Albany Regional Vegetation Survey: Extent, Type and Status

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Albany Regional Vegetation Survey: Extent, Type and Status Cover Photos Front cover- Background, Gahnia trifida Sedgeland/Wet Shrubland and Melaleuca rhaphiophylla Woodland/Low Forest Complex, Millbrook Nature Reserve Insets Hakea spp Shrubland/Woodland Complex, Angove Water Reserve. Karri Forest, Limeburners Creek Melaleuca striata/Banksia spp Coastal Heath, Gull Rock National Park Back cover Insets Limestone Heath, Wind Farm Eucalyptus goniantha Mallee, Bettys Beach/Two Peoples Bay Evandra aristata Sedgeland, Bornholm. ALBANY REGIONAL VEGETATION SURVEY Extent, Type and Status E.M. Sandiford & S. Barrett 2010 A project funded by Western Australian Planning Commission (EnviroPlanning “Integrating NRM into Land Use Planning” and State NRM Program), South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. and City of Albany for the Department of Environment and Conservation. USE OF THIS REPORT Information used in this report may be copied or reproduced for study, research or educational purposes, subject to inclusion of acknowledgement of the source. DISCLAIMER In undertaking this work, the authors have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information used. Any conclusion drawn or recommendations made in the report and maps are done in good faith and the authors and participating bodies take no responsibility for how this information is used subsequently by others and accept no liability whatsoever for a third party’s use of or reliance upon this specific report and maps. CITATION Sandiford, E.M. and Barrett, S. (2010). Albany Regional Vegetation Survey, Extent Type and Status, A project funded by the Western Australian Planning Commission (EnviroPlanning “Integrating NRM into Land Use Planning” and State NRM Program), South Coast Natural Resource Management Inc. and City of Albany for the Department of Environment and Conservation. Unpublished report. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. ALBANY REGIONAL VEGETATION SURVEY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................i SUMMARY ...............................................................................................................................ii 1 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 1.1 Background.................................................................................................................1 1.2 Context Area...............................................................................................................2 1.2.1 Location..............................................................................................................2 1.2.2 Land use history .................................................................................................2 1.2.3 Geology, landforms and soils .............................................................................5 1.2.4 Climate ...............................................................................................................5 1.2.5 Biogeography and Vegetation ............................................................................5 1.2.6 Wetlands .............................................................................................................6 2 METHODS.........................................................................................................................9 2.1 Existing data...............................................................................................................9 2.2 Quadrats......................................................................................................................9 2.3 Relevé field survey.....................................................................................................9 2.3.1 Pre survey...........................................................................................................9 2.3.2 Survey and relevé data collection.....................................................................10 2.4 Plant identifications ..................................................................................................10 2.5 Data storage..............................................................................................................10 2.6 Data analysis.............................................................................................................11 2.7 Mapping....................................................................................................................11 2.7.1 Vegetation mapping..........................................................................................11 2.7.2 Condition mapping...........................................................................................12 2.8 Conservation status...................................................................................................12 3 RESULTS.........................................................................................................................13 3.1 existing data