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Tasmanian Wilderness WORLD HERITAGE AREA (AUSTRALIA) Property ID 181bis

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION to the Proposal For A Minor Boundary Modification

FOR SUBMISSION BY 28 FEBRUARY 2013

In Response to World Heritage Committee Decision 36 COM 8B.45 paragraph 4 The Denison Rain CrayfishOmbrastacoides ( denisoni), has been recorded in the Weld-Snowy Range (section 11 on Map 1). This species is more closely related to crayfish in Madagascar than to other Australian species1. Photo: Courtesy Alastair Richardson.

1 Toon, A., M. Perez-Losada,Schweitzer, C.E., Feldmann, R.M., Carlson, M. & Crandall, K.A.(2010). ‘Gondwanan radiation of the Southern Hemisphere crayfishes (Decapoda: Parastacidae): evidence from fossils and molecules.’ Journal of Biogeography 37: 2275-2290. Tasmanian Wilderness WORLD HERITAGE AREA (AUSTRALIA) Property ID 181bis

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO THE PROPOSAL FOR A MINOR BOUNDARY MODIFICATION

For submission by 28 February 2013

In Response to World Heritage Committee Decision 36 COM 8B.45 paragraph 4 Tasmanian

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Front cover photo: Tall eucalypts in the upper reaches of the Styx Valley, snow-capped Mt Mueller in the background, some logging disturbance (Rob Blakers) Inside front cover photo: The Denison Rain CrayfishOmbrastacoides ( denisoni) (Alastair Richardson)

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Australia is pleased to provide this supplementary information to support the proposal for a minor modification to the boundary of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The supplementary information was foreshadowed in the dossier provided by 1 February 2013.

This document, together with the dossier Four additional maps are provided (Maps A, B, provided by 1 February 2013, is submitted for C and D) (refer to discussion in parts 3.1, 4.1 and review by the relevant Advisory Bodies and the 4.2) as well as new versions of Maps 1 and 2 (refer consideration of the World Heritage Committee part 7). These show the delimitation of the at its 37th session. original and proposed property boundaries and reflect minor refinement of the proposal. This supplementary information should be read in conjunction with the dossier. To assist this, Information is presented on the contribution to the supplementary information is presented the maintenance of the Outstanding Universal here using numbering that follows the format Value for each of the 14 sections as labelled on used in Annex 11 of the Operational Guidelines Map 1 (part 4.1). Supplementary information on for the Implementation of the World Heritage attributes of Outstanding Universal Value from Convention, and as used in the dossier. spatial analysis of data held by the Australian Government, including information on tall eucalypt forests, important habitats and species information, is presented in 4.2 together with extra information on glacial heritage.

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1. AREA OF THE PROPERTY (IN HECTARES)

The dossier gave a range for the area of 170,000–174,000 hectares. Further work has been done to provide a more accurate indication of the area that now takes into account exclusions discussed below in the description of the modification.

The extension to the property is 172,050 hectares.

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2. DESCRIPTION OF THE MODIFICATION

The dossier provided a table of the proposed Table 1 indicates the current tenure and sections of the addition with names identifies the areas of existing forest reserve that corresponding to the labels shown on Map 1. were recommended for addition to the World More detail of the component areas within these Heritage property through the Tasmanian Forest sections, including their area has been provided Agreement 2012 (abbreviated as ‘TFA areas’). in an updated Table 1.

TABLE 1: DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED ADDITION

Number on Map Name of Section Components Current tenure Area (hectares) 1 Nelson Falls Part of Princess River Conservation Area 2 1,116

2 Dove River TFA areas 1 2,819 Dove River Conservation Area 2 862 Swift Creek Conservation Area 2 462 Dove River Forest Reserve 3 2,415

3 Upper Mersey TFA areas 1 5,462 Borradaile Forest Reserve 3 255

4 Mole Creek Karst TFA areas 1 3,028 Mersey River Forest Reserve 3 133 Additional parts of Mole Creek Karst 2 790 National Park: Great Western Tiers Conservation Area 2 2,593 (from Mole Creek Karst NP to Meander Forest Reserve)

Column 4 key to numbers: 3. Existing reserve under the Forestry Act 1920 managed by 1. Tasmanian Forests Agreement (State Forest) Forestry Tasmania 2. Existing reserve under the Tasmanian Nature Conservation Act 4. Private land managed for conservation purposes 2002 managed by Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service 5. Hydro Tasmania owned and/or vested land

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Number on Map Name of Section Components Current tenure Area (hectares) 5 Great Western Tiers (Northern) TFA areas 1 6,858 Great Western Tiers Conservation Area 2 5,421 (2 parts) Jackeys Creek Forest Reserve 3 213 Quamby Bluff Forest Reserve 3 945 Liffey Falls State Reserve (part outside 2 85 existing property) Bush Heritage Australia Liffey River Reserve 4 105 Bush Heritage Australia Coal Mine Creek 4 20 Reserve Tasmanian Land Conservancy Liffey reserve 4 15

5 Great Western Tiers (Eastern) TFA areas 1,5 15,736 Great Western Tiers Conservation Area 2 6,480 (3 parts) Great Lake Conservation Area (part only) 2 4,011 Jones Rivulet Conservation Area 2 64

6 Upper Derwent TFA areas 1,5 16,921 Tasmanian Land Conservancy 4 1,649 private reserve: Skullbone Plains (plus Kenneth Lagoon) Travellers Rest block (within Cradle 2 2.5 Mountain—Lake St Clair National Park) Derwent Bridge block (within Cradle 2 0.9 Mountain—Lake St Clair National Park)

7 Florentine TFA areas 1 3,952

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Number on Map Name of Section Components Current tenure Area (hectares) 8 Mount Field TFA areas 1 8,445 Mt Field National Park 2 15,809 Mariotts Falls State Reserve 2 135 Junee Cave State Reserve 2 22 Lady Binney Forest Reserve 3 379 9 Mount Wedge—Upper Florentine TFA areas 1 12,923 Mt Wedge Forest Reserve 3 11 Boyd Forest Reserve 3 10 Stringybark Forest Reserve 3 33

10 St y x-Tyenna TFA areas 1 14,460 North Styx Forest Reserve 3 4,224 Big Tree Forest Reserve 3 112 Styx Tall Trees Forest Reserve 3 337

11 Weld-Snowy Range TFA areas 1 8,710 South Weld Forest Reserve 3 47

12 Huon-Picton TFA areas (inc Warra Long Term Ecological 1 11,260 Research site) Arve Loop Forest Reserve 3 944

13 Hartz-Esperance TFA areas 1 7,234 Hastings Caves State Reserve 2 113

14 Recherche TFA areas 1 3,948 Recherche Bay Nature Recreation Area 2 482 TOTAL 172,050

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Areas not included in the FORESTRY OPERATIONS proposed addition The Warra LTER site of 15,900 ha was In preparing the proposal for the boundary designated in 1995 to encourage long-term modification the Tasmanian Government ecological research and monitoring in wet forests raised a number of issues with existing land uses in Tasmania. The Tasmanian Government contained within the proposed boundary: the requested that parts of the site be excluded from Warra Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) the proposed addition to maintain its continued site, hydro power infrastructure and electricity viability as an ecological research area. transmission lines, existing gravel quarries, The Warra LTER Site is also an integral part forestry plantations and transitional logging of a single tract of forest extending up three coupes (please refer to page 6 of the dossier). adjacent river valleys—the Picton, the Huon and MINING the Weld. The Silvicultural Systems Research Area: parts The Australian Government has a policy of not of the Warra LTER (249 hectares) which are allowing mining in World Heritage Areas. This is subject to some form of logging activity, either consistent with the World Heritage Committee’s selective, clear fall or selective island retention approach. Therefore all land parcels subject to were excluded. These areas will lie outside any existing or committed mining activity, which the perimeter of the proposed addition if it in Tasmanian legislation includes existing gravel is approved. quarries used for road construction, have been excluded from the proposed addition. As discussed on page 21 of the dossier, a small number of coupes are required to be harvested Some of these quarries have been associated with after June 2013 under transitional arrangements. forestry activities and may not be required in future. Two coupes have been excluded from the The status of these quarries will be reviewed and proposed addition. where possible any areas no longer required will be rehabilitated and considered for addition to the property.

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HYDRO TASMANIA INFRASTRUCTURE AND LAKE SHORES

The Poatina Hydro Power Station and the penstock above Poatina Station, with a combined area of 298 hectares, have been excluded from the proposed addition. Land associated with critical infrastructure for the Tarraleah Canal (240 hectares) has also been excluded.

In refining the proposed addition, a further 691 ha of lake shores below maximum flood level have been excluded. This removes land below design/safety levels.

OTHER MINOR BOUNDARY CORRECTIONS

Other minor adjustments have been made to ‘clean’ the data, including removal of small slivers of ongoing logging coupes and minor corrections, for example to align the boundary with features such as the Lyell Highway, where small mapping anomalies existed.

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3. JUSTIFICATION FOR THE MODIFICATION

3.1 Combining existing and proposed reserves from the Tasmanian Forest Agreement

As explained in part 3 of the dossier, combining existing reserves with the areas agreed under the Tasmanian Forest Agreement 2012 was important for a rational and contiguous boundary modification proposal. A supplementary map is provided to show the location of existing reserves and the areas put forward from the Tasmanian Forest process (‘TFA areas’ in Table 1).

3.2 Inclusion of Private Land Reserves

The Australian Government received a number of requests to consider private reserves within the proposal to modify the boundary. These are reserves that are already managed for their conservation values.

An assessment of the contribution these reserves would make to the Outstanding Universal Value and integrity of the property was undertaken. It was decided to include four privately owned reserves in the proposed modification.

As a result two properties owned by Bush Heritage Australia and two owned by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy have been included in the boundary modification proposal.

The reason for including each of these properties in the proposal is given in Table 2.

