Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey - Supplementary Survey

KBR and Main Roads Western Australia

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT FOR: Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey - Supplementary Survey Our Reference: 11115-3771-16R V1 final Copyright © 1987-2016 Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd ABN 70 070 128 675 Except as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), the whole or any part of this document may not be reproduced by any process, electronic or otherwise, without the specific written permission of the copyright owner, Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd. This includes microcopying, photocopying or recording of any parts of the report. VERSION AUTHOR QA REVIEWER APPROVED DATE

Draft Lyn Atkins 27/01/2017 Marc Wohling-Director, Marc Wohling-Director, Environment Environment

Final Lyn Atkins 24/02/2017 Bruce Turner Bruce Turner Associate Director Associate Director Environment Environment

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements ...... 1 Summary ...... 2 1 Introduction ...... 3 1.1 Project Background ...... 3 1.2 Study Area ...... 3 2 Methods ...... 4 2.1 Level 2 FLora and Vegetation ...... 4 2.2 Level 1 Fauna and Opportunistic Fauna Survey ...... 4 3 Results ...... 5 3.1 Flora and Vegetation...... 5 3.1.1 Flora ...... 5 3.1.2 Vegetation ...... 5 3.2 Fauna and Fauna Habitat ...... 7 4 Discussion and Conclusion ...... 8 4.1 Flora Significance ...... 8 4.2 Vegetation Significance ...... 8 4.3 Fauna and Fauna Habitat Significance ...... 8 4.3.1 Black Cockatoo Habitat ...... 8 4.4 Clearing Extents ...... 8 4.5 Environmental Referrals ...... 9 4.5.1 EPA Referrals ...... 9 4.5.2 Matters of National Environmental Significance ...... 9 References ...... 10 Maps ...... 11 Appendix One Flora Inventory ...... 15 Appendix Two Floristic Quadrat and Relevé Details ...... 16

FIGU RES

Figure 1: Study area location ...... 3

T ABLES

Table 1: Vegetation condition (Keighery 1994) ...... 6 Table 2: Flora site by species (additional survey area only) ...... 15

MAPS

Map 1: Vegetation types ...... 12 Map 2: Vegetation condition ...... 13 Map 3: Fauna habitat and nesting trees ...... 14

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PLAT ES

Plate 1: Northern additional area ...... 6 Plate 2: Southern additional area ...... 6 Plate 3: Good condition vegetation in southern additional area ...... 6 Plate 4: Black Cockatoo habitat tree ...... 7 Plate 5: Black Cockatoo habitat tree ...... 7

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ecoscape wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the following:  Ryan Denham, Project Manager, KBR  Paul Everson, Environment Leader – WA, Aurecon  Rochelle Lupton, Environment Officer – Wheatbelt, Main Roads Western Australia. Ecoscape was contracted by KBR, in association with Aurecon, which have been appointed to the Main Roads Western Australia Engineering and Technical Services Panel.

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SUMMARY Main Roads Western Australia (Main Roads) is proposing to upgrade the intersections of Crossman Road and Crossman-Dwarda Road on Albany Highway, between SLK 117.9 and 119.4. In order to inform environmental approvals required for these proposed works, Main Roads (through KBR) appointed Ecoscape to conduct a Level 2 flora and vegetation assessment and Level 1 fauna assessment of approximately 14 hectares (ha). The assessments included desktop and field studies that were conducted in September 2016. No significant flora or vegetation was associated with the proposed works area, however the proposed works area consisted of Black Cockatoo foraging habitat that included Black Cockatoo breeding trees, although no evidence of use was recorded. Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) was recorded in the study area. Since the September 2016 survey, Main Roads has revised its proposed impact area. The revised area largely overlaps the September 2016 survey area, however, two areas, consisting of a small area near the Crossman- Dwarda Road (northern additional area) and a larger area south of Crossman Road (southern additional area), were not surveyed in 2016. Ecoscape conducted a field survey of these areas in January 2017. This report represents the findings of the field survey and summarises the overall impact on the environment of clearing in the revised impact area. The flora and vegetation field survey identified no conservation significant flora (Threatened Flora or Priority Flora) or ecological communities (Threatened Ecological Communities or Priority Ecological Communities) associated with the revised impact area. The vegetation was similar in composition and condition to the adjacent area assessed during the September 2016 survey. Although the survey was out of season, based on the Degraded condition of the vegetation and the habitat types present, no conservation significant flora are expected to occur. The fauna field survey identified that the fauna habitat was similar to adjacent areas. Six Black Cockatoo habitat trees were recorded in the southern additional area, two of which were suitable for use by Black Cockatoos although no evidence of use was recorded.