review..................................................................................................13 3.2 Field Survey..............................................................................................................13 3.2.1 Quadrats............................................................................................................13 3.2.2 Relevés .............................................................................................................13 3.3 Flora..........................................................................................................................13 3.3.1 Conservation species........................................................................................13 3.3.2 Declared Rare plants.........................................................................................15 3.3.3 Priority species.................................................................................................15 3.3.4 Unusual species................................................................................................15 3.3.5 Range extensions..............................................................................................15 3.4 Vegetation units and data analysis............................................................................16 3.4.1 Vegetation units................................................................................................16 3.4.2 Data analysis.....................................................................................................16 3.4.3 Species diversity...............................................................................................19 3.4.4 Comparison with other surveys ........................................................................19 3.5 Mapping....................................................................................................................20 3.5.1 Remnant vegetation mapping ...........................................................................20 3.5.2 Vegetation unit mapping ..................................................................................20 3.5.3 Condition status mapping .................................................................................22 3.6 Rare and geographically restricted units and conservations status...........................27 4 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................................. 30 4.1 Vegetation units and patterning ............................................................................... 30 4.2 Conservation and reservation status of vegetation units.......................................... 30 4.2.1 Pre-clearing extent of vegetation units............................................................. 31 4.2.2 Occurrence of threatened and priority flora in vegetation units ...................... 32 4.3 Threats to vegetation units ....................................................................................... 32 4.4 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 34 4.5 Recommendations for future work .......................................................................... 36 REFERENCES......................................................................................................................... 37 APPENDIX 1: Life form definitions that differ from NVIS standards. ................................. 42 APPENDIX 2: Relevé Recording Sheet .................................................................................. 43 APPENDIX 3: Taxa rationalisations for data analysis ............................................................ 44 APPENDIX 4: Vegetation Condition Scale (Thackway and Lesslie 2006) ........................... 45 APPENDIX 5: Species list....................................................................................................... 46 APPENDIX 6: Conservation Codes For Western Australia.................................................... 56 APPENDIX 7: Conservation species....................................................................................... 57 APPENDIX 8: Taxon range extensions................................................................................... 58 APPENDIX 9: Vegetation Descriptions.................................................................................. 59 APPENDIX 10: NVIS Information Hierarchy – vegetation
Recommended publications
  • Macnaughton Crescent Structure Plan  /Rw0Df1dxjkwrq&Uhvfhqw.Lqurvv   0Dufk 
