracteatum (Vent.) Andr. golden everlasting Helichrysum cuneifolium F. Muell. ex Benth. wedge-leaf everlasting H Helichrysum dendroideum N.A.Wakef Helichrysum leucopsideum DC. H Helichrysum rosmaxtniiouum. (Labill.) Steud. ex Benth. Helichrysum scorpioides Labill. curling everlasting H Helichrysum semipapposum (Labill.) DC. clustered everlasting H Helichrysum viscosum Sieber ex Spreng. Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region ·94- Scientific name Common name * Hupochoeris radicata L. cat's-ear Lagenifera stipitata (Labill.) Druce Olearia argophyUa (Labill.) F. Muell.ex Benth. Olealia erubescens (Sieber ex DC.) Dippel H Olearia iodochroa (F. Muell.) F. Muell. ex Benth. Olealia ltrata (Sims) Hutch. snow daisy bush Senecio ltnearifolills A Rich. fireweed groundsel Senecio ?mtnimus Porr, H Senecio sp. E (aff. apargiaejolius) • Sonchus aspet (L.) Hill BIGNONIACEAE Pandorea pandorana (Andr.) Steenis wonga wonga vine BRASSICACEAE Cardamtne sp. Rottppa gigantea (Hook. f.) Garnock-Jones CAMPANULACEAE Wahlenbergia sp.l Wahlenbergia sp.2 CAPRIFOLIACEAE Sambucus gaudichaudiana DC. CARYOPHYLLACEAE * Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. H SteUalia angustijolia complex SteUaliajlaccida Hook. forest starwort Stellaria pungens Brongn, prickly-starwort CASUARINACEAE H Allocasuarina paludosa (Sieber ex Spreng.) L. A. S. Johnson CONVOLVULACEAE Dichondra repens Forst. & Forst. f. kidney weed CRASSULACEAE Crassula siebertarui (SchulL) Druce DILLENIACEAE Hibbertia obtusifolia DC. blunt-leaved guinea-flower DROSERACEAE Drosera. auriculata Backhouse tall sundew Drosera glanduligera Lehrn. Drosera spaihulaia Labill. sundew EPACRIDACEAE H Acrotriche divaricata R Br. H Acrotriche serrulata (Labill.) R Br. H Astroloma humifusum (Cav.) R Br. Epacris impressa Labill. common heath H LeucopogonfraseriA Cunn. H Leucopogongelidus (F. Muell. ex Benth.) N.A Wakef. Leucopogonjunipertnus R Br. Leucopogon lanceolatus (Srn.) R Br, var. lanceolatus H Lissanthe strigosa (Srn.) R Br. peach heath Monotoca elltptica. (Srn.) R. Br. tree broom heath Monotoca scoparia (Sm.) R Br. var, scoparta. prickly broom heath Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No, 9 ~--~-~------Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest ·95· (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region Scientific name Common name ERICACEAE Gaultheria appressaA W. Hill var. appressa EUPHORBIACEAE Poranthera microphylla Brongn. small poranthera FABACEAE Acacia dealbata Link silver.wattle Acaciajalciformis DC. downy hickory wattle Acacia longifolia (Andr.) Willd. var. Sydney golden wattle longifolia Acacia meamsii De Wildeman Acacia melanoxylon R Br. blackwood H Acacia mucronataWilld. ex H. Wend!. var. longifolia Acacia myrtifolia (Srn.) Willd. Acacia terminalis (Salisb.) Macbride sunshine wattle H Acacia ulicifolia (Salisb.) Court prickly moses Bosstaeafoliosa. A Cunn. Bosstaeo: prostrata R Br. creeping bossiaea Daviesia mimosoides R. Br. Daoiesia ulicifoliaAndr. gorse bitter pea Desmodium varians (Labill.) Endl. slender trefoil H Dillwyniajuniperina Lodd. prickly parrot pea H Dillwynia retorta (Wendl.) Druce ssp. B (var. phylicoides) Goodia lotifolia Salisb. golden tip Glycine clandestina Wendl. .Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Steam false sarsaparilla Hovea linearis (Sm.) R Br. erect hovea Indigojera australis Willd. var. australis Australian indigo H Oxylobium eUipticum (Labill.) R Br. golden shaggy pea H Oxylobiumprocumbens F. Muell. Pultenaea daplmoides Wendl. daphne bush pea Pultenaea linophylla Schrad. Pultenaea retusa Sm. blunt bush pea GENTIANACEAE * Centaurium spp. GERANIACEAE Geranium neglectum Carolin Geranium potentilloides L.Herit. ex DC. var. potentilloides Pelargonium inodorum Willd. GOODENIACEAE Goodenia ovata Sm. hop goodenia Goodenia sp. HALORAGACEAE Gonocarpus micranthus Thunb. ssp. micranthus creeping raspwort H Gonocarpus tetragynus Labill. common raspwort H Gonocarpus teucrtoides DC. germander raspwort HYPERICACEAE . Hypericum gramineum Forst.f small St. Johns wort Hypericumjaponicum Thunb. Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission 01 New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region -96- Scientific name Common name LAMIACEAE Ajuga australis RBr. Austral bugle Prostanthera lasianthos Labill. Victorian Christmas bush Prunella vulgaris L. self-heal H Scutellaria humilis R Br. H Teuatum corymbosum R Br. forest germander LAURACEAE Cassytha pubescens R Br. downy devil's twine LOBELIACEAE Lobelia alata Labill. angled lobelia Pratiapurpurascens (R Br.) E. Wimmer purplish pratia LORANTHACEAE H Amyema pendulum (Sieber ex Spreng.) Tieghem ssp. pendulum MONIMIACEAE Hedycarya W1gustijolia A. Cunn. Australian mulberry MYRTACEAE H Callistemon sp. aff, pallidus Eucalyptus cypellocarpa L. A. S. J ohnson mountain grey gum Eucalyptus dives Schauer broad-leaved peppermint Eucalyptus elata Dehnh. river peppermint Eucalyptusjastigata H. Deane & Maiden brown barrel Eucalyptusfraxinoides H."Deane & Maiden white ash H Eucalyptus globoidea Blakely white strtngybark Eucalyptus obliqua L'Hertt. messmate Eucalyptus ovata Labill. swamp gum Eucalyptus sieberiL. A. S. Johnson silvertop ash Eucalyptus viminalis Labill. ssp. viminalis manna gum H Eucalyptus sp. aff. radiata ("dixsonii'1 Kunzea ambigua (Srn.) Druce white kunzea Kunzea ertcoides (A. Rich.) J. Thompson H Leptospermum continentale J. Thompson H Leptospermum scoparium Forst. & Forst. f. manuka tea-tree OLEACEAE Nestegis ligustrina (Vent.) L. A. S. Johnson ONAGRACEAE H Epilobium biUardierianum Ser. spp. hydrophilum"Raven & Engelhorn H Epilobium gunniW1um Haussknecht Gunn's willow herb OXALIDACEAE Oxalis comiculata L. spp. agg. yellow wood sorrel PITTOSPORACEAE Billardiera procumbens (Hook.) Bennett Billardiera scandens Srn. common apple-berry Bursaria lasiophyUa E.M. Bennet Bursaria sptnosa Cav. blackthorn Pittosporum bicolor Hook. banyalla PLANTAGINACEAE Plantago debilis R Br. plantain Plantago oaria R Br. variable plantain Forestry Commission of New South Wales Forest Resources Series No. 9 Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest -97- (Part),Bombala District, Eden Reqion Scientific name Common name POLYGALACEAE . Comesperma volubil.e Labill. love creeper POLYGONACEAE Rumex brownii Campd, swamp dock PROTEACEAE Banksia marginata Cav. silver banksia H Grevillea otctortae F. Muell. H Hakea dactyloides (Gaertn.) Cav. finger hakea Hakea erianiha R. Br. tree hakea H Lomatiafraseri R. Br. silky lomatia Lomatia ilicifolia R. Br, holly lomatta H Lomatia myricoides (Gaertn. f.) Domin river lomatia Persoonia. linearts Andr. tall narrow-leaf geebung H Persoonia silvatica L. A. S. Johnson H Persoonia. sp. C f'brevifolia'j Telopea oreades F. Muell. mountain waratah RANUNCULACEAE Clematis aristata R. Br. ex DC. traveller'sJoY Ranunculus ?inundatus R. Br. ex DC. Ranunculus plebeius R. Br. ex DC. hairy buttercup RHAMNACEAE Pomaderris aspera Sieber ex DC. H Pomaderris Ianiqera. (Andr.) Sims woolly hazel ROSACEAE Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk btdgee-wtdgee Rubus parvifolius L. native raspberry Rubus rosifolius Srn. roseleafbramble RUBIACEAE Asperula gunnii Hook. f. H Asperula scoparia Hook. f Coprosma hirtella Labill. Coprosma quadrifida (Labill.) B. L. Rob. prickly coprosma Galiumspp. H Nertera reptans (F. Muell.) F. MUell. ex Benth. Opercularia aspera Gaertn. coarse stinkweed Opercularta varia Hook. f. variable stinkweed RUTACEAE Correa rejlexa (Labill.) Vent. SANTALACEAE Exocarpus strictus R. Br. SCROPHULARJACEAE Gratiola latifolia R. Br. H Mazus pumilio R. Br. Parahebe perfoliata (R. Br.) B. G. Briggs & Ehrend Veronica calycina R. Br. H Veronica gracilis R. Br. Veronica notabilis F. Muell. ex Benth. STACKHOUSIACEAE Stackhousia monogyna Labill. Forest Resources Series No. 9 Forestry Commission of New South Wales Flora and Fauna Survey, Nalbaugh State Forest (Part),Bombala District, Eden Region ·98· Scientific name Common name STYLIDIACEAE Stylidium graminifolium Sw. ex Willd. grass trigger-plant THYMELAEACEAE Pimelea axijlDraF. Muell. ex Meisn ssp. axijlora Pimelea ligustrina Labill. ssp. ligustrtna hypericum-leaved rice flower TREMANDRACEAE H Tetratheca bauertfoda. F. Mue1J. ex Schuch URTICACEAE Ausiralinapusilla Gaudich Urtica incisa Poir, scrub nettle VIOLACEAE Viola betonicifolia Srn. mountain violet Viola hederacea Labill. ivy leafviolet * denotes naturalised species H denotes herbarium specimen collected and retained at Forestry Commission herbarium. 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