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1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND Main Roads Western Australia (Main Roads) is proposing to upgrade the intersections of Crossman and Crossman-Dwarda Roads on Albany Highway, between straight line kilometre SLK 117.9 and 119.4. As the proposed works will require clearing of native vegetation, Main Roads required a biological survey to inform environmental approvals and project design. Ecoscape conducted a Level 2 flora and vegetation survey and Level 1 fauna survey of a 9.05 hectares (ha) area (not including roads) associated with these intersections in September 2016. Since this assessment, Main Roads has revised its plans and now requires only a portion of the previously surveyed area for its proposed works, however, the proposed impact area also includes two previously unsurveyed areas. This report details the results of a supplementary flora, vegetation and fauna field survey of the additional, previously unsurveyed areas. As this report details only the additional areas, introductory aspects of the project (including project purpose and statutory framework), desktop (existing environment) results and methods (except where specified) from the previous report, Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey (Ecoscape 2016), should be referred to, if required. 1.2 STUDY AREA The study area is located along Albany Highway, Crossman, in the Shires of Boddington and Wandering (Figure 1). The total extent of the revised impact area is 6.82 ha; the previously unsurveyed areas totalled 0.79 ha.

Figure 1: Study area location

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2 METHODS 2.1 LEVEL 2 FLORA AND VEGETATION The supplementary flora and vegetation survey was conducted in accordance with the requirements outlined in Environmental Protection Authority (EPA 2016) Technical Guidance - Flora and Vegetation Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment (known as the Flora and Vegetation Technical Guide), except that the field survey was conducted as an ‘out of season’ survey. The supplementary field survey was conducted on 12 January 2017 by Lyn Atkins (Associate Environmental Scientist, Ecologist/Botanist, Flora Collecting Permit SL011684), who conducted the original survey in September 2016. The field survey included traversing the additional areas, searching for conservation significant flora and recording vegetation type and condition throughout. One relevé was recorded in the small northern additional area (east of Albany Highway, south of Crossman-Dwarda Road) and two floristic quadrats were established and recorded in representative vegetation in the larger, southern additional area west of Albany Highway and south of Crossman Road. 2.2 LEVEL 1 FAUNA AND OPPORTUNISTIC FAUNA SURVEY The supplementary fauna survey was conducted concurrently with the flora and vegetation survey, also by Lyn Atkins (Associate Environmental Scientist, Ecologist/Botanist). Fauna habitat, including trees that may meet the requirements as habitat trees for Black Cockatoos according to the Black Cockatoo referral guidelines (Commonwealth of Australia 2012) were recorded and photographed for interpretation by Bruce Turner, (Associate Director, Zoologist) who conducted the September survey.

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3 RESULTS 3.1 FLORA AND VEGETATION

3.1.1 FLORA Thirty nine vascular flora species were recorded from within the additional survey areas from the relevé and floristic quadrats. Additional species (i.e. not recorded during the September 2016 survey) were recorded from within quadrats; these were largely species that flower later in the season. No other additional species were opportunistically observed. None of the recorded flora are listed as Threatened Flora (TF) under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) or Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950/Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (WC Act/BC Act1), nor listed as Priority Flora (PF) by the Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW). None were considered to have any other significance i.e. none were range extensions or had met any other listed criteria for significance, according to the Flora and Vegetation Technical Guide (EPA 2016). Sixteen species (41%) of the flora recorded from within the additional survey areas were introduced. One species, *Moraea flaccida (One-leafed Cape Tulip) is a Declared Pest plant; it was recorded throughout the southern additional area. (1999; 1950; 2016) The flora inventory is included in Appendix One.

