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Recovery Plan for Tasmanian Threatened Orchids DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES AND WATER Threatened Tasmanian Orchids Flora Recovery Plan 2006 - 2010 Threatened Tasmanian Orchid Flora Recovery Plan 2006-2010 1 DISCLAIMER This recovery plan has been prepared under the provisions of both the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 (TSP Act). There are 68 orchid species covered by this plan, of which 34 are listed as threatened under both State and Commonwealth legislation, the remaining listed as rare or threatened under the TSP Act only. Twenty of the orchid species covered by this plan are endemic to Tasmania. For those species that also occur in other states this plan addresses the Tasmanian populations only. Adoption as a national recovery plan under the EPBC Act refers only to species listed under the EPBC Act. The taxonomy of orchids is constantly being revised. Should a species covered by this plan be split into several taxa all populations will remain covered by this plan under the original listing of the species. In the event of new orchid species being listed the content and actions of this plan will also be relevant to those new species, however this plan will then require revision to include the new species. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This plan was prepared by Aaron Dalgleish with assistance and advice from Wendy Potts (TSS), Sally Bryant (TSS), Hans and Anne Wapstra, David Ziegeler, Andrew Pritchard (DSE) and Richard Schahinger (TSS). Fiona Coates (DSE), Gary French (PV), Brendon Sullivan (PV) and Andrew Batty (BGPA) provided valuable information concerning existing orchid recovery programs in other states. The Tasmanian Threatened Orchid Recovery Team including Mark Wapstra (FPA), Hans Wapstra, Peter Tonelli, Jed Gillian (DIER), Leigh Walters (TFGA), Peter McGlone (TSN), Natalie Papworth (RTBG) and Wendy Potts (TSS), also assisted with information and critical comment. David Jones (CPBR at the ANH) and Hans Wapstra assisted with identification and taxonomy. Hans and Annie Wapstra, Peter Tonelli, Lalani Hyatt (PWS), Les Rubenach and Els Haywood assisted with fieldwork. Wendy Potts (TSS), Eve Lazarus (TSS), Richard Schahinger( TSS) and Justine Shaw (TSS) edited this plan. Map made by Eve Lazarus. Cover produced by Gina Donelly (Graphic Services, ILS, DPIW). Thanks are extended to the numerous landowners and orchid enthusiasts that have provided information on threatened orchid populations and their habitats. This plan draws on the data collected by David Ziegeler and collated in the Orchid Atlas of Tasmania, and the information put together by David Jones, Hans Wapstra, Peter Tonelli and Stephen Harris in The Orchids of Tasmania. It also draws heavily on knowledge accumulated as part of Victorian orchid recovery programs, in particular on advice from Andrew Pritchard and Fiona Coates. Cover photo by H&A Wapstra Citation: Threatened Species Section (2006). Flora Recovery Plan: Tasmanian Threatened Orchids 2006-2010. Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Hobart. © Threatened Species Section, DPIW This work is copyright. It may be reproduced for study, research or training purposes subject to an acknowledgment of the sources and no commercial usage or sale. Requests and enquires concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to the Manager, Threatened Species Section. ISBN: 0 7246 6348 7 Threatened Tasmanian Orchid Flora Recovery Plan 2006-2010 2 Abbreviations ANH Australian National Herbarium (Canberra) AOF Australian Orchid Foundation BGPA Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority (Western Australia) BCB Biodiversity Conservation Branch, DPIW (Tasmania) CHAH Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria CPBR Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research (Canberra) DIER Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (Tasmania) DPIW Department of Primary Industries and Water (Tasmania) DPIWE Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment (Tasmania) DSE Department of Sustainability and Environment (Victoria) EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 FPA Forest Practices Authority (Tasmania) NCB Nature Conservation Branch, DPIWE (Tasmania) NOGN Native Orchid Growers Network NRM Natural Resource Management ORG Orchid Research Group (Canberra) PAPL Protected Areas on Private Land Program, DPIW PFRP Private Forest Reserve Program, DPIW PV Parks Victoria PWS Parks and Wildlife Service (Tasmania) RBG Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne) RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology RTBG Royal Tasmanian Botanic Gardens TFGA Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association TSN Tasmanian Threatened Species Network TSP Act Threatened Species Protection Act 1995 TSS Threatened Species Section, BCB/DPIW (Tasmania) TTORT Tasmanian Threatened Orchid Recovery Team Orchid taxonomy follows the Australian Plant Census (CHAH 2005 & 2006); other flora taxonomy follows Buchanan (2005). The listing status of all threatened species referred to in this recovery plan was correct at the time of publication. Threatened Tasmanian Orchid Flora Recovery Plan 2006-2010 3 CONTENTS SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................................5 BACKGROUND INFORMATION......................................................................................................7 Taxonomy and Nomenclature ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Conservation Status ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Habitat Requirements, Distribution and Decline ..................................................................................................... 8 Threats, Limiting Factors and Management Issues.................................................................................................. 9 Reservation Status........................................................................................................................................................10 Habitat Critical to the Survival of Species................................................................................................................10 Existing Conservation Measures ...............................................................................................................................10 RECOVERY PLAN............................................................................................................................. 11 Recovery Objectives, Actions and Performance Criteria ......................................................................................11 Strategy for Recovery and Progress Evaluation......................................................................................................14 Estimated Cost of Recovery.......................................................................................................................................15 Social and Economic Impacts and Affected Interests...........................................................................................15 Broader Biodiversity Benefits.....................................................................................................................................15 Recovery Actions.................................................................................................................................. 16 Action 1.1 Conduct baseline surveys (high priority) ......................................................................................16 Action 1.2 Conduct conservation status assessments and update State and Commonwealth threatened species legislation, Listing Statements and databases (high priority)...............................................................17 Action 1.3 Keep abreast of changes in orchid taxonomy (high priority)....................................................17 Action 2.1 Notify land owners/managers of presence of threatened orchid populations (high priority). .............................................................................................................................................................18 Action 2.2 Undertake critical management actions (high priority) ..............................................................18 Action 2.3 Manage spatial data (high priority).................................................................................................19 Action 2.4 Identify priority populations (high priority) .................................................................................20 Action 2.5 Identify threats and develop management strategies for priority populations (high priority) . .............................................................................................................................................................20 Action 2.6 Work with land owners/managers to develop and implement management plans for important threatened orchid communities (moderate priority).......................................................................21 Action 2.7 Pursue long-term protection of priority populations from detrimental changes in land management (high priority)....................................................................................................................................21 Action 3.1 Coordinate volunteer extension searches (moderate priority)...................................................23
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