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TABLE 2: JUSTIFICATION FOR INCLUDING PRIVATE RESERVES

Tasmanian Land Conservancy: Skullbone Plains was evaluated as being in good condition Skullbone Plains reserve and the property’s known values include habitat of the (1,618 hectares), located in the locally endemic and nationally listed endangered fish the Upper Derwent section. Clarence galaxias (Galaxias johnstoni). The property adjoins a proposed addition from the Tasmanian Forest Agreement and is surrounded on three sides by the existing property. A swamp system drains through these blocks into the adjoining world heritage property. The inclusion of this area will add further to the integrity of the property. Tasmanian Land Conservancy: Supports the integrity of the boundary when included with Liffey Valley: Liffey Reserve part of Liffey Falls State Reserve (currently outside the (15 hectares) located in the Great existing property). Western Tiers (northern) section. Bush Heritage Australia: Liffey Includes good examples of unlogged forest, inclusion of Valley: Liffey River Reserve this area will enhance forest habitat, forest connectivity and (105.2 hectares) located in the Great make a more rational property boundary. Western Tiers (northern) section. Bush Heritage Australia: Liffey Together with the adjoining Tasmanian Forest Agreement Valley: Coal Mine Creek Reserve proposed reserve, this block represents a logical addition that (20.29 hectares) located in the Great will contribute to forest values and property boundary. Western Tiers (northern) section.

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4. CONTRIBUTION TO THE MAINTENANCE OF THE OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE

4.1 Sections of the proposed addition 4.1.2 DOVE RIVER

Refer to sections of the proposed boundary This section is immediately adjacent to the modification as indicated by labels on Map 1 and Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park. described in Table 1. The inclusion of this section within the property will enhance connectivity with the northern 4.1.1 NELSON FALLS CATCHMENT Cradle Mountain sector of the property and enclose within the new boundary3 a vegetation This section includes the entire catchment of the transition that extends from the treeline into Nelson Falls, a popular viewing area for visitors montane Eucalyptus delegatensis forest and travelling through the property. Its inclusion woodlands to dense rainforest in the steep valleys. will place the new property boundary on a well defined rocky ridgeline divide. It will contribute Despite past logging on parts of the ridgetop, the to integrity by protecting the water supply of the inclusion of the steep-sided gorges falling from waterfalls. The streams within the catchment 700 to 300 metres, and their intact rainforests, contain freshwater invertebrate taxa with high will serve to enhance visitor perceptions of levels of endemism. This area contains habitat remoteness when experienced from within for threatened species of conservation and the gorge. scientific value such as the Tasmanian devil and The Dove River section contains habitat spotted-tailed quoll. The entire area is a mosaic for threatened species of conservation and of cool temperate rainforest and Leptospermum scientific value such as the Tasmanian devil dominated scrub, which provides an excellent and spotted-tailed quoll. example of successional dynamics within the cool temperate forest biome. This land is within delineated wilderness2.

2 The land is within wilderness delineated under both the Comprehensive Regional Assessment 1996 and Commonwealth Wilderness Program (1999) processes, 3 Western parts of this section were recommended by the excluding only a buffer along the Lyell Highway (CWP Tasmanian Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage 1999). Maintenance of wilderness adds to the integrity of for addition to the property to establish a more rational, the TWWHA. topography-based, boundary (Dept PWH, 1990).

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4.1.3 UPPER MERSEY contain a rich biota including rare, relictual cave fauna species that are endemic to the area and This section features steep forested slopes with demonstrate speciation processes. substantial changes in relief that fall below the boundary of the existing property. To improve The majority of this section of the proposed landscape integrity in many places the proposed addition is vegetated with tall Eucalyptus new boundary has been relocated from a cliff top delegatensis forests which contribute to the to incorporate the escarpment and lower slopes.4 integrity and protection of the tall wet eucalypt These slopes have high aesthetic values and some forests along the northern slopes of the Great also have wilderness values. The geomorphology Western Tiers. reflects a legacy of Pleistocene glacial ice draining the Walls of Jerusalem and Central Plateau and 4.1.5 GREAT WESTERN TIERS subsequent elaboration by fluvial and periglacial Northern processes. It will add to the representation within the property of Tasmania’s highly distinctive The Great Western Tiers escarpment is a glaciated dolerite mountain terrain. Some commanding presence in northern Tasmania. examples of tall Eucalyptus delegatensis forest A significant component of the broader northern (>41 m) are scattered amongst eucalypt forest and regional landscape, it is visible over a wide rainforest of lower stature. distance. The forested slopes have high scenic values when viewed from both inside and outside 4.1.4 MOLE CREEK KARST the property, and the cliffed dolerite escarpment, spectacular when viewed from the Central The Mole Creek karst contains some of Australia’s Plateau, forms a natural landscape boundary to most spectacular and ornamented caves. This the Central Plateau6. West of the Lake Highway region of limestone karst under tall eucalypt these slopes adjoin a delineated wilderness area7. forest, adds to the diversity and integrity of The escarpment is an integral component of the that part of the Mole Creek karst system that distinctive glaciated alpine dolerite terrain of is included in the property. Addition of this central Tasmania. Extensive sandstone caves and section will capture a comprehensive selection shelters are present. of the principal karst landforms at Mole Creek, including the magnificent Kubla Khan and Croesus Caves, other cave systems5 and their surface catchments. The caves of Mole Creek recommended by a review of the geoconservation values of 4 Some of this area was also recommended by the Tasmanian the property (Sharples, 2003). Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage for addition to 6 Much of this area was recommended by the Tasmanian the property to establish a more rational, topography-based, Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage for addition to the boundary (Dept PWH, 1990). property for landscape integrity reasons (Dept PWH, 1990). 5 Much of this area was recommended by the Tasmanian 7 The adjoining area was delineated as wilderness (CWP 1999) Department of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage for addition to so the addition of this area will have a remoting influence on the property to improve the integrity of karst systems in the the existing wilderness—note for an explanation of the term property and it includes many of the significant additions ‘remoting’ refer to Smith (2012).

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Tall wet Eucalyptus delegatensis forests connect with very high aesthetic qualities. Despite the with those of the Mole Creek section providing temporary impacts of recent selective logging greater ecological connectivity to the listing. (mostly in the north), and some clear felling Similarly this area adds to the integrity of the (in the south) most of the tall eucalypt forests property by reducing the chance of wildfires of this region remain intact and this area has originating in this area and spreading into fire long been regarded as a potential addition that sensitive alpine areas above. would significantly boost the integrity of the property8. The proposal adopts as a new preferred Eastern eastern boundary the deeply incised gorge of the Great Western Tiers (eastern) includes the higher Derwent River. The inclusion within the property elevations of the northern and eastern Central of the Upper Derwent forests would significantly Plateau, clearly defined dolerite clifflines, and enhance the extensive mapped wilderness that has the drier forests of the lower slopes. Forested been identified within the property to the west. slopes and impressive boulder scree slopes North of these Upper Derwent forests, the are continuous with the Great Western Tiers beautiful highland woodlands are interspersed (northern) and the eucalypt forests below the with the forest and button grass of the escarpment are linked to the forests further west, Navarre Plains. These can be viewed from the enhancing ecological connectivity. Lyell Highway, the major tourist route through The eastern part of this section includes the the property. This wonderful vista is enhanced north eastern part of the dolerite plateau by a scenic mountain backdrop. The button grass (Central Plateau) which was not occupied by moorland community provides habitat for highly the Last Glacial and so retains evidence of distinct faunal assemblages such as burrowing glaciation from earlier more intense Pleistocene crayfish.9 This area includes important glacial glaciations, thereby complementing and deposits immediately south of Lake St Clair, contributing to the integrity of glaciation in the where glacial drift and moraine sequences provide property (see 4.2.5 for a further explanation of critical evidence for the location and timing of contributions to glacial heritage). ice fronts in the upper Derwent Valley. These features will contribute to the integrity of the 4.1.6 UPPER DERWENT glacial heritage already contained within the property (4.2.5). In proximity to Lake St Clair, the King William Range and the very tall forests of Beech Creek and Counsel River in the existing property, the 8 (Dept PWH 1990). Upper Derwent has important tracts of forest 9 Please refer to the revised Retrospective Statement of (many dominated by Eucalyptus delegatensis) Outstanding Universal Value submitted 1 February 2013. including old-growth tall eucalypt forest This faunal group is referred to in Criterion (ix) and plays an important role in ecosystem processes for button grass being referred to as ecosystem engineer. The burrowing crayfish are high in endemism and are a relictual fauna group, and so contribute to Criterion (viii).

