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Although the conservationstatus of the reserves.This omissionis of someconcem to CALM DRF is briefly mentioned,there is no referenceto given the large number of species involved and the tleir security on existing or proposed conservation very restricted distribution of many. All have a reservesald there are iasufficientdata relating to the geographicrange of less than 160 km with twenty six numbers of populations and iadividuals that exist. For o{ these beiag very geographically restricted with a example,the approximatenumber of plants klown for range of less than 50 km. In addition to the ,E Asterolssia drummondii, Banksia tricuspis and Hakea "wlnembleta\an and seven DRF species there are a megalospermaare provided (ERMP Section4.2.1.5), further 56 regionally endemic taxa (Grifiin et al, L990) but numbers for each populatioa and the distribution which occur wifhin thc project area aad also require of populationsboth within and outside the project suwey and an assessmentof their conservationstatus. area are not presented. Details on the numbersof plants, their distribution anong populations and the The ERMP guidelinesalso require the issue of distribution of these within the project area and the relic populationsto be addressed(ERMP Attacbment proposed conservationreserye at Irsueur are not 1, p 3). Thesepopulations are often of specialinterest presentedfor tle remaining DRF species,namely because of genetic divergence from mahstream Acacia forrestiana, Eucalypns lateitica, Eucalpus populations and can be a valuable genetic resource subereaand Thelymifia stellota. (Hopper and Coates 190). The 48 \uherabletaxa" referred to in the ERMP are stated as including The proponentsmake a number of statementsin SpeCreS'at thelimits of theirlange or in areasoutside their the ERMP in relation to the conservatioustatus of normalranges or habitats"(ERMP Section4.2.1.5, p 4-2A); DRF which require clarfication or are inaccurate. that is, the list includes species which have relic ThesestatemeDts are that: populations in the Irsueur area. AJthough some speciesin this categoryhave beeu listed there are Other suitable sites for Acacia forrestiana eist matryothers, includ.i-ng more commoDspecies, some (ERMP Section 4.2.1.5,p 4.17); however,they fail disjunct, which are at the limit of their range. Typical to mention where these sites are located or their examplesare Jarta\ (Eucalyptusmarginata), Swamp conservationstatus. Ba*sia (Batksia littoralis) al:.d.Br:d\ Batksia (Banksia grundis) (Grrffn et al. 1990). Populations of such Banksia tricuspis is stated as *occuringmosrly in rhe species,however, have not been consideredin the cair.lnerRange area' (ERMP Section4.2.1.5, p 4.19). ERMP. Lilewise, the impacts on populations of plant Current data available to CALM irdicate that this specieswhich are consideredto be relictual havenot speciesis endemicto the Gairdner Raage,i.e. it been assessed.Such speciesrepresent a valuable doesnot occurelsewhere. genetic resource. They include local eademicssuch as *sevenlhundred individuals' (ERMP Section4.2.1.5, p Dan+inia sanguinea, Hakea megalosperma, Hakea 4.2n) of Eucalyptus lateitica atd Eucaly)tus neurophylla,species with disjunct distributions (Hakea suberea exist. Less thar 200 individuals of each marginata, Isopogon sphaerocephalus) and others species are known by CALM. These individuals (hopogon lineais). are distributed among 13 arad 12 populations resoectivelv. 33 IMPACT OF'THE PROJECT ON 4. Thelynitra stellarl, has been the target of uumerous PI-ANT SPECIES surveysby the Western Australian Native Orchid From available hformation, the irnpact of reducing Study and ConservatiouGroup and botanistsfrom population numbers on the risk of extinction for CALM. The results of such surveysindicate that it almost all rare, poorly known and regionally endemic is a very rare species and not poorly known as taxa is unknown, Data on cryptogams in the Lesueur stated in the ERMP (Section4.2.1.5, p 4.20). lt area have not no "poorly known" was the nost appropriate statusfor been collected,so statementon potentialimpacts on thesegroups can be made. this species then it would not fulfil the survey requiremeotsfor declarationas a rare speciesas 331 DeclaredRare Flora outlined in CALM's Policy Statement No. 9 (Hoppere, a/. 1990). Available CALM survey data (Table 3.1) enable a The proponents list and recognisethe importance quantitativeassessment ofthe impactof the project on of 48 'wherable taxa"which occur in the proposed the numbers of the sevenspecies of DRF affected in conservation reserve at Lesuew (ERMP Table 4.7); the proposed conservationreserve at Lesueur, however, the distdbution and conservation status of thesespecies has not beendetermined. Therefore, no Within 16simpact zone (Table 3.1,Figure 1.L) all assessmenthas been made of the inpact of the project species exceptAcacia fonestiana would be affected. EZ 'selcads rnrao ol punoJ ueaq a ?q Bxpl 1q?1e cruapua 'srrurapue ',{€,rlq€rH puor8er eql lO spueprn eql ,(1puode.r 3o D(oluoa eql u1 ecuecr3rdrs uorle rasuot JO lSeA\pu? SJe^rUurnd-rl pu? oJooIAI aql uee,/iuoq ?arB prmds serceds eql Jeqrrnu e8rel z uo lcedut ;o Jo eql 'u?8uo,tq uJeqlou eql ol crEepue oro't sareads luuogrdrs p e pq plnoa{ peford aqt leql elurTpu 'to lupld tpql peururetep (OSA1) ra urJJrg sJllsq?]s aseql 'sJruepue puofeJ eql Suorue uxul 692 uaroul ,(1rood sfo,r-ms raqUq {q pelerlwlsqns 3o JI 'er3q^{eqepu" ?eJ?mense'I eql o' JrrrepunqP pq" lortnqrJlsrp asr.rardl:qt qsa|qets:r 'uotyd nlsnsy o1 de,rms raqgng ermber feql pue an8ra sr suorppdod pue un4dloutf,1od'1yu umqolotlduog'oln1nqods nr 'u,tou1 'na,t6.to 's\pru Jo sqoqurol lcuxe eqt ,{pood ere s1ue1desaql olnlnlJno nalog oluosJato{ DruoosJad