    MACNAUGHTON CRESCENT STRUCTURE PLAN /RW0DF1DXJKWRQ&UHVFHQW.LQURVV 0DUFK 3HHW/LPLWHG 'RFXPHQW6WDWXV VERSION COMMENT PREPARED BY REVIEWED BY REVIEW DATE APPROVED BY ISSUE DATE )LQDOY &OLHQW5HYLHZ 06 6' -+ )LQDOY 6XEPLVVLRQ 06 6' -+ )LQDOY &LW\&RPPHQWV 00 -+ -+ )LQDOY &LW\6XEPLVVLRQBIRU$GYHUWLVLQJ 00 -+ -+ )LQDOY &LW\6XEPLVVLRQ (QYLUR8SGDWHV BIRU$GYHUWVLQJ 00 -+ -+ )LQDOY :$3&6FKHGXOHRI0RGLILFDWLRQV±)HE -+ -+ -+ MACNAUGHTON CRESCENT STRUCTURE PLAN LOT 9021 MACNAUGHTON CRESCENT, KINROSS MARCH 2017 3UHSDUHGIRU 3HHW/LPLWHG /HYHO6W*HRUJHV7HUUDFH 3(57+:$ 7 ) (SHUWK#SHHWFRPDX 3UHSDUHGE\ &UHDWLYH'HVLJQ3ODQQLQJ %URZQ6WUHHW ($673(57+:$ 7 ) (LQIR#FUHDWLYHGSFRPDX ,Q&ROODERUDWLRQ:LWK (PHUJH$VVRFLDWHV 6XLWH5DLOZD\5RDG 68%,$&2:$ 7 ) (DGPLQ#HPHUJHDVVRFLDWHVFRPDX 5LOH\&RQVXOWLQJ 32%R[=6W*HRUJHV7HUUDFH 3(57+:$ 7 (MRQULOH\WUDIILF#JPDLOFRP 7DEHF :LFNKDP6WUHHW ($673(57+:$ 7 ) (LQIR#WDEHFFRPDX &UHDWLQJ&RPPXQLWLHV -HUVH\6WUHHW -2/,0217:$ 7 ) (LQIR#FUHDWLQJFRPPXQLWLHVFRPDX 'LVFODLPHUDQG&RS\ULJKW 7KLVGRFXPHQWZDVFRPPLVVLRQHGE\DQGSUHSDUHGIRUWKHH[FOXVLYHXVHRI3HHW/LPLWHG,WLVVXEMHFWWRDQGLVVXHGLQDFFRUGDQFHZLWKWKHDJUHHPHQWEHWZHHQ3HHW/LPLWHGDQG&'3 &'3DFWVLQDOOSURIHVVLRQDOPDWWHUVDVDIDLWKIXODGYLVRUWRLWVFOLHQWVDQGH[HUFLVHVDOOUHDVRQDEOHVNLOODQGFDUHLQWKHSURYLVLRQRISURIHVVLRQDOVHUYLFHV7KHLQIRUPDWLRQSUHVHQWHGKHUHLQKDVEHHQFRPSLOHGIURPDQXPEHURIVRXUFHVXVLQJDYDULHW\RIPHWKRGV ([FHSWZKHUHH[SUHVVO\VWDWHG&'3GRHVQRWDWWHPSWWRYHULI\WKHDFFXUDF\YDOLGLW\RUFRPSUHKHQVLYHQHVVRIWKLVGRFXPHQWRUWKHPLVDSSOLFDWLRQRUPLVLQWHUSUHWDWLRQE\WKLUGSDUWLHVRILWVFRQWHQWV
    [Show full text]
  • A Resource Inventory and Management Information System
    A RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM Department of Conservation and Environment Western Australia AR OURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM WILSON INLET, WESTERN AUSTRALIA A rt prepared for the Department of Conservation Environment R.B. i es cLG.M. Robertson and F.E. Robertson 1982 Ecosystem Analysis 7 Katrine Street FLOREAT PARK WA Patrick Hesp, Department of Agriculture, Soils and Conservation Colin Pearce, Forests Department Nick Schofield, Western Australian Institute of Technology Ian Eliot, Geography Department, University of t4estern Australia Bill Collins, Water Resources Branch, Public Works Department Paul Wilson, State Herbarium Barry Smith, ESRI Graham Chittleborough, Department of Conservation and Environment Peter Birch 11 11 11 Ernest Hodgkin 11 11 11 Ian Parker 11 11 11 Pauline Sawyer 11 11 11 Brian Stewart 11 11 11 Ross Fi el d 11 11 11 Tony Chi ffi ngs 11 11 11 Rob Sippe 11 11 11 Debra Totterdel 1 11 11 11 Norm KcKenzie, W.A. Wildlife Research Centre Neville McIntyre, Denmark Agriculture Research Station Graham Sansom, Department of Conservation and Environment Tony Berman 11 11 11 Rex Spencer, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Western Australia Abbreviations used in this report ABS - Australian Bureau of Statistics WA - Western Australia PWD - Public Works Department FMIS - Forest Management Information System (see FMIS code list (6.1.2) for FMIS abbreviations) ESRI - Environmental Systems Research Investigations UWA - University of Western Australia WAIT - Western Australian Institute of Technology GIS - Geographic Information System DCE - Department of Conservation and Environment CBM - Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology km - kilometre m - metre mg - milligram ha - hectare PREFACE With a growing number of environmental studies at specific locations along the Western Australian coast, rapidly increasing quantities of data are being accumulated.
    [Show full text]
  • Supplementary Materialsupplementary Material
    10.1071/BT13149_AC © CSIRO 2013 Australian Journal of Botany 2013, 61(6), 436–445 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL Comparative dating of Acacia: combining fossils and multiple phylogenies to infer ages of clades with poor fossil records Joseph T. MillerA,E, Daniel J. MurphyB, Simon Y. W. HoC, David J. CantrillB and David SeiglerD ACentre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600 Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. BRoyal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, Birdwood Avenue, South Yarra, Vic. 3141, Australia. CSchool of Biological Sciences, Edgeworth David Building, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. DDepartment of Plant Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA. ECorresponding author. Email: [email protected] Table S1 Materials used in the study Taxon Dataset Genbank Acacia abbreviata Maslin 2 3 JF420287 JF420065 JF420395 KC421289 KC796176 JF420499 Acacia adoxa Pedley 2 3 JF420044 AF523076 AF195716 AF195684; AF195703 Acacia ampliceps Maslin 1 KC421930 EU439994 EU811845 Acacia anceps DC. 2 3 JF420244 JF420350 JF419919 JF420130 JF420456 Acacia aneura F.Muell. ex Benth 2 3 JF420259 JF420036 JF420366 JF419935 JF420146 KF048140 Acacia aneura F.Muell. ex Benth. 1 2 3 JF420293 JF420402 KC421323 JQ248740 JF420505 Acacia baeuerlenii Maiden & R.T.Baker 2 3 JF420229 JQ248866 JF420336 JF419909 JF420115 JF420448 Acacia beckleri Tindale 2 3 JF420260 JF420037 JF420367 JF419936 JF420147 JF420473 Acacia cochlearis (Labill.) H.L.Wendl. 2 3 KC283897 KC200719 JQ943314 AF523156 KC284140 KC957934 Acacia cognata Domin 2 3 JF420246 JF420022 JF420352 JF419921 JF420132 JF420458 Acacia cultriformis A.Cunn. ex G.Don 2 3 JF420278 JF420056 JF420387 KC421263 KC796172 JF420494 Acacia cupularis Domin 2 3 JF420247 JF420023 JF420353 JF419922 JF420133 JF420459 Acacia dealbata Link 2 3 JF420269 JF420378 KC421251 KC955787 JF420485 Acacia dealbata Link 2 3 KC283375 KC200761 JQ942686 KC421315 KC284195 Acacia deanei (R.T.Baker) M.B.Welch, Coombs 2 3 JF420294 JF420403 KC421329 KC955795 & McGlynn JF420506 Acacia dempsteri F.Muell.