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4.1.7 FLORENTINE caves12 developed along the underground course of the Junee River. Virtually all of Australia’s deepest Magnificent old-growth tall eucalypt forest caves (approaching 400 metres depth) occur in remains in the lower Florentine Valley and this area. The caves contain a diverse and highly the forested slopes in this section are part of a specialised invertebrate fauna. topographic and landscape sequence extending from the existing world heritage property10. This Mount Field has a diverse range of habitats section includes a concentration of registered supporting a rich flora of nearly 500 plant species. ‘Giant Trees’ of Eucalyptus regnans (refer to Map The montane rainforest, alpine and freshwater B and 4.2.1) within a very tall forest landscape habitats, in particular, provide habitat for taxa with that is connected via the tall wet eucalypt forests high levels of Tasmanian endemism. Mt Field of the property (Coles Creek) to the wet forests provides large areas of habitat for living fossils of the Upper Derwent and Mt Wedge-Upper and rare species of significant scientific value such Florentine sections. This section includes cave as the mountain shrimp (Anaspides tasmaniae), deposits preserving skeletal material of important and rare endemic dragonflies Tasmanian redspot extinct marsupial sub-fossils. (Archipetalia auriculata) and Tasmanian spotwing (Synthemiopsis gomphomacromioides). 4.1.8 MT FIELD The diversity of geological substrates, and Mount Mt Field National Park, together with closely Field’s geographic centrality, has culminated in associated areas of tall eucalypt forest, encapsulates the richest assemblage of alpine plants anywhere many of the attributes that contribute to the in Tasmania. Globally unusual string bogs Outstanding Universal Value of the property formed from bolster heath plants have their (glacial and karst landforms, alpine environments, best development here at Newdegate Pass, while tall trees, palaeo-endemic species including flora other alpine formations such as bolster heaths, and fauna with links to Gondwana, endemic herbfields and fjaeldmark are well developed and flora and fauna). This section is easily accessed accessible in areas of prolonged snow lie. by visitors, providing excellent opportunities for Coniferous heaths and woodlands support a rich presentation. Inclusion of Mt Field National Park array of endemic species including significant and some of its forested surrounds will add to the populations of the listed threatened species13 11 integrity of the property . This section includes the Pherosphaera hookeriana as well as other conifers very complex and extensive system of limestone of ancient origin— Athrotaxis cupressoides, A. selaginoides, Diselma cupressoides, Podocarpus lawrencei, Phyllocladus aspleniifolius and 10 Most of this area was recommended for landscape integrity Microcachrys tetragona. reasons and to provide a more topographically-based boundary (Dept PWH, 1990). 11 Mt Field and some of its forested surrounds were 12 The section includes parts of the Junee-Florentine karst area recommended for inclusion by the Tasmanian Department that were recommended for addition to the World Heritage of Parks, Wildlife and Heritage to provide a more Area by a review of geoconservation values (Sharples 2003). appropriate boundary (Dept PWH, 1990). 13 listed as Vulnerable in Tasmania

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A complete altitudinal gradient in forest If added, the Styx River would represent the most communities is presented within the section with important ‘node’ for conservation of Eucalyptus superlative Eucalyptus regnans dominated tall regnans tall eucalypt forest in the property (refer wet forests on the lower slopes being replaced to 4.2.2). These magnificent old trees contest at higher altitudes by forests and woodlands with California’s redwoods for their exceptional dominated by a rich variety of endemic eucalypts. aesthetic quality, featuring larger girths and Giant eucalypt trees in excess of 85 m are buttresses on the lower trunks. A number of recorded in this section. Altogether 57 vascular ‘Giant Trees’ are accessible to visitors. These giants plants of ancient origin are recorded for contrast with the visually diverse, wet, understorey. the section. Forest on the eastern slopes of Mt Mueller, the headwaters of the Styx, are an integral part of 4.1.9 MT WEDGE— the landscape and the viewfield that visitors UPPER FLORENTINE encounter when entering the property from the Gordon River Road16. The upper Styx Valley is This section encompasses the remaining large particularly important for maintenance of the tracts of forest within the Upper Florentine Valley essential wilderness quality of the adjacent upper that have not been extensively logged. The Upper Weld Valley17. Florentine is traversed by a sealed road, the Gordon River road, which is one of the gateways 4.1.11 WELD-SNOWY RANGE to the property. The Upper Florentine addition completes the visual integrity of a spectacular Tall eucalypt forest, rainforest, glacial and karst vista from near the Needles on the Gordon features18 and a wild river extend outside the River Road. The area is adjacent to high quality property into the proposed addition. Much of wilderness in the property to the north and hence this section has not been affected by logging and improves its integrity14. An extensive area of will contribute to protection of high wilderness largely undisturbed karst is included15. quality because it forms part of a much larger area of wilderness centred on the property19. 4.1.10 STYX-TYENNA The Weld section of forest has well developed rainforest under towering Eucalyptus obliqua Natural heritage values associated with old tall eucalypts and a complete transect from the growth tall eucalypt forests are very high in this lowland tall eucalypt forest on the river, through section. The Styx River Valley includes the most mountain rainforest, to alpine vegetation on the exceptional stands of Eucalyptus regnans, the Snowy Range. world’s tallest flowering plant. This section has the highest concentration of registered ‘Giant Trees’ in Tasmania (Map B), more than 30, with many trees 16 Dept PWH (1990). over 90 metres tall, and some close to 100 metres. 17 Dept PWH (1990). 18 Includes the Eddy Creek karst system, an essentially pristine 14 Part of this area is within a large area of Commonwealth dolomite karst system. Wilderness Program delineated wilderness (CWP 1999). 19 The larger area is within Commonwealth Wilderness 15 Dept PWH (1990). Program delineated wilderness (CWP 1999).

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4.1.12 HUON-PICTON 4.1.13 HARTZ-ESPERANCE

This section addresses a significant westward and This section contains rainforest, tall-eucalypt southward encroachment into the property and is forests and the balance of the Hastings Caves an integral part of the valley and forest landscape karst system, which is partly within the property. that extends into the property20. Features include outstanding crystalline formations, underground rivers, lakes and While some pockets are recovering from thermal springs. disturbance due to past logging, remaining forests have high visual and scientific value Newdegate Cave is readily accessible and attracts associated with old-growth tall eucalypt forest. many visitors. The Hastings Caves karst system River scenery is of high quality, especially at the has rare, endemic cave fauna that have close wider parts of the Huon River, with naturally relatives in other continents that once formed part tannin-brown waters typical of the south west of of the Gondwana super continent (e.g. Tasmania’s Tasmania, and riparian forest vegetation, rich in largest spider Hickmania troglodytes and the young Huon pine trees, Lagarostrobos franklinii, Hastings Cave beetle Idacarabus cordicollis.) recovering from a legacy of selective logging that Lower altitude old-growth tall eucalypt forests took place in colonial times. have high scenic qualities and are continuous The forests of the Picton and Huon are with the upper forested slopes of mountains such contiguous with the tall eucalypt forest in the as Adamsons Peak and the Hartz Mountains lower Weld Valley, forming part of the corridor which form the south-eastern edge of the existing extending from near the south coast up the property. These forests are part of the contiguous eastern edge of the property (refer to 4.2.2). band of tall eucalypt forest occurring along the In lower elevations in this section, are areas of eastern edge of the property (refer to 4.2.2). Their karst, glaciokarst and glacial landforms. Riveaux inclusion will extend the altitudinal range of this Cave in the Huon is part of a karst system ecosystem contained within the revised boundary which is partly in the property and partly in the further adding to the integrity of this ecosystem. proposed addition.

20 Most of the middle Huon Valley was recommended for addition for landscape and management integrity reasons in a previous review of appropriate boundaries (Dept PWH 1990).

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4.1.14 RECHERCHE 4.2 Contributions by attribute The section includes valleys and plains adjacent 4.2.1 GIANT TREES to glaciated ranges that preserve depositional evidence of glaciations, complementing the Contributing to Criterion (vii): ‘contain erosional evidence of glaciations more often superlative natural phenomena or areas of found in alpine areas that are already contained exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic in the property21. importance’ giant trees are superlative examples The forests in this section comprise mostly of individual tall Eucalyptus trees—the world’s forested hillslopes, foothills and some coastal tallest flowering plants. Amongst angiosperms plains. This tract of eucalypt forests comprises the these tall trees are the most extreme example largest of two of the southernmost occurrences of gigantism in the plant kingdom. Special in of eucalypt forest in Australia. It is the important their own right, these giants are also components final component of the corridor of tall eucalypt of the superlative natural phenomenon of tall forest that extends down the eastern side, eucalypt forest. partly inside and partly outside, the current Tasmania has many ‘Giant Trees’—very tall property boundary22. eucalyptus trees and eucalypt trees of great mass The protection of these forests within an extended (at least 85 metres tall, or at least 280 cubic boundary will enclose and so help to protect metres estimated stem volume). Although very fragile alpine environments in the property. tall trees are also found on mainland Australia, The proposed addition, while having some the tallest trees are presently found in Tasmania. significant impacts from logging and associated Forestry Tasmania, with the assistance of roading in recent years, is partly within identified community advisors, maintains a formal ‘Giant wilderness areas23 and has potential to recover Trees Register’: www.gianttrees.com.au. from this disturbance. ‘Giant Trees’ include five species of Eucalypts viz: Eucalyptus regnans, E. delegatensis, E. obliqua, E. viminalis, E. globulus.

A map showing ‘Giant Trees’, as defined and identified in the Tasmanian Giant Tree register is at Map B.

21 The southern part of this area was recommended by the Tasmanian Department of Parks Wildlife and Heritage for addition to the property for landscape integrity and management reasons (Dept PWH 1990). 22 refer to report 5A from Independent Verification Group as referenced in the bibliography. 23 The western sector of this land abuts a wilderness zone and a large area of high wilderness quality within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage property. It is partly within a Commonwealth Wilderness Program (1999) and Tasmanian Comprehensive Regional Assessment 1996 delineated wilderness area (1999).

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Map B demonstrates that the proposed addition Registered ‘Giant Trees’ in the proposed will greatly increase the number of identified addition to the property ‘Giant Trees’ contained within the property. Total listed Giant Trees The new boundary will encompass the greatest (85+metres / concentration of very tall E. regnans in Tasmania. 280+ cubic metres) 129 There is potential for additional unrecorded giant trees to be located in less accessible stands of tall In existing world eucalypts included in the proposed addition, for heritage property 9 example in the lower Weld. In proposed addition 58 The large number of giant trees contained in Within the proposed the proposed addition will make an important new boundary 67 (52% of State total)24 contribution to the integrity of this superlative natural phenomenon. 4.2.2 TALL EUCALYPTS AND Distribution CONNECTIVITY

The listed ‘Giant Trees’ in Tasmania are Tall eucalypt forests25 contribute to the concentrated mainly in a narrow corridor of Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage property tall wet eucalypt forest in southern Tasmania, meeting Criteria (vii), (ix) and (x). Please refer to though several isolated individuals exist in other Map C and D. parts of the island (refer to Map B). The tallest Prior to the Tasmanian Forest Agreement (2012), recorded ‘Giant Tree’ is ‘The Centurion’ which the commercial value of tall eucalypt forests at approximately 100 metres, is the tallest tree meant only limited areas of high quality forest in Australia and the tallest flowering plant in were included in the property. the world. It is located about 5 km outside the addition and mostly surrounded by a landscape With eucalypts having a global diversity of over that is dominated by commercial forestry. 800 species, the tall eucalypt forest ecosystem is arguably the most superlative expression of this genus.