3.1.2 VEGETATION 3.1.2.1 Vegetation Type The vegetation of both additional areas were considered to be similar to adjacent areas assessed during the September 2016 survey that was mapped as vegetation type EWDegraded (Eucalyptus wandoo and Allocasuarina huegeliana mid open woodland over low open mixed grassland/herbland). Occasional Eucalyptus rudis trees were scattered in the southern additional area, generally close to Albany Highway. The vegetation, recorded from a relevé in the northern additional area (shown in Plate 1), was described as:  Allocasuarina huegeliana and Eucalyptus wandoo mid open forest over Billardiera drummondii, Bossiaea eriocarpa and Hibbertia ovata low sparse shrubland The vegetation, recorded from two quadrats in the southern additional area (overview shown in Plate 2) was described as:  Eucalyptus wandoo and Allocasuarina huegeliana mid open woodland over Lepidosperma apricola, *Vulpia myuros and *Avena barbata low sedgeland/grassland The southern additional area largely consisted of open woodland areas, as shown in Plate 2 , and occasional small, dense areas dominated by Allocasuarina huegeliana, as shown in Plate 3. Quadrat and relevé details are provided in Appendix Two.

1 The WC Act is in the process of being replaced by the BC Act, however, at the time of writing this report only introductory sections of the BC Act are in place. Until additional sections of the BC Act are proclaimed, Threatened Flora and Fauna are protected under the provisions of the WC Act.

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RESULTS

Plate 1: Northern additional area Plate 2: Southern additional area

3.1.2.2 Vegetation Condition The northern additional area was assessed as being in Good condition due to the lower cover of introduced species and somewhat higher proportion of shrubs than the surrounding area, although the soil surface had clearly been disturbed in the past. It was located adjacent to the area used as parking and for picnics, and close to the track leading to a former gravel pit. The southern additional area was largely assessed as being in Degraded condition due to the high weed cover, low number and cover of native species in ground and mid strata, and overall lack of native species, particularly shrubs and herbs. A small portion of this southern additional area was assessed as being in Good condition due to the lower weed cover (Plate 3). The vegetation condition ratings in the additional impact area is shown in Table 1.

Table 1: Vegetation condition (Keighery 1994) Condition rating Area (ha) Good 0.114 Degraded 0.669 Completely Degraded 0.009

Plate 3: Good condition vegetation in southern additional area

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RESULTS

3.2 FAUNA AND FAUNA HABITAT No additional fauna species were observed during the supplementary survey. The fauna habitat of both the northern and southern additional areas was similar to adjacent areas recorded during the September 2016 survey. No trees in the northern additional area met the requirements to be considered as Black Cockatoo habitat tree i.e. none were over 30 cm diameter at breast height (DBH) for Eucalyptus wandoo or 50 cm DBH for other suitable species. Six trees, four Eucalyptus rudis and two dead, met the size and species requirements to be considered as Black Cockatoo habitat trees in the southern additional area. The two dead standing trees (Plate 4 and Plate 5 were both given a habitat value of 3 as they possessed hollows of suitable size and orientation for the Black Cockatoo species, no evidence of chew marks around hollow entrances were recorded.

Plate 4: Black Cockatoo habitat tree Plate 5: Black Cockatoo habitat tree

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4 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 4.1 FLORA SIGNIFICANCE No flora of conservation significance were recorded from the revised impact area during either the September 2016 or the January 2017 field surveys. Whilst the January 2017 survey was an ‘out of season’ survey, it is highly unlikely that conservation significant flora species were present but not recorded in the additional survey area due to the generally degraded (weedy and species-poor) condition of the vegetation. C3 Declared Pest plant *Moraea flaccida (One-leafed Cape Tulip) was recorded from the revised impact area during both field surveys. It was recorded as being present in the southern additional area in January 2017 and throughout the September 2016 survey area, in particular the parking/picnic area south of Crossman- Dwarda Road that is included in the revised impact area. There is no requirement for control of C3 Declared Pest species, however management to prevent their spread is required (Government of Western Australia 2013). (2007) 4.2 VEGETATION SIGNIFICANCE The vegetation of the additional area was similar to the adjacent vegetation recorded during the September 2016 survey, and is described as in the previous report as vegetation type EWDegraded (Eucalyptus wandoo and Allocasuarina huegeliana mid open woodland over low open mixed grassland/herbland). All of the vegetation within the revised impact area is included in this vegetation type. None of the vegetation types within the revised impact area have any particular conservation significance. Interpretation of the Approved Conservation Advice for the Eucalypt woodlands of the Western Australian wheatbelt TEC (Threatened Species Scientific Committee 2015) indicates that the study area (i.e. the revised impact area) does not occur within an area included in the TEC, and, therefore, the vegetation is not included in the TEC. 4.3 FAUNA AND FAUNA HABITAT SIGNIFICANCE The fauna habitat of the additional survey area was similar to the adjacent fauna habitat recorded during the September 2016 survey. This was identified as open woodland and comprises of roadside vegetation with tall trees over degraded understorey of grass weed species and small patches of native vegetation shrub species. This additional habitat area has limited value as fauna habitat and is considered not significant. At best, the habitat may provide some feeding resources and shelter for birds and small reptile species. The small size at 0.79 ha and the proximity of Albany Highway reduces the likelihood of larger species being resident.