    [Show full text]
  • Acacia Cochlearis RIGID WATTLE (Labill.) H.L.Wendl
    Plants of the West Coast family: fabaCeae Acacia cochlearis RIGID WATTLE (Labill.) H.L.Wendl Flowering period: July–October. Description: Bushy, erect to sprawling shrub, 0.5–3 m high and found as solitary plants or in thickets. Leaves to 45 mm long with a sharp point, rigid, with prominent parallel veins. Flower heads globular with up to three produced in each leaf axil. The green-brown pod is flat, to 50 mm long, and produces 10–15 black and usually highly viable seeds. Pollination: Open pollinated by a wide variety of non-specific insects. Sets a moderate amount of seed in good seasons. Distribution: From Lancelin to Israelite Bay where the species grows as solitary plants or in thickets in coastal to near-coastal habitats. Along the coast the species favours stable secondary dunes. Often an indicator of good quality dunes as the species is vulnerable to disturbance. Propagation: Grow from seed collected in December when pods mature. Seed should be hot water treated or lightly abraded with fine sandpaper. Sow in a free-draining soil mix and keep moist. Seedling growth may benefit from incorporation of a little soil taken from the weed- and disease-free soil surface around a parent plant to ensure transfer of the Rhizobium bacteria that are important in nitrogen nutrition of the plant. R. Barrett Habit Uses in restoration: A useful species that reliably establishes in stabilised soil. Must be protected from direct exposure to high winds and is best incorporated into mixed plantings with other shrubs including Acacia rostellifera and Scaevola crassifolia.
    [Show full text]
  • Partial Flora Survey Rottnest Island Golf Course
    PARTIAL FLORA SURVEY ROTTNEST ISLAND GOLF COURSE Prepared by Marion Timms Commencing 1 st Fairway travelling to 2 nd – 11 th left hand side Family Botanical Name Common Name Mimosaceae Acacia rostellifera Summer scented wattle Dasypogonaceae Acanthocarpus preissii Prickle lily Apocynaceae Alyxia Buxifolia Dysentry bush Casuarinacea Casuarina obesa Swamp sheoak Cupressaceae Callitris preissii Rottnest Is. Pine Chenopodiaceae Halosarcia indica supsp. Bidens Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia blackiana Samphire Chenopodiaceae Threlkeldia diffusa Coast bonefruit Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded samphire Chenopodiaceae Suada australis Seablite Chenopodiaceae Atriplex isatidea Coast saltbush Poaceae Sporabolis virginicus Marine couch Myrtaceae Melaleuca lanceolata Rottnest Is. Teatree Pittosporaceae Pittosporum phylliraeoides Weeping pittosporum Poaceae Stipa flavescens Tussock grass 2nd – 11 th Fairway Family Botanical Name Common Name Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded samphire Chenopodiaceae Atriplex isatidea Coast saltbush Cyperaceae Gahnia trifida Coast sword sedge Pittosporaceae Pittosporum phyliraeoides Weeping pittosporum Myrtaceae Melaleuca lanceolata Rottnest Is. Teatree Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia blackiana Samphire Central drainage wetland commencing at Vietnam sign Family Botanical Name Common Name Chenopodiaceae Halosarcia halecnomoides Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia quinqueflora Beaded samphire Chenopodiaceae Sarcocornia blackiana Samphire Poaceae Sporobolis virginicus Cyperaceae Gahnia Trifida Coast sword sedge
    [Show full text]
  • Acacia Saligna RA