Remnant tall eucalypt forests in Tasmania are concentrated in a tract extending from Recherche, near the southern tip, to the Upper Derwent in the centre; although they do occur in smaller remnants elsewhere.

24 Note most of these giants occur in the context of unlogged larger stands, compared to many giants that occur outside of the proposed boundaries which remain in areas where logging has occurred. 25 see Map C for definitions.

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Some outstanding tracts of forests are currently processes or reciprocal interaction between partly in and partly out of the boundaries of the these temperate communities. Major fire events property, for example in the Upper Derwent, are a feature of these ecosystems. Enhanced Weld River and the Huon-Picton. connectivity provides for recolonisation of species eliminated in major fire events. The proposed addition will extend or add outstanding new examples of tall eucalypt forest 4.2.3 THREATENED ECOLOGICAL ecosystems that span the full altitudinal range COMMUNITIES AND from sea level to around 950 metres. OTHER SIGNIFICANT Three ‘nodal’ areas that include representation NATURAL HABITATS of all three of the main tall eucalypt species FOR CONSERVATION OF will be incorporated: viz. E. delegatensis BIODIVERSITY (Upper Derwent); E. regnans (St y x-Tyenna) and Contributing to Criterion (x): ‘contains the E. obliqua (Weld-Snowy and Huon-Picton) most important and significant natural habitats (see Map C). for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, The Styx-Tyenna section has an outstanding including those containing threatened species tract of forest. It contains superlative examples of of outstanding universal value from the point of E. regnans and the greatest concentration of the view of science or conservation’. tallest hardwood (flowering plants) in the world. ‘Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens’, an Although the tall eucalypt forests within the endangered ecological community that is listed proposed addition appear as separate stands under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity of forest, in combination with those forests Conservation Act 1999, (Department of already in the property, including rainforest, Environment, Sustainability, Water, Population, the tall eucalypt forests form a near continuous and Communities (2012), occurs in Mt Field connected ribbon of forest extending for National Park, around Skullbone Plains (Upper more than 180 kilometres, achieving greater Derwent section) and in the Dove River and connectivity between most of the tall eucalypt Upper Mersey sections of the proposed addition. forests along the eastern margin of the property, The Great Western Tiers, Upper Derwent greatly enhancing the integrity of this globally and Florentine Valley sections of the proposed important system. Maps C and D illustrate addition provide habitat for the endangered this corridor. wedge-tailed eagle and Tasmanian devil. The greater expanse and connectivity will also The Great Western Tiers is an important increase the area of interaction between tall breeding habitat for the endangered white form of eucalypt forest and rainforest thus allowing the Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae). for better representation of ongoing ecological

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4.2.4 SPECIES INFORMATION Sources and reliability of species information

Species level biodiversity information contributes The species occurrence data used by ANHAT to the property meeting Criteria (viii), (ix) comes from a range of government and and (x). Detailed species information is provided institutional sources. All data used is positive in Annexures A-G and summarised here. presence only, and taxa may exist in areas in which they have not been recorded. While every Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool effort has been made to ensure accuracy and (ANHAT) completeness of the data used, no data set can be Species records held by the Australian Government considered free of error, and it is not possible to were analysed using the Australian Natural confirm all species locations. Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT) to estimate While taxonomic and species concepts used by the species contributions to the heritage values ANHAT are compiled from authoritative sources, of the property made by the proposed addition. species names and higher taxonomic placement ANHAT currently contains information on may necessarily reflect other government the distribution of over 30,000 Australian taxa. censuses, databases or other authoritative lists. This includes all mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs and fish, 137 families of vascular plants (over Primitive relictual species 15,000 species) and a range of invertebrate groups. Primitive relictual species with strong New ANHAT is a map-supported database developed Zealand and Patagonian affinities provide by the Heritage and Wildlife Division of the living evidence of the previous existence of Department of Sustainability, Environment, the Gondwana supercontinent. These species Water, Population and Communities to help contribute to Criterion (viii)—‘as outstanding identify and prioritise areas of Australia for examples representing major stages of the earth’s their natural heritage significance, principally history’. The property’s diverse endemic ancient biodiversity, based on rigorous comparisons taxa also contribute to Criterion (ix) as part of of specific natural values. It is an important ‘ongoing ecological and biological processes’ tool to aid an evolutionary understanding of including speciation. Australia’s biodiversity. ANHAT uses the most complete, integrated dataset for locations of over 30,000 Australian species to help identify places which best represent what is unique about Australia’s biodiversity.

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Two hundred and thirty species (and subspecies) Endemism that are considered to belong to primitive taxa or The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage an ancient lineage were recorded in the property. property contains an usually high proportion of This includes 182 invertebrate species (in endemic flora and fauna species contributing to 14 orders) and 49 species of plant (in 17 families). Criterion (ix) ‘ongoing ecological and biological One hundred and five ‘primitive taxa’ species processes’ including speciation and Criterion (x) have been recorded in the proposed addition to many ‘important and significant natural habitats the property, including 62 invertebrate species for in-situ conservation of biological diversity’. (eight orders), 17 of which have not previously Within the proposed addition, the freshwater been recorded in the property. Forty three habitats, in particular, provide habitat for taxa paleo-endemic plant species (17 families) have with high levels of endemism. also been recorded. The proposed addition contains 28 species of Twenty seven plant species, five frog species, invertebrate recorded only within Tasmania four parrot species and two mammal species and which have not previously recorded within identified in the Department of Sustainability, the property. This includes species of insects, Environment, Water, Population and millipedes, terrestrial and freshwater molluscs, Communities World Heritage official values and sessile wheel animals. The proposed addition document26 as either Gondwanan in origin would also add nine species of vascular plant, or examples of biological evolution have been seven species of moss and two species of lichen recorded in the proposed addition. Because to the Tasmanian endemic flora found within the official values document does not list every the property. Gondwanan plant family likely to have been Further, the proposed addition encompasses recorded in the proposed addition this is likely to an additional 35 species of invertebrate whose underestimate the above numbers. recorded range is almost entirely within the proposed extension. Flora species with recorded ranges mostly confined to the addition include one species of orchid, six species of moss and two species of lichen.

26 Reference: http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/tasmanian-wilderness/values.html

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The proposed addition encompasses the ranges 4.2.5 GLACIATION of several species with very small recorded ranges (less than ten 10km2 grid cells). These The proposed addition will contribute further to include 58 species of invertebrate, nine vascular the glacial and periglacial features and processes flora species, 14 species of moss, eight species of that contribute to Criteria (vii) and (viii). lichen and a galaxid fish species. The inclusion The existing property is renowned for the extent of this addition will increase the number of and diversity of its evidence of glaciation in birds recorded in the property by eight species. shaping the landscape. A feature is the range A further 55 vascular flora species, 43 species of of glacial landforms across the width of the mosses and lichens and 52 invertebrate species extensive dolerite capped surface of the Central would also be added to the property. Plateau, ranging from deep scouring in the Rare and threatened species higher snowfall areas in the west (e.g. Walls of Jerusalem) occupied by ice during the Last The extensive undisturbed property provides Glacial, eastwards to lower snowfall areas in the secure habitats for many rare and threatened east where glacial landforms are less pronounced. species, contributing to Criterion (x) ‘important The proposed addition includes areas which and significant natural habitats for in-situ contribute further to this evidence including conservation of biological diversity’. An additional landforms which reflect a legacy of Pleistocene four nationally listed threatened species and one glacial ice draining the Walls of Jerusalem and IUCN listed species will be added through the Central Plateau and subsequent elaboration proposed boundary modification. by fluvial and periglacial processes; areas not Records for 11 EPBC listed species, including occupied by the Last Glacial which retain the Clarence galaxias, occur in the proposed evidence of glaciation from earlier more intense addition. Four species, including the critically Pleistocene glaciations; important glacial deposits endangered orchid Thynninorchis nothofagicola, where glacial drift and moraine sequences provide have not previously been recorded in the property. critical evidence for the location and timing of ice fronts in the upper Derwent Valley; and Ten species listed by the IUCN as Near valleys and plains adjacent to glaciated ranges Threatened or of higher conservation significance, that preserve depositional evidence of glaciations. including King Billy Pine (Athrotaxis selaginoides) These complement the erosional evidence of and Pencil Pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides), have glaciations more often found in alpine areas that been recorded within the proposed addition. are already contained in the property.

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5. IMPLICATIONS FOR LEGAL PROTECTION

5.1 Continuation of certain activities after World Heritage listing

All world heritage properties in Australia are protected and managed under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. This was explained on page 18 of the dossier.

Ongoing access to a number of areas within the proposed extension is required to enable scheduled and emergency maintenance and capital upgrade of critical energy infrastructure (e.g. Hydro infrastructure and Transend power transmission network requirements). TheEnvironment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 provides exemptions for certain activities or actions that have been on-going prior to the commencement of the Act (s43B) or with prior authorisation (s43A). In general, routine maintenance of infrastructure (including access roads, transmission lines etc) falls into this category of exemption. Refer also to 6.3.