4.3.1 BLACK COCKATOO HABITAT The two Class 3 trees located within the additional impact area shown on Map 3 as red points. These dead standing trees have suitably sized and orientated hollows that Carnaby's Black Cockatoo prefer, although no evidence of nesting (e.g. chew marks or chewed nuts) was observed. The entire additional impact area is considered as foraging habitat. The majority of tree species are Wandoo trees and listed by the Commonwealth as foraging species. With respect to roosting habitat there are no known (e.g. listed by DPaW) roosting trees within the additional impact area although the large Wandoo trees provide this resource. 4.4 CLEARING EXTENTS The National Objectives and Targets for Biodiversity Conservation 2001-2005 (Commonwealth of Australia 2001) identify that retaining more than 30% of the pre-clearing extent of an ecological community is necessary to prevent species loss.

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DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

Pre-European vegetation association 4, which covers most of the revised impact area (except the parking/picnic area south of Crossman-Dwarda Road), has less than 30% remaining at a number of scales (State, IBRA region and within the Shire of Boddington). At this level, there is a presumption against clearing, however, most of the vegetated area included in the revised impact area is in Completely Degraded or Degraded condition, so this clearing limitation does not apply. Pre-European vegetation association 1003, that corresponds with the parking/picnic area south of Crossman-Dwarda Road, has more than 30% of its original extent remaining and there is no presumption against clearing. 4.5 ENVIRONMENTAL REFERRALS

4.5.1 EPA REFERRALS Clearing within the study area is unlikely to require referral to the EPA for flora, vegetation (ecological communities) or fauna impacts as the proposed clearing does not significantly impact on EPA factors nor is likely to be of significant community interest.

4.5.2 MATTERS OF NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE Flora and Vegetation (Ecological Communities) There are no Matters of National Environmental Significance pertaining to flora or vegetation (ecological communities) associated with the study area, therefore no requirement for referral to the Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy (DotEE). Fauna The disturbance of 0.79 ha, in addition to the original 14 ha of foraging habitat for Carnaby's Black Cockatoo, is recommended to be referred to the Commonwealth DotEE for assessment. Information on the potential value of the original 79 nesting trees should be included in the EPBC referral. The referral should also include an impact assessment highlighting only eight trees have nesting habitat value (six from the original survey, although two of these are outside the revised impact area, and two from this additional survey).

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REFERENCES Australian Government. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999.

Commonwealth of Australia. 2001. National Objectives and Targets for Biodiversity Conservation 2001- 2005 . Available from: https://www.environment.gov.au/resource/national-objectives-and-targets- biodiversity-conservation-2001%E2%80%932005.

Commonwealth of Australia. 2012. EPBC Act 1999 referral guidelines for three threatened black cockatoo species: Carnaby's cockatoo (endangered) Calyptorhynchus latirostris; Baudin's cockatoo (vulnerable) Calyptorhynchus baudinii; Forest red-tailed black cockatoo (vulnerable) Calyptorhynchus banksii naso. Department of Sustainability Environment Water Population and Communities. Australian Government.

Ecoscape (Australia) Pty Ltd 2016, Albany Highway H0001 SLK 118-119 (Crossman) Intersection Upgrades Biological Survey, Unpublished report for KBR and Main Roads.

Environmental Protection Authority. 2016. Technical Guidance - Flora and Vegetation Surveys for Environmental Impact Assessment. Available from: http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/policies- guidance/technical-guidance-flora-and-vegetation-surveys-environmental-impact-assessment.

Government of Western Australia. Wildlife Conservation Act 1950.

Government of Western Australia. Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007.