    Risk Assessment: ………….. ACACIA SALIGNA Prepared by: Etienne Branquart (1), Vanessa Lozano (2) and Giuseppe Brundu (2) (1) [[email protected]] (2) Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Italy [[email protected]] Date: first draft 01 st November 2017 Subsequently Reviewed by 2 independent external Peer Reviewers: Dr Rob Tanner, chosen for his expertise in Risk Assessments, and Dr Jean-Marc Dufor-Dror chosen for his expertise on Acacia saligna . Date: first revised version 04 th January 2018, revised in light of comments from independent expert Peer Reviewers. Approved by the IAS Scientific Forum on 26/10/2018 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Branquart, Lozano & Brundu PRA Acacia saligna 8 9 10 Contents 11 Summary of the Express Pest Risk Assessment for Acacia saligna 4 12 Stage 1. Initiation 6 13 1.1 - Reason for performing the Pest Risk Assessment (PRA) 6 14 1.2 - PRA area 6 15 1.3 - PRA scheme 6 16 Stage 2. Pest risk assessment 7 17 2.1 - Taxonomy and identification 7 18 2.1.1 - Taxonomy 7 19 2.1.2 - Main synonyms 8 20 2.1.3 - Common names 8 21 2.1.4 - Main related or look-alike species 8 22 2.1.5 - Terminology used in the present PRA for taxa names 9 23 2.1.6 - Identification (brief description) 9 24 2.2 - Pest overview 9 25 2.2.2 - Habitat and environmental requirements 10 26 2.2.3 Resource acquisition mechanisms 12 27 2.2.4 - Symptoms 12 28 2.2.5 - Existing PRAs 12 29 Socio-economic benefits 13 30 2.3 - Is the pest a vector? 14 31 2.4 - Is a vector needed for pest entry or spread? 15 32 2.5 - Regulatory status of the pest 15 33 2.6 - Distribution
    [Show full text]
  • Flora and Vegetation Survey of the Proposed Kwinana to Australind Gas
    __________________________________________________________________________________ FLORA AND VEGETATION SURVEY OF THE PROPOSED KWINANA TO AUSTRALIND GAS PIPELINE INFRASTRUCTURE CORRIDOR Prepared for: Bowman Bishaw Gorham and Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Prepared by: Mattiske Consulting Pty Ltd November 2003 MATTISKE CONSULTING PTY LTD DRD0301/039/03 __________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1. SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................... 1 2. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Location................................................................................................................................................. 2 2.2 Climate .................................................................................................................................................. 2 2.3 Vegetation.............................................................................................................................................. 3 2.4 Declared Rare and Priority Flora......................................................................................................... 3 2.5 Local and Regional Significance........................................................................................................... 5 2.6 Threatened
    [Show full text]
  • Landscape Masterplan & Irrigation Management Strategy
    APPENDIX 6 Landscape Masterplan & Irrigation Management Strategy 02 06 04 07 04 06 03 01 05 07 10 02 07 09 09 04 03 11 08 03 07 02 08 HIGH SCHOOL TO PROVIDE 07 IRRIGATION & WATER ALLOCATION FOR OVAL 04 01 HILBERT ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL 09 HIGH SCHOOL 03 02 01 05 CYPRESS AVE MARARA ST MARARA LOOP LYTEA LUTEA LOOPLUTEA BRUSH ST OCHRE ST HOPKINSON ROAD ROWLEY ROAD LEGEND LEGEND IRRIGATION LEGEND EXISTING TREES TO BE RETAINED EXTENT OF WORKS 27,435m2 - TURF PEDESTRIAN ACCESS OVER SWALE SHADE STRUCTURES PROPOSED STREET TREE 01 & PROTECTED PENDING LEVELS & DRAINAGE 07 (PERMANENT ALLOCATION) VIEWING DECK AND SHELTER OVER BASIN 02 COMMUNITY PARK / INFORMAL KICKABOUT 08 ROLL ON TURF PLAYSPACE PROPOSED SWALE TREE 28,100m2 - GENERAL SHRUB PLANTING (ESTABLISHMENT ALLOCATION) SHADE STRUCTURES & BBQ FACILITIES 03 LANDSCAPED DRAINAGE BASIN / PARK AVENUE 09 NATIVE SHRUB PLANTING 7,360m2 - SHRUB PLANTING TO BRA CULTURAL & HERITAGE AREA LIVING STREAM PROPOSED POS TREE 04 ROAD SIDE SWALE 10 (WINTER PLANTING & HAND WATERING FOR ESTABLISHMENT) DISTRICT OPEN SPACE 15,120m2 - SHRUB PLANTING TO LIVING 05 PLAY AMENITIES 11 PEDESTRIAN/SHARED USE PATH