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6. IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS

6.1 Transitional arrangements 6.2 Private blocks

Since the submission of the dossier, on The proposal includes four private blocks which 4 February 2013, areas that were identified were selected on the basis of their contribution to through the Tasmanian Forest Agreement the outstanding universal value of the property 2012 for reservation under Tasmanian legislation and the integrity of the boundary. It was have been provided with interim protection considered that some other candidate blocks from forestry activities through a conservation could also make a useful contribution to the agreement signed by the Australian and property. However, a lack of data on values and Tasmanian governments and Forestry Tasmania boundary considerations led to the deferral of under the Australian Environment Protection and decisions on these areas. Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. 6.2.1 TASMANIAN LAND The Tasmanian Forest Agreement 2012 recognises CONSERVANCY RESERVES that there is a need for a transitional period to allow wood requirements to be met while logging Two of the selected private blocks, Skullbone schedules are redirected to areas outside agreed Plains (1,618 hectares) and a block in the reserves. The conservation agreement provides Liffey Valley: Liffey Reserve (15 hectares), are that some logging will be permitted in the area managed by the Tasmanian Land Conservancy, subject to the nomination until 30 June 2013. a registered environmental organisation. This logging will be limited to a maximum area of The Tasmanian Land Conservancy has 837 hectares. indicated its interest in participating in ongoing management planning for the world Conservation agreement can be found at: heritage property. http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/about/pubs/ ca-tas-feb-2013.pdf Management of the ‘Liffey’ reserve is covered by the draft Lower Liffey Reserve Management Plan For other information on the transitional which has the primary objective: ‘To maintain, arrangements see also the exclusions relating to conserve and restore species and habitats’. forestry operations discussed above in Part 2 of This is consistent with the objectives of IUCN this document; and refer to the discussion in Category IV (Habitat/species management area). page 21 of the dossier. The aim of management is to allow natural regeneration processes to occur.

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A conservation covenant for this block has been 6.2.2 BUSH HERITAGE registered on the land title under the Tasmanian AUSTRALIA RESERVES Nature Conservation Act 2002. The covenant is aimed at ensuring protection of the reserve’s The other two selected blocks, also in the Liffey natural values and has the force of a statutory Valley, Liffey River Reserve (105.2 hectares) document that binds the Tasmanian Land and Coal Mine Creek Reserve (20.29 hectares), Conservancy to its provisions. The covenant are owned and managed by Bush Heritage contains management prescriptions and Australia. This organisation owns and manages recommendations that the relevant parties a reserve estate of approximately one million (the land owner and the Minister responsible for hectares Australia-wide and partners to administering Tasmania’s Nature Conservation Act support conservation management of a further 2002) should abide by to maintain the vegetation 2.5 million hectares. community and allow regeneration of native Bush Heritage Australia has agreed to legal species, implement appropriate fire regimes and instruments, creating restrictive conservation eradicate pest species. covenants for both of these blocks, under the A draft management plan (June 2012) has been Tasmanian Nature Conservation Act 2002, to the prepared for Skullbone Plains. This document effect that it is clearly the intention of both the identifies conservation targets, threats, strategies landowner and the State of Tasmania to bind and actions for management within an adaptive all future owners of the land for the purpose of management framework. Processes are in train ‘protecting in perpetuity the flora and fauna, to place a conservation covenant under the water quality and the natural diversity of the Tasmanian Nature Conservation Act 2002 over land’. General covenants that relate to land the entire area which will exclude those activities clearing, fire, use of chemicals and construction that would potentially compromise the of buildings and placements, including walking conservation values of the property. tracks are defined in the instrument. Threatened species and ecological communities have additional protection under the relevant national and state laws, respectively, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 and the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995.

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6.3 Ongoing access to 6.4 Rehabilitation of plantations critical infrastructure Several existing plantations, covering There is a need for ongoing/emergency 218 hectares, have been included in the proposed maintenance and capital upgrades of existing addition. These include young Eucalyptus nitens, infrastructure in the proposed addition to a species introduced to Tasmania and therefore Tasmanian Wilderness. This applies to existing capable of invading and interbreeding with local power transmission corridors (managed by Tasmanian eucalypt species. These plantations Transend) and to Hydro Tasmania infrastructure are a potential source of invasive species and including the pipelines and the tunnel between consideration will be given to removal of Great Lake and Poatina Power Station which are trees to avoid seed dispersal. These sites are to critical to ongoing operation of State hydro power be rehabilitated. energy infrastructure.

Following addition of these areas to the world heritage property, if accepted, this infrastructure will be managed consistent with the prescriptions for other Statutory Authorities in the existing Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Management Plan. Following the consideration of the Tasmanian Forest Agreement Bill 2012, and associated Protection Orders, by the Tasmanian Parliament, (that will determine future reserve boundaries and easements) protocols for management of these transport corridors will need to be developed with relevant management agencies to ensure management is compatible with the surrounding world heritage property.

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7. M A P S:

Maps were included in the dossier. Updated versions of these maps are now provided using the revised area figures for the proposed new boundary.

Map 1: Showing the original delimitation of the boundary and new areas in the proposed revision.

Map 2: Showing the proposed modified boundary.

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8. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

8.1 List of other attachments 8.2 Bibliography provided with the supplementary information STATEMENTS OF OUTSTANDING UNIVERSAL VALUE FOR THE Map A: Map showing the proposed addition and TASMANIAN WILDERNESS its current tenure (refer to Table 1 and part 3 of this document) Department of Sustainability, Environment, Map B: Map showing Giant Trees (refer to 4.2.1) Water, Population, and Communities (2010) Draft Retrospective Statement of Outstanding Map C: Map of tall eucalypt forest and rainforest Universal Value: (refer to 4.2.2) http://www.environment.gov.au/ Map D: Map of context of tall eucalypt forest heritage/publications/strategy/pubs/ and wet forest (refer to 4.2.2) tas-state-party-report-feb10-att-3.pdf Submitted with the State Party report in Annexure A: Species in the proposed addition February 2010. which have not previously been found in the original property Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Annexure B: Species with links to Gondwana or (unpublished) Draft Retrospective Statement of which demonstrate on-going ecological processes Outstanding Universal Value, draft submitted for recorded in the proposed addition consideration of the World Heritage Committee. Annexure C: Species considered primitive in the February 2013. proposed addition Department of Sustainability, Environment, Annexure D: Species endemic to Tasmania found Water, Population, and Communities: Heritage in the proposed addition but not previously found places website World Heritage values of the in the property Tasmanian Wilderness:

Annexure E: Species whose range is almost http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/ entirely within the proposed addition world/tasmanian-wilderness/values.html Annexure F: Species with limited range which occur in the proposed addition

Annexure G: Protected species in the proposed addition

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RECENT STATE PARTY REPORTS ON REPORTS FROM THE INDEPENDENT THE STATE OF CONSERVATION OF VERIFICATION GROUP: THE TASMANIAN WILDERNESS Professor Jonathan West, Chair of the ‘State Party report on the state of conservation Independent Verification Group, released of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage the Group’s comprehensive assessment of the Area (Australia) Property ID 181bis in response Tasmanian forestry industry’s timber supply to decisions of the World Heritage Committee: requirements and the conservation values of WHC 34 COM 7B.38 and WHC 34 COM nominated areas of Tasmania’s native forests. 8B.46.’ Australian Government, February 2012 The independent expert advice provided a sound http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/ factual basis to inform the development of an strategy/tas-state-party-report-feb12.html agreed solution that optimises wood supply and conservation outcomes. This process, led by ‘State Party report on the state of conservation of Professor West with forestry and conservation the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area experts, was agreed by industry, union and (Australia) Property ID 181bis in response to decision environment Signatories to the Statement of the World Heritage Committee: WHC 32 COM of Principles. 7B.41’ Australian Government, February 2010 Heritage report: http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/ strategy/tas-state-party-report-feb10.html Independent Verification Group 2012 Verification‘ of the Heritage Value of ENGO-Proposed Reserves’ RECENT STUDIES OF THE IVG Report 5A Hobart HERITAGE VALUES OF THE http://www.environment.gov.au/land/ TASMANIAN WILDERNESS forests/independent-verification/pubs/ivg_ Balmer J., Whinam J., Kelman J., Kirkpatrick J.B., conservation_5a_heritage.pdf and E Lazarus E. (2004) A review of the floristic Other reports: values of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Nature Conservation Report 2004/3. See all of the reports and peer review Department of Primary Industries Water and documents at: Environment, Tasmania, Australia http://www.environment.gov.au/land/forests/ Sharples C. (2003). A review of the independent-verification/report.html geoconservation values of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. Nature Conservation Report 03/06. Department of Primary Industries Water and Environment, Tasmania, Australia

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OTHER REPORTS AND Glaciation INFORMATION SOURCES Colhoun E.A., Hannan D., Kiernan K. (1996) Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens Late Wisconsin glaciations of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Department of Sustainability, Environment, Tasmania, Vol.130 (2), 1996 33 Water, Population, and Communities (2012): Alpine Sphagnum Bogs and Associated Fens: Southern Hemisphere Crayfish

http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ Alicia Toon, Marcos Pérez-Losada, Carrie E. sprat/public/publicshowcommunity. Schweitzer, Rodney M. Feldmann, Michael pl?id=29&status=Endangered Carlson, Keith A. Crandall. Gondwanan Radiation of The Southern Hemisphere Australia’s heritage places Crayfishes (Decapoda: Parastacidae): Australia’s heritage places: Tasmanian Wilderness Evidence from Fossils and Molecules Journal World Heritage Area of Biogeography Volume 37, Issue 12, pp 2275–2290, December 2010 http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/ world/tasmanian-wilderness/index.html Rain Crayfish:

Giant Trees (tall eucalypts) http://theconversation.edu.au/australian-endange red-species-rain-crayfish-12038 Balmer J., Hickey J. and Leaman, T. (2008) Management of Tasmania’s giant trees Tall eucalypts and connectivity in reserve design Department of Primary Industries and Water. (see also giant trees above) [electronic resource] / Hobart. Cushmana S.A., Landguth, E.L. (2012) Herrmann, Walter (2006) Vulnerability of Multi-taxa population connectivity in the Tasmanian giant trees. Australian Forestry Vol. Northern Rocky Mountains. Ecological 69 No. 4. Modelling 231 (2012) 101 112 Hickey J.E., Kostoglou P. and Sargison G.J. http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecolmodel (2000) Tasmania’s tallest trees. Tasforests Can be viewed in full at http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/ Volume 12. pubs_other/rmrs_2012_cushman_s002.pdf