Government of Western Australia. Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Regulations 2013, Biosecurity and Agriculture Management Act 2007 2013.

Government of Western Australia. Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016.

Keighery, B.J. 1994. Bushland Plant Survey - A Guide to Plant Community Survey for the Community Nedlands, Western Australia, Wildflower Society of WA (Inc.).

Threatened Species Scientific Committee. 2015. Approved Conservation Advice (including listing advice) for the Eucalypt Woodlands of the Western Australian Wheatbelt. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities/pubs/128-conservation- advice.pdf.

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MAPS

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COORDINATE SYSTEM: GDA 1994 MGA ZONE 50 PROJECT NO: 3771-16 DATA SOURCES : PROJECTION: TRANSVERSE MERCATOR REV AUTHOR APPROVED DATE SOURCE DATA: MRWA DATUM: GDA 1994 0 1 JN LA 2 7 /0 1 / 2 0 1 7 AERIAL: NEARMAP VEGETATION TYPES MAP UNITS: METER

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COORDINATE SYSTEM: GDA 1994 MGA ZONE 50 PROJECT NO: 3771-16 DATA SOURCES : PROJECTION: TRANSVERSE MERCATOR REV AUTHOR APPROVED DATE SOURCE DATA: DAFWA, MRWA DATUM: GDA 1994 0 1 JN LA 2 7 /0 1 / 2 0 1 7 AERIAL: ESRI BASE MAP VEGETATION CONDITION MAP UNITS: METER SERVICE LAYERS:

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COORDINATE SYSTEM: GDA 1994 MGA ZONE 50 PROJECT NO: 3771-16 DATA SOURCES : PROJECTION: TRANSVERSE MERCATOR REV AUTHOR APPROVED DATE SOURCE DATA: DAFWA, MRWA FAUNA HABITAT AND DATUM: GDA 1994 0 1 JN LA 2 7 /0 1 / 2 0 1 7 AERIAL: NEARMAP MAP UNITS: METER NESTING TREES

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APPENDIX ONE FLORA INVENTORY Table 2: Flora site by species (additional survey area only) Cons. Family Species Naturalised Code AH1604 AH1605 AH16R1 Amaranthaceae Ptilotus manglesii X Asparagaceae Thysanotus patersonii X Asteraceae Hypochaeris glabra * X X X Sonchus oleraceus * X Ursinia anthemoides * X X Campanulaceae Lobelia tenuior X Casuarinaceae Allocasuarina huegeliana X X Cyperaceae Isolepis marginata X Lepidosperma apricola X X Mesomelaena tetragona X X Dilleniaceae Hibbertia hibbertioides X Hibbertia ovata X Fabaceae Acacia pulchella X X Bossiaea eriocarpa X Bossiaea spinescens X X Gastrolobium hookeri X Kennedia prostrata X Trifolium arvense * X Trifolium campestre * X X Haemodoraceae Haemodorum simplex X Hemerocallidaceae Dianella revoluta X Iridaceae Moraea flaccida * X X Romulea rosea * X X X Myrtaceae Eucalyptus wandoo X X X Orobanchaceae Parentucellia latifolia * X Pittosporaceae Billardiera drummondii X Poaceae Aira cupaniana * X X Austrostipa elegantissima X X X Austrostipa nitida X Avena barbata * X X X Briza maxima * X X X Briza minor * X X Bromus hordeaceus * X Ehrharta longiflora * X X Neurachne alopecuroidea X X X Poaceae sp. X Vulpia myuros * X X Primulaceae Lysimachia arvensis * X X X Restionaceae Desmocladus asper X

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APPENDIX TWO FLORISTIC QUADRAT AND RELEVÉ DETAILS

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SITE SUMMARIES Crossman Biological Surveys AH1604 Staff LJA Date 12/01/2017 Season A

Revisit

Type Q 10 m x 10 m

Location Crossman

MGA Zone 50 462162 mE 6372540 mN Lat. -32.7844 Long. 116.5959

Habitat Mid-Slope

Aspect W Slope Very Gentle

Soil Type Grey brown sandy clay

Rock Type Laterite

Loose Rock <2 % cover; mm in size Litter 20 % cover ; <1 cm in depth Bare ground 10% cover Weeds 75 % cover

Vegetation U+ ^Eucalyptus wandoo\^tree\7\r;G ^^Lepidosperma apricola,Vulpia myuros,Avena barbata\^sedge,other grass\1\d