DRAINAGE BASIN STREAM & ROADSIDE SWALES 06 WUNGONG FORESHORE (WINTER PLANTING & HAND WATERING FOR ESTABLISHMENT) CONCRETE HARDSTAND TIMBER DECKING / BOARDWALK 7,905m2 - REVEG PLANTING TO WUNGONG FORESHORE (WINTER PLANTING & HAND WATERING FOR ESTABLISHMENT) RETAINING WALLS DWG FO-LSP-01 0 1020304050 THE PRECINCT 21 STRUCTURE PLAN REV C m DATE 24-03-21 SCALE 1 : 2000 @ A3 © THIS DRAWING CAN NOT BE PUBLISHED OR DISPLAYED WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE CLIENT AND AUTHOR, AND IS ISSUED FOR LANDSCAPE MASTER PLAN INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND MAY ALTER WITHOUT NOTIFICATION.
    [Show full text]
  • Inventory of Taxa for the Fitzgerald River National Park
    Flora Survey of the Coastal Catchments and Ranges of the Fitzgerald River National Park 2013 Damien Rathbone Department of Environment and Conservation, South Coast Region, 120 Albany Hwy, Albany, 6330. USE OF THIS REPORT Information used in this report may be copied or reproduced for study, research or educational purposed, subject to inclusion of acknowledgement of the source. DISCLAIMER The author has made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information used. However, the author and participating bodies take no responsibiliy for how this informrion is used subsequently by other and accepts no liability for a third parties use or reliance upon this report. CITATION Rathbone, DA. (2013) Flora Survey of the Coastal Catchments and Ranges of the Fitzgerald River National Park. Unpublished report. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The author would like to thank many people that provided valable assistance and input into the project. Sarah Barrett, Anita Barnett, Karen Rusten, Deon Utber, Sarah Comer, Charlotte Mueller, Jason Peters, Roger Cunningham, Chris Rathbone, Carol Ebbett and Janet Newell provided assisstance with fieldwork. Carol Wilkins, Rachel Meissner, Juliet Wege, Barbara Rye, Mike Hislop, Cate Tauss, Rob Davis, Greg Keighery, Nathan McQuoid and Marco Rossetto assissted with plant identification. Coralie Hortin, Karin Baker and many other members of the Albany Wildflower society helped with vouchering of plant specimens. 2 Contents Abstract ..............................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Gloucester Park, Margaret
    Flora and Fauna Assessment Gloucester Park, Margaret River Prepared November 2016 for the Shire of Augusta Margaret River Flora and Fauna Assessment Gloucester Park, Margaret River, November 2016 This document has been prepared by Litoria Ecoservices for the express use of the client. Litoria Ecoservices accepts no responsibility to any third party who may rely upon this document. All rights reserved. No section or element of this document may be removed from this document, reproduced, electronically stored or transmitted in any form without the written permission of Litoria Ecoservices. Version Control Version Date Version Purpose Author Draft 1 29/11/ 2016 Draft for client review DMcK Final 1 5/12/2016 Complete Report D McK Flora and Fauna Assessment Gloucester Park, Margaret River, November 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................. 2 1.1 Background .......................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Site Description .................................................................................................... 2 1.4 Assessment Objectives and Scope ....................................................................... 2 1.5 Personnel .............................................................................................................. 3 1.6 Landform .............................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • South West Region