Welcome to The Centurion: Hitchcock, P (2012) Tall eucalypt forests as World http://www.forestrytas.com.au/news/2008/10/ Heritage in the Independent Verification Group welcome-to-the-centurion Report 5A: http://www.environment.gov.au/land/forests/ Independent-verfication/report.html

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Olds A. D., Connolly, R. M., Pitt K.A, Legislation and Policy Maxwell P.S. (2012) Synergistic effects of Australian Government Environment Protection reserves and connectivity on ecological resilience. and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 Journal of Applied Ecology. Volume 49, Issue http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/about/ 6:1195-1203, December 2012 index.html Wilderness and remoteness Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service (1999) Commonwealth Wilderness Program/Dept Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Environment and Heritage 1999, ‘Series of Management Plan Dept of Primary Industries, 1:100,000 scale maps showing delineated Water and Environment Hobart wilderness’ Canberra 1999 http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index. aspx?base=6158 Environment Australia 1997 ‘Internal departmental communications associated with Tasmanian Regional Forest Agreement (1997) the Regional Forest Agreement process for between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Tasmania’ Canberra 1997 State of Tasmania http://www.daff.gov.au/__data/ assets/pdf_file/0003/49278/tas_rfa.pdf Smith P. E. (2012) Wilderness, remoteness and ‘high conservation value forests’ Tasmanian Intergovernmental Agreement Tasmanian National Parks Association (2011) between the Australian Government News 15:11-14 Winter 2012 and the Tasmanian Government http:// www.environment.gov.au/land/forests/ tasmanian-forests-agreement.html

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SPECIES IN THE PROPOSED ADDITION WHICH HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN FOUND IN THE PROPERTY

Vertebrates Order Family Species Common Name Sections1 Aves Accipitridae Haliastur sphenurus Whistling Kite Greater Western Tier-Eastern Charadriidae Charadrius bicinctus Double-banded Plover Hartz-Esperance Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans Wandering Albatross Recherche Eupetidae Cinclosoma punctatum Spotted Quail-thrush Upper Derwent, Upper Mersey Podicipedidae Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Australasian Grebe Mole Creek Karst Procellariidae Lugensa brevirostris Kerguelen Petrel Mount Field Rallidae Porzana tabuensis Spotless Crake Mount Field, Upper Mersey Tytonidae Tyto javanica Eastern Barn Owl Mount Field Vascular Flora Order Family Species Common Name Sections Asparagales Hypoxidaceae Hypoxis hygrometrica Golden Weathergrass Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern Orchidaceae Arachnorchis helvina Spider Orchid Recherche Corunastylis nuda Tiny Midge Orchid Mt Wedge-Upper Florentine, Upper Derwent Pterostylis furcata Sickle Greenhood Upper Mersey Simpliglottis triceratops Three-horned Bird-orchid Mole Creek Karst, Mount Field Simpliglottis valida Large Bird-orchid Mole Creek Karst Stegostyla cracens Mole Creek Karst Stegostyla iridescens Bronze Caladenia Recherche Thelymitra flexuosa Twisted Sun Orchid Recherche Thelymitra holmesii Holme’s Sun Orchid Recherche Thelymitra media Tall Sun Orchid Greater Western Tier-Eastern Thynninorchis nothofagicola Mt Wedge-Upper Florentine Asterales Asteraceae Chrysocephalum semipapposum Native Daisy Upper Derwent Craspedia maxgrayi Native Daisy Greater Western Tier-Northern Cymbonotus preissianus Bears-ears Mole Creek Karst Millotia tenuifolia Native Daisy Mole Creek Karst Olearia floribunda Daisy Bush Huon-Picton, Mount Field, Upper Mersey Ozothamnus reticulatus Everlasting Mount Field Xerochrysum bicolor Native Daisy Greater Western Tier-Northern

1 Sections follow the labelling on Map 1

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Vascular Flora Order Family Species Common Name Sections Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Stellaria pungens Prickly Starwort Greater Western Tier-Northern, Mole Creek Karst, Upper Mersey Portulacaceae Montia fontana chondrosperma Water blinks Mount Field Montia fontana fontana Water blinks Mount Field Dioscoreales Thismiaceae Thismia rodwayi Fairy Lanterns Greater Western Tier-Northern, Hartz-Esperance Ericales Epacridaceae Monotoca scoparia Prickly Broom-heath Greater Western Tier-Northern Richea continentis Grass-tree Mount Field Fabales Fabaceae Acacia siculiformis Daggar Wattle Upper Mersey Acacia stricta Hop Wattle Weld-Snowy Range Daviesia ulicifolia ruscifolia Bitter-pea Upper Derwent Daviesia ulicifolia ulicifolia Bitter-pea Greater Western Tier-Eastern Lamiales Phrymaceae Mazus pumilio Recherche Scrophulariaceae Euphrasia gibbsiae pulvinestris Mount Field Veronica formosa Greater Western Tier-Eastern Malpighiales Picrodendraceae Micrantheum hexandrum Greater Western Tier-Eastern Malvales Thymelaeaceae Pimelea neo-anglica Rice Flower Mole Creek Karst, Upper Derwent Myrtales Myrtaceae Callistemon pallidus Lemon Bottlebrush Greater Western Tier-Northern, Huon-Picton Eucalyptus rubida Candlebark Greater Western Tier-Eastern Eucalyptus urnigera Urn gum Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Mount Field Pinales Cupressaceae Callitris rhomboidea Dune Cypress Pine Greater Western Tier-Eastern Poales Cyperaceae Baumea gunnii Greater Western Tier-Eastern Carex gunniana Mount Field Carex tasmanica Curly Sedge Mount Field Carex tereticaulis Upper Mersey Isolepis gaudichaudiana Recherche Lepidosperma oldfieldii Recherche Uncinia elegans Greater Western Tier-Northern Juncaceae Juncus holoschoenus Jointleaf Rush Mount Field Poaceae Austrodanthonia popinensis Mount Field Dichelachne micrantha Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern Glyceria australis Manna Grass Greater Western Tier-Eastern Hierochloe rariflora Mount Field Restionaceae Hypolaena fastigiata Mount Field Proteales Proteaceae Isopogon anethifolius Isopogon Hartz-Esperance Sapindales Rutaceae Boronia anemonifolia variabilis Boronia Mole Creek Karst Sapindaceae Dodonaea viscosa spatulata Sticky Hop Bush Mole Creek Karst Unplaced dicots Boraginaceae Myosotis exarrhena Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern

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Cryptogams Group Order Family Species Sections Lichen Caliciales Mycocaliciaceae Chaenothecopsis sagenidii Mount Field Lecanorales Cladoniaceae Cladonia kuringaiensis Greater Western Tier-Northern Cladonia mitis Mount Field Cladonia subsquamosa Mount Field Verrucariales Verrucariaceae Verrucaria hydrela Greater Western Tier-Northern Verrucaria puncticulata Mount Field Verrucaria tasmanica Greater Western Tier-Northern Moss Arthoniales Chrysothricaceae Chrysothrix candelaris Greater Western Tier-Northern Roccellaceae Lecanactis latispora Mount Field Bryales Bryaceae Bryum subrotundifolium Mole Creek Karst Gemmabryum australe Mount Field Gemmabryum crassum Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Mount Field Ptychostomum angustifolium Greater Western Tier-Eastern Rosulabryum capillare Mole Creek Karst Rosulabryum Mount Field subtomentosum Mielichhoferiaceae Pohlia annotina Dove R., Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Mount Field Pohlia cruda Mount Field Pohlia inflexa Mount Field Pohlia ochii Mount Field Buxbaumiales Buxbaumiaceae Buxbaumia aphylla Mount Field Dicranales Ditrichaceae Ditrichum strictum Mount Field Leucobryaceae Campylopus australis Hartz-Esperance Rhabdoweisiaceae Amphidium tortuosum Mount Field Funariales Funariaceae Entosthodon muehlenbergii Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Mount Field Entosthodon radians Mount Field Physcomitrium pyriforme Dove R. Grimmiales Grimmiaceae Grimmia laevigata Dove R., Mount Field Hedwigiales Hedwigiaceae Hedwigia ciliata Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern, Mole Creek Karst Hookeriales Daltoniaceae Daltonia splachnoides Mount Field Hypnales Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium albicans Mount Field Brachythecium plumosum Mount Field Rhynchostegium Greater Western Tier-Northern muriculatum Scorpiurium cucullatum Mount Field Hylocomiaceae Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Mt Wedge-Upper Florentine

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Invertebrates Group Order Family Species Sections Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Percodermus niger Mount Field Philophloeus moestus Mount Field Tasmanorites nitens Mount Field Dytiscidae Platynectes bakewelli Huon-Picton, Mount Field Sternopriscus meadfootii Greater Western Tier-Eastern Hemiptera Ceratocombidae Ceratocombus australiensis Mt Wedge-Upper Florentine Cicadidae Diemeniana hirsuta Mount Field Rhyparochromidae Geratarma tasmaniensis Mount Field Hymenoptera Apidae Exoneura angophorae Mount Field Exoneura bicolor Huon-Picton Exoneura turneri Huon-Picton Colletidae Euryglossina healesvillensis Huon-Picton Halictidae Lasioglossum brunnesetum Greater Western Tier-Northern Isoptera Kalotermitidae Kalotermes convexus Mount Field Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Argynnina hobartia Upper Derwent montana Heteronympha penelope Recherche diemeni Oreixenica lathoniella Upper Derwent lathoniella Papilionidae Graphium macleayanus Mount Field macleayanus Millipedes Polydesmida Dalodesmidae Gasterogramma rusticum Greater Western Tier-Northern Lissodesmus alisonae Greater Western Tier-Northern, Mole Creek Karst Lissodesmus devexus Mole Creek Karst Lissodesmus hamatus Greater Western Tier-Eastern Paredrodesmus australis Huon-Picton, Styx-Tyenna Paredrodesmus purpureus Hartz-Esperance Paredrodesmus taurulus Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Mole Creek Karst

