Lot 155 FTY1778, Lot 154 FTY1763 and Lot 150 FTY1000 Ecology Assessment Report
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Lot 155 FTY1778, Lot 154 FTY1763 and Lot 150 FTY1000 Ecology Assessment Report Release Notice This document is available through the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project controlled document system TeamBinder™. The responsibility for ensuring that printed copies remain valid rests with the user. Once printed, this is an uncontrolled document unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Third-party issue can be requested via the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project Document Control Group. Document Conventions The following terms in this document apply: • Will, shall or must indicate a mandatory course of action • Should indicates a recommended course of action • May or can indicate a possible course of action. Document Custodian The custodian of this document is the Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Project – Operations and Project Support – Environment Team Manager. 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Introduction ............................................................................................ 6 1.1 Definitions & abbreviations .............................................................................. 6 1.1.1 Definitions................................................................................................. 6 1.1.2 Abbreviations ............................................................................................. 6 1.1.3 Document references .................................................................................... 7 2. Site Content ........................................................................................... 10 2.1 Background ............................................................................................... 10 2.2 Location ................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Topography ............................................................................................... 10 2.4 Land Zones ................................................................................................ 10 2.5 Climate .................................................................................................... 11 3. Methodology ........................................................................................... 12 3.1 Desktop and Literature Review ....................................................................... 12 3.2 Field Survey ............................................................................................... 12 3.2.1 Vegetation Community Survey ........................................................................ 12 3.2.2 Habitat Survey ........................................................................................... 13 3.2.3 Threatened Flora and Fauna Survey .................................................................. 13 3.2.4 Exotic Flora and Fauna Survey ........................................................................ 13 3.2.5 Disturbance Survey...................................................................................... 13 3.2.6 Survey Limitations ...................................................................................... 14 4. Results and Discussion ............................................................................... 15 4.1 Desktop and Literature Review ....................................................................... 15 4.1.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance (MNES) ........................................... 15 4.1.2 Other Matters ............................................................................................ 17 4.1.3 Extra Information ....................................................................................... 18 4.1.4 Nature Conservation Act ............................................................................... 19 4.1.5 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ...................................................................... 20 4.1.6 Other Environmental Values ........................................................................... 21 4.1.7 Wetlands and Watercourses ........................................................................... 23 4.2 Field Survey ............................................................................................... 25 4.2.1 Matters of National Environmental Significance .................................................... 25 4.2.2 Other Matters ............................................................................................ 36 4.2.3 Extra Information ....................................................................................... 38 4.2.4 Nature Conservation Act ............................................................................... 38 4.2.5 Environmentally Sensitive Areas ...................................................................... 43 Doc Ref: Q-4700-15-RP-009 Revision: 0 Page 3 of 60 Operations & Project Support – Environment Team, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Lot 155 FTY1778, Lot 154 FTY1763 and Lot 150 FTY1000 Ecology Assessment Report 4.2.6 Other Environmental Values ........................................................................... 44 4.2.7 Wetlands and Watercourses ........................................................................... 45 4.2.8 Declared Weeds ......................................................................................... 45 4.2.9 Declared Fauna .......................................................................................... 45 4.2.10 Disturbance .............................................................................................. 45 5. Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................ 47 List of Appendix Appendix A: Locality ........................................................................................ 49 Appendix B: Ecological Survey Locations Map ........................................................... 50 Appendix C: Results from EPBC Protective Matters Search Tool ..................................... 51 Appendix D: Results from Wildlife Online Search ....................................................... 52 Appendix E: Environmentally Sensitive Areas Mapping ................................................ 53 Appendix F: DERM Regional Ecosystem Mapping for the Site ......................................... 54 Appendix G: Wetlands and Watercourses Map .......................................................... 55 Appendix H: Flora Species Recorded During Field Survey ............................................. 56 Appendix I: Fauna Species Recorded During Field Survey ............................................. 57 Appendix J: EPBC Vegetation Communities Identified on the Site ................................... 58 Appendix K: Threatened Species Identified Within the Site .......................................... 59 Appendix L: Ground-truthed Remnant Regional Ecosystems .......................................... 60 List of Tables Table 1: Definitions ......................................................................................................... 6 Table 2: Abbreviations ...................................................................................................... 6 Table 3: Associated Document References.............................................................................. 7 Table 4: EPBC Threatened Ecological communities predicted to occur at the site. .......................... 15 Table 5: EPBC listed flora species predicted to occur at the Site ................................................ 15 Table 6: EPBC listed fauna species predicted to occur at the Site ............................................... 16 Table 7: EPBC listed migratory species predicted to occur at the Site .......................................... 17 Table 8: EPBC listed marine species predicted to occur at the Site ............................................. 18 Table 9: EPBC invasive flora species predicted to occur at the Site ............................................. 18 Table 10: EPBC invasive fauna species predicted to occur at the Site ........................................... 19 Table 11: Wildlife Online search tool results for flora .............................................................. 19 Doc Ref: Q-4700-15-RP-009 Revision: 0 Page 4 of 60 Operations & Project Support – Environment Team, Australia Pacific LNG Upstream Phase 1 Uncontrolled when printed unless issued and stamped Controlled Copy. Lot 155 FTY1778, Lot 154 FTY1763 and Lot 150 FTY1000 Ecology Assessment Report Table 12: Wildlife Online search tool results for fauna ............................................................. 19 Table 13: Endangered regional ecosystems mapped over the Site ..............................................