    Regional Services Division – South West Region South West Region ‐ Parks & Wildlife and FPC Disturbance Operations Flora and Vegetation Survey Assessment Form 1. Proposed Operations: (to be completed by proponent) NBX0217 Summary of Proposed Operation: Road Construction and Timber Harvesting New road construction – 3.75km Existing road upgrade – 14.9km New gravel pit construction – 2ha (exploration area) Contact Person and Contact Details: Adam Powell [email protected] 0427 191 332 Area of impact; District/Region, State Forest Block, Coupe/Compartment (shapefile to be provided): Blackwood District South West Region Barrabup 0317 Period of proposed disturbance: November 2016 to December 2017 1 2.Desktop Assessment: (to be completed by the Region) ‐ Check Forest Ecosystem reservation. Forest Ecosystems proposed for impact: Jarrah Forest‐Blackwood Plateau, Shrub, herb and sedgelands, Darling Scarp Y Are activities in a Forest Ecosystem that triggers informal reservation under the FMP? The Darling Scarp Forest Ecosystem is a Poorly Reserved Forest Ecosystem and needs to be protected as an Informal Reserve under the Forest Management Plan (Appendix 11) ‐ Check Vegetation Complexes, extents remaining uncleared and in reservation (DEC 2007/EPA 2006). Vegetation Complex Pre‐European extent (%) Pre‐European extent (Ha) Extent in formal/informal reservation (%) Bidella (BD) 94% 44,898 47% Darling Scarp (DS) Figures not available Corresponds to Darling Scarp Forest Ecosystem extent Gale (GA) 80% 899 17% Jalbarragup (JL) 91% 14,786 32% Kingia (KI) 96% 97,735 34% Telerah (TL) 92% 25,548 33% Wishart (WS2) 84% 2,796 35% Y Do any complexes trigger informal reservation under the FMP? Darling Scarp complex as discussed above Y Are any complexes significant as per EPA regionally significant vegetation? Gale (GA) complex is cleared below the recommended retention of 1,500ha (Molloy et.al 2007) ‐ Check Threatened flora and TEC/PEC databases over an appropriate radius of the disturbance boundary.
    [Show full text]
  • Vertebrate Fauna in the Southern Forests of Western Australia
    tssN 0085-8129 ODC151:146 VertebrateFauna in The SouthernForests of WesternAustralia A Survey P. CHRISTENSEN,A. ANNELS, G. LIDDELOW AND P. SKINNER FORESTS DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA BULLETIN94, 1985 T:- VertebrateFauna in The SouthernForests of WesternAustralia A Survey By P. CHRISTENSEN, A. ANNELS, G. LIDDELOW AND P. SKINNER Edited by Liana ChristensenM.A. (w.A.I.T.) Preparedfor Publicationby Andrew C.A. Cribb B.A. (U.W.A.) P.J. McNamara Acting Conservator of Forcsts 1985 I I r FRONT COVER The Bush R.at (Rattus fuscipes): the most abundantof the native mammals recordedby the surueyteams in WesternAustralia's southernforests. Coverphotograph: B. A. & A. C. WELLS Printed in WesternAustralia Publishedby the ForestsDepartmeDt of WesternAustralia Editor MarianneR.L. Lewis AssistantEditor Andrew C.A. Cribb DesignTrish Ryder CPl9425/7/85- Bf Atthority WILLIAM BENBOW,Aciing Cov€mmenaPrinter, Wesrern Ausrralia + Contents Page SUMMARY SECTION I-INTRODUCTION HistoricalBackground. Recent Perspectives SECTION II-DESCRIPTION OF SURVEY AREA Boundariesand PhysicalFeatures 3 Geology 3 Soils 3 Climate 6 Vegetation 6 VegetationTypes. 8 SECTION III-SURVEY METHODS 13 SECTION IV-SURVEY RESULTSAND LIST OF SPECIES. l6 (A) MAMMALS Discussionof Findings. l6 List of Species (i) IndigenousSpecies .17 (ii) IntroducedSpecies .30 (B) BIRDS Discussionof Findings List of Species .34 (C) REPTILES Discussionof Findings. List of Species. .49 (D) AMPHIBIANS Discussionof Findings. 55 List of Species. 55 (E) FRESHWATER FISH Discussionof Findings. .59 List of Species (i) IndigenousSpecies 59 (ii) IntroducedSpecies 6l SECTION V-GENERALDISCUSSION 63 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 68 REFERENCES 69 APPENDICES I-Results from Fauna Surveys 1912-t982 72 II-Results from Other ResearchStudies '74 Within The SurveyArea 1970-1982.
    [Show full text]