36 TASMANIAN WILDERNESS WORLD HERITAGE AREA (AUSTRALIA) Property ID 181bis Wilderness Invertebrates Group Order Family Species Sections Molluscs Basommatophora Ancylidae Ferrissia petterdi Upper Mersey Caenogastropoda Hydrobiidae Austropyrgus diemensis Mount Field Nanocochlea 2 Mount Field Nanocochlea 22 Mount Field Ps 22 Mount Field Ps 32 Mount Field Ps 33 Mount Field Ps 52 Mole Creek Karst Eupulmonata Caryodidae Hedleyella falconeri Mount Field Charopidae Elsothera limula Greater Western Tier-Northern Rotifer Collothecacea Collothecidae Collotheca trilobata Mount Field Stephanoceros fimbriatus Upper Derwent Flosculariacea Testudinellidae Testudinella amphora Greater Western Tier-Northern Testudinella husseyi Upper Derwent Ploimida Dicranophoridae Aspelta tilba Greater Western Tier-Northern Dicranophorus hercules Mount Field Encentrum diglandula Upper Derwent Gastropodidae Ascomorpha ecaudis Mount Field Cephalodella nana Mount Field Monommata dentata Greater Western Tier-Northern Notommata aurita Mount Field Pleurotrocha petromyzon Greater Western Tier-Northern Resticula cf. plicata Upper Derwent Proalidae Proales fallaciosa Mount Field Trichocercidae Trichocerca cavia Greater Western Tier-Northern Trichocerca gracilis Greater Western Tier-Northern Trichocerca longiseta Greater Western Tier-Northern

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ANNEXURE B

SPECIES WITH LINKS TO GONDWANA OR WHICH DEMONSTRATE ON-GOING ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES RECORDED IN THE PROPOSED ADDITION

Flora Order Family Species Common Name Canellales Winteraceae Tasmannia lanceolata Mountain Pepper Oxalidales Cunoniaceae Anodopetalum biglandulosum Big-glanded Marara Bauera rubioides Dog Rose Eucryphia lucida Leatherwood Eucryphia milliganii Dwarf Leatherwood Pinales Cupressaceae Athrotaxis selaginoides King Billy Pine Diselma archeri Cheshunt Pine Lagarostrobos franklinii Huon Pine Podocarpaceae Microcachrys tetragona Alpine Dwarf Pine Pherosphaera hookeriana Tasmanian Dwarf Pine Proteales Proteaceae Agastachys odorata White waratah Bellendena montana Mountain rocket Cenarrhenes nitida Native Plum Lomatia polymorpha Lomatia Lomatia tinctoria Guitar Plant Orites acicularis Yellow Bush Orites diversifolius Orites Orites revolutus Orites Telopea truncata Tasmanian Waratah Myrtales Myrtaceae Eucalyptus subcrenulata Tasmanian Alpine Yellow Gum Eucalyptus gunnii Cider gum Saxifragales Haloragaceae Gonocarpus humilis Raspwort Gonocarpus micranthus Raspwort Gonocarpus montanus Raspwort Gonocarpus serpyllifolius Raspwort Gonocarpus tetragynus Raspwort Gonocarpus teucrioides Raspwort

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Fauna Order Family Species Common Name Aves Psittacidae Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot Neophema chrysostoma Blue-winged Parrot Pezoporus wallicus Ground Parrot Platycercus caledonicus Green Rosella Amphibia Myobatrachidae Crinia signifera Common Froglet Crinia tasmaniensis Tasmanian Froglet Geocrinia laevis Smooth Frog Hylidae Litoria burrowsae Tasmanian Tree Frog Litoria ewingii Brown Tree Frog Mammalia Macropodidae Macropus rufogriseus Red-necked wallaby Phalangeridae Trichosurus vulpecula Common brushtail possum

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ANNEXURE C

SPECIES CONSIDERED PRIMITIVE WHICH OCCUR IN THE PROPOSED ADDITION

Invertebrates Group Order Family Species Common Name Arachnida Araneae Hexathelidae Plesiothele fentoni Lake Fenton Funnel-web Teranodes montana Mountain Funnel-web Idiopidae Arbanitis annulipes Tasmanian Trapdoor Misgolas mestoni Mestons Trapdoor Lycosidae Venatrix funesta Insecta Isoptera Kalotermitidae Kalotermes convexus Odonata Archipetalidae Archipetalia auriculata Tasmanian Redspot Synthemistidae Synthemiopsis Tasmanian Spotwing gomphomacromioides Synthemis tasmanica Tasmanian Swamp Tigertail Millipedes Polydesmida Dalodesmidae Atalopharetra bashfordi Atalopharetra johnsi Atrophotergum montanum Bromodesmus rufus Dasystigma huonense Dasystigma margaretae Dasystigma tyleri Gasterogramma austrinum Gasterogramma extremum Gasterogramma imber Gasterogramma psi Gasterogramma rusticum Lissodesmus alisonae Lissodesmus devexus Lissodesmus hamatus Lissodesmus modestus Lissodesmus perporosus Paredrodesmus australis Paredrodesmus bicalcar Paredrodesmus monticolus Paredrodesmus purpureus Paredrodesmus taurulus

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Procophorella innupta Tasmaniosoma armatum Tasmanodesmus hardyi Paradoxosomatidae Somethus tasmani Molluscs Basommatophora Planorbidae Glyptophysa gibbosa Freshwater Snail Isidorella newcombi Newcombs Freshwater Snail Caenogastropoda Hydrobiidae Austropyrgus diemensis Diemens Freshwater Snail Austropyrgus niger Black Freshwater Snail Austropyrgus simsonianus Simsons Freshwater Snail Nanocochlea 1 Freshwater Snail Nanocochlea 20 Cauldron Pot Freshwater Snail Nanocochlea 22 Wherrets Cave Freshwater Snail Nanocochlea monticola Snowy Mountains Freshwater Snail Phrantela pupiformis Freshwater Snail Phrantela warwicki Warwicks Freshwater Snail Ps 22 Cave Freshwater Snail Ps 32 Cave Freshwater Snail Ps 33 Cave Freshwater Snail Ps 52 Cave Freshwater Snail Eupulmonata Caryodidae Caryodes dufresnii Dufreys Land Snail Hedleyella falconeri Falconers Land Snail Cystopeltidae Cystopelta bicolor Two-coloured Half-slug Cystopelta petterdi Petterds Half-slug Rhytididae Prolesophanta nelsonensis Nelsons Carnivorous Land Snail Tasmaphena sinclairi Sinclairs Carnivorous Land Snail Victaphanta milligani Milligans Carnivorous Land Snail Crustacea Amphipoda Talitridae Austrotroides longicornis Austrotroides maritimus Keratroides vulgaris Mysticotalitrus cryptus Neorchestia plicibrancha Vascular Flora Order Family Species Common Name Asparagales Asteliaceae Milligania densiflora Milligania Lily Milligania lindoniana Milligania Lily Milligania longifolia Milligania Lily Milligania stylosa Milligania Lily Blandfordiaceae Blandfordia punicea Tasmanian Christmas Bell Iridaceae Isophysis tasmanica Native Iris Orchidaceae Townsonia viridis Beech Orchid

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Asterales Stylidiaceae Donatia novae-zelandiae Cushion Plant Canellales Winteraceae Tasmannia lanceolata Mountain Pepper Ericales Epacridaceae Archeria comberi Heath Archeria eriocarpa Heath Archeria hirtella Heath Archeria serpyllifolia Heath Dracophyllum milliganii Milligans Dragon-leaved Heath Dracophyllum minimum Dragon-leaved Heath Planocarpa petiolaris Heath Planocarpa sulcata Heath Prionotes cerinthoides Heath Laurales Atherospermataceae Atherosperma moschatum Tasmanian Sassafras Liliales Campynemataceae Campynema lineare Native Lily Luzuriagaceae Drymophila cyanocarpa Turquoise Berry Myrtales Myrtaceae Leptospermum riparium Tea tree Oxalidales Big-glanded Marara Cunoniaceae Anodopetalum Leatherwood biglandulosum Eucryphia lucida Dwarf Leatherwood Pinales Eucryphia milliganii Pencil Pine Cupressaceae Athrotaxis cupressoides King Billy Pine Athrotaxis selaginoides Cheshunt Pine Diselma archeri Podocarpaceae Lagarostrobos franklinii Alpine Dwarf Pine Microcachrys tetragona Tasmanian Dwarf Pine Proteales Pherosphaera hookeriana White waratah Proteaceae Agastachys odorata Mountain rocket Bellendena montana Native Plum Cenarrhenes nitida Lomatia Lomatia polymorpha Guitar Plant Lomatia tinctoria Yellow Bush Orites acicularis Orites Orites diversifolius Orites Orites revolutus Tasmanian Waratah Psilotales Telopea truncata Slender Fork Fern Psilotaceae Tmesipteris elongata Fork Fern Saxifragales Tmesipteris obliqua Delicate Laurel

Note: species which were noted in the Revised Statement of Outstanding Universal Value (Department of Environment, Sustainability, Water, Population, and Communities (2013)) or in the Independent Verification Group forest conservation report 3A or 3B have been used in this analysis (these reports can be found at http://www.environment.gov.au/land/forests/ independent-verification/report.html).

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ANNEXURE D

SPECIES ENDEMIC TO TASMANIA FOUND IN THE PROPOSED ADDITION BUT NOT PREVIOUSLY FOUND IN THE PROPERTY

Invertebrates Group Order Family Species Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Percodermus niger Tasmanorites nitens Hemiptera Cicadidae Diemeniana hirsuta Rhyparochromidae Geratarma tasmaniensis Hymenoptera Apidae Exoneura turneri Millipedes Polydesmida Dalodesmidae Gasterogramma rusticum Lissodesmus alisonae Lissodesmus devexus Lissodesmus hamatus Paredrodesmus australis Paredrodesmus purpureus Paredrodesmus taurulus Molluscs Caenogastropoda Hydrobiidae Austropyrgus diemensis Nanocochlea 20 Nanocochlea 22 Ps 22 Ps 32 Ps 33 Ps 52 Eupulmonata Charopidae Elsothera limula Rotifer Ploimida Dicranophoridae Aspelta tilba Dicranophorus hercules Encentrum diglandula Notommatidae Cephalodella nana Notommata aurita Resticula cf. plicata Trichocercidae Trichocerca cavia Trichocerca gracilis

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Plants Group Order Family Species Vascular Flora Asparagales Orchidaceae Arachnorchis helvina Simpliglottis triceratops Stegostyla cracens Thynninorchis nothofagicola Asterales Asteraceae Ozothamnus reticulatus Xerochrysum bicolor Poales Cyperaceae Lepidosperma oldfieldii Uncinia elegans Poaceae Austrodanthonia popinensis Moss Arthoniales Roccellaceae Lecanactis latispora Bryales Mielichhoferiaceae Pohlia annotina Pohlia ochii Buxbaumiales Buxbaumiaceae Buxbaumia aphylla Hypnales Hylocomiaceae Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Orthotrichales Orthotrichaceae Ulota dixonii Zygodon obtusifolius Seligerales Seligeriaceae Seligeria cardotii Lichen Caliciales Mycocaliciaceae Chaenothecopsis sagenidii Verrucariales Verrucariaceae Verrucaria tasmanica

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SPECIES WHOSE RANGE IS ALMOST ENTIRELY WITHIN THE PROPOSED ADDITION

Invertebrates Group Order Family Species Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Percodermus niger Tasmanitachoides hobarti Tasmanorites nitens Tasmanotrechus elongatus Diptera Therevidae Johnmannia tasmanica Hymenoptera Apidae Exoneura turneri Millipedes Polydesmida Dalodesmidae Atalopharetra clarkei Paredrodesmus australis Molluscs Caenogastropoda Hydrobiidae Nanocochlea 20 Nanocochlea 22 Ps 16 Ps 17 Ps 21 Ps 22 Ps 23 Ps 24 Ps 26 Ps 32 Ps 33 Ps 38 Ps 39 Ps 52 Eupulmonata Rhytididae Victaphanta a Rotifer Collothecacea Collothecidae Collotheca libera Ploimida Dicranophoridae Aspelta tilba Dicranophorus hercules Encentrum diglandula Lecanidae Lecane pumila Lepadellidae Lepadella amphitropis Lepadella tanae Notommatidae Cephalodella nana Notommata aurita Resticula cf. plicata Trichocercidae Trichocerca cavia Trichocerca gracilis

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Flora Group Order Family Species Vascular Flora Asparagales Orchidaceae Thynninorchis nothofagicola Moss Arthoniales Roccellaceae Lecanactis latispora Bryales Bryaceae Rosulabryum microrhodon Buxbaumiales Buxbaumiaceae Buxbaumia aphylla Dicranales Dicranaceae Dicnemon calycinum Orthotrichales Orthotrichaceae Ulota dixonii Seligerales Seligeriaceae Seligeria cardotii Lichen Caliciales Mycocaliciaceae Chaenothecopsis sagenidii Trypetheliales Trypetheliaceae Aptrootia robusta

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ANNEXURE F

SPECIES WITH LIMITED RANGE WHICH OCCUR IN THE PROPOSED ADDITION

Invertebrates Group Order Family Species Arachnida Araneae Hexathelidae Plesiothele fentoni Idiopidae Arbanitis annulipes Insecta Coleoptera Carabidae Notagonum marginellum Percodermus niger Percosoma carenoides Philophloeus moestus Rhabdotus reflexus Tasmanorites nitens Dytiscidae Sternopriscus montanus Diptera Therevidae Anabarhynchus whitei Hemiptera Ceratocombidae Ceratocombus australiensis Cicadidae Diemeniana hirsuta Rhyparochromidae Geratarma tasmaniensis Hymenoptera Apidae Exoneura angophorae Exoneura turneri Colletidae Euryglossina healesvillensis Leioproctus providus Odonata Archipetalidae Archipetalia auriculata Millipedes Polydesmida Dalodesmidae Gasterogramma austrinum Gasterogramma extremum Paredrodesmus australis Molluscs Caenogastropoda Hydrobiidae Nanocochlea 1 Nanocochlea 20 Nanocochlea 22 Nanocochlea monticola Phrantela pupiformis Ps 22 Ps 32 Ps 33 Ps 52

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Crustacea Amphipoda Talitridae Austrotroides longicornis Austrotroides maritimus Rotifer Collothecacea Collothecidae Collotheca libera Collotheca trilobata Stephanoceros fimbriatus Flosculariacea Testudinellidae Testudinella amphora Testudinella husseyi Testudinella unicornuta Philodinida Philodinidae Mniobia scarlatina Rotaria rotatoria Ploimida Dicranophoridae Aspelta tilba Dicranophorus hercules Encentrum diglandula Lecanidae Lecane eylesi Lecane hornemanni Lepadellidae Lepadella triptera Notommatidae Cephalodella mucronata Cephalodella nana Monommata dentata Monommata grandis Notommata aurita Pleurotrocha petromyzon Resticula cf. plicata Proalidae Proales fallaciosa Proalinopsis staurus Trichocercidae Trichocerca cavia Trichocerca gracilis Trichocerca myersi Flora Group Order Family Species Vascular Flora Asparagales Asteliaceae Milligania stylosa Orchidaceae Thynninorchis nothofagicola Asterales Asteraceae Craspedia glabrata Senecio papillosus Ericales Ericaceae Pernettya lanceolata Myrtales Onagraceae Epilobium fugitivum Poales Centrolepidaceae Gaimardia setacea Cyperaceae Schoenus pygmaeus Poaceae Agrostis diemenica

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Moss Andreaeales Andreaeaceae Andreaea alpina Andreaea microvaginata Arthoniales Roccellaceae Lecanactis latispora Bryales Mielichhoferiaceae Pohlia annotina Pohlia inflexa Pohlia ochii Buxbaumiales Buxbaumiaceae Buxbaumia aphylla Dicranales Ditrichaceae Ditrichum strictum Leucobryaceae Campylopus purpureocaulis Grimmiales Grimmiaceae Racomitrium rupestre Hypnales Brachytheciaceae Brachythecium plumosum Hylocomiaceae Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Orthotrichales Orthotrichaceae Ulota dixonii Zygodon obtusifolius Seligerales Seligeriaceae Seligeria cardotii Lichen Caliciales Mycocaliciaceae Chaenothecopsis sagenidii Chaenothecopsis tasmanica Lecanorales Cladoniaceae Cladia moniliformis Cladonia cornuta Cladonia mitis Cladonia murrayi Verrucariales Verrucariaceae Verrucaria puncticulata Verrucaria tasmanica Vertebrates Group Order Family Species Fish Actinopterygii Galaxiidae Galaxias johnstoni

Note: this analysis targeted species whose range is less than ten 10sq km cells

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ANNEXURE G

PROTECTED SPECIES IN THE PROPOSED ADDITIONS

EPBC Category Order Family Scientific Name Common Name Sections1 Critically Asparagales Orchidaceae Thelymitra pauciflora (As Thelymitra Upper Derwent* Endangered cyanapicata) Thynninorchis Myrtle Elbow Mt Wedge-Upper Florentine nothofagicola Orchid Lamiales Scrophulariaceae Euphrasia gibbsiae Swamp Eyebright Greater Western Tier-Eastern, psilantherea Greater Western Tier-Northern, Mount Field, Upper Mersey* Endangered Asparagales Orchidaceae Petalochilus carneus Striped Pink Greater Western Tier-Eastern* Fingers Myrtales Myrtaceae Eucalyptus gunnii Cider Gum Dove River, Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern, Mole Creek Karst, Mount Field, Upper Derwent* Poales Poaceae Austrodanthonia Blue Wallaby Mount Field popinensis grass Actinopterygii Galaxiidae Galaxias johnstoni Clarence Upper Derwent Galaxias Aves Psittacidae Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern, Upper Derwent * Vulnerable Myrtales Myrtaceae Eucalyptus radiata Narrow-leaf Dove River, Mole Creek Karst, Peppermint Upper Mersey* Poales Cyperaceae Carex tasmanica Curly Sedge Mount Field Aves Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans Wandering Recherche Albatross

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IUCN Category Order Family Scientific Name Common Name Extension Critically Actinopterygii Galaxiidae Galaxias johnstoni Clarence Upper Derwent* Endangered Galaxias Endangered Aves Psittacidae Lathamus discolor Swift Parrot Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern, Upper Derwent* Vulnerable Caenogastropoda Hydrobiidae Nanocochlea Snowy Weld-Snowy Range* monticola Mountains Freshwater Snail Pinales Cupressaceae Athrotaxis King Billy Pine Dove River, Greater Western selaginoides Tier-Northern, Mount Field, Upper Derwent, Upper Mersey, Weld-Snowy Range* Athrotaxis Pencil Pine Greater Western cupressoides Tier-Northern,Mount Field* Aves Diomedeidae Diomedea exulans Wandering Recherche Albatross Conservation Pinales Podocarpaceae Lagarostrobos Huon Pine Huon-Picton, Mount Field* Dependent franklinii Near Threatened Odonata Synthemistidae Synthemiopsis Tasmanian Dove River, Mount Field* gomphomacromioides Spotwing Aves Charadriidae Thinornis rubricollis Hooded dotterel Hartz-Esperance, Recherche* Petroicidae Petroica phoenicea Flame Robin Dove River, Greater Western Tier-Eastern, Greater Western Tier-Northern, Hartz-Esperance, Mole Creek Karst, Mount Field, Mt Wedge-Upper Florentine, Nelson Falls, Upper Derwent, Upper Mersey*

* Species also recorded in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage property

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