Veg. Condition Degraded

Disturbance Partly cleared

Fire Age 10+ years Notes

Species WA Cons. Height (m) Cover (%) Count

*Aira cupaniana P 0.2 5 Austrostipa elegantissima P 0.5 <1 *Avena barbata P 0.4 20 Bossiaea spinescens P 1.2 1 *Briza maxima P 0.2 2 *Briza minor P 0.2 2

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Desmocladus asper P 0.1 <1 *Ehrharta longiflora P 0.4 5 Eucalyptus wandoo P 12 5 *Hypochaeris glabra P 0.2 <1 Isolepis marginata P 0. 02 <1 Kennedia prostrata P 0.1 <1 Lepidosperma apricola P 0.5 3 *Lysimachia arvensis P 0.2 <1 Mesomelaena tetragona P 0.3 <1 *Moraea flaccida P 0.3 <1 Neurachne alopecuroidea P 0.1 2 Poaceae sp. P 0.05 <1 *Romulea rosea P 0.1 5 *Trifolium campestre P 0.1 <1 *Ursinia anthemoides P 0.2 <1 *Vulpia myuros P 0.2 30

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Revisit

Type Q 10 m x 10 m

Location Crossman

MGA Zone 50 462145 mE 6372608 mN Lat. -32.7838 Long. 116.5957

Habitat Lower-Slope

Aspect W Slope Very Gentle

Soil Type Grey brown sandy clay

Rock Type Laterite

Loose Rock <2 % cover; mm in size Litter 20 % cover ; <1 cm in depth Bare ground 20% cover Weeds 60 % cover

Vegetation U+ ^Eucalyptus wandoo,^Allocasuarina huegeliana\^tree\7\r;G ^^Mesomelaena tetragona, Lepidosperma apricola,Vulpia myuros\^sedge,other grass\1\c

Veg. Condition Degraded

Disturbance Soil disturbed (holes)

Fire Age 10+ years Notes

Species WA Cons. Height (m) Cover (%) Count

Acacia pulchella P 1.5 1 Allocasuarina huegeliana P 10 2 Austrostipa elegantissima P 0.3 <1 *Avena barbata P 0.5 1 *Briza maxima P 0.2 1 *Briza minor P 0.2 1

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*Bromus hordeaceus P 0.2 1 *Ehrharta longiflora P 0.3 <1 Eucalyptus wandoo P 12 2 Haemodorum simplex P 0.3 <1 *Hypochaeris glabra P 0.4 5 Lepidosperma apricola P 0.5 2 *Lysimachia arvensis P 0.2 1 Mesomelaena tetragona P 0.4 2 *Moraea flaccida P 0.4 <1 Neurachne alopecuroidea P 0.1 2 *Parentucellia latifolia P 0.2 <1 *Romulea rosea P 0.1 5 *Sonchus oleraceus P 0.4 <1 *Trifolium arvense P 0.2 <1 *Ursinia anthemoides P 0.3 5 *Vulpia myuros P 0.2 30

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Revisit

Type R

Location Crossman

MGA Zone 50 462068 mE 6373310 mN Lat. -32.7775 Long. 116.5950

Habitat Mid-Slope

Aspect W Slope Very Gentle

Soil Type Gravelly loam

Rock Type Laterite

Loose Rock 2-10 % cover; mm in size Litter 80 % cover ; cm in depth Bare ground 20% cover Weeds 5 % cover

Vegetation U+ ^Allocasuarina huegeliana,^Eucalyptus wandoo\^tree\7\c;G ^^Billardiera drummondii, Bossiaea eriocarpa,Hibbertia hibbertioides\^shrub\2\r

Veg. Condition Good

Disturbance Mounded soil from former gravel pit

Fire Age Notes

Species WA Cons. Height (m) Cover (%) Count

Acacia pulchella P 1 <1 *Aira cupaniana P 0.1 <1 Allocasuarina huegeliana P 15 20 Austrostipa elegantissima P 0.5 <1 Austrostipa nitida P 0.3 <1 *Avena barbata P 0.3 <1

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Billardiera drummondii P 0.6 2 Bossiaea eriocarpa P 0.4 2 Bossiaea spinescens P 1 <1 *Briza maxima P 0.2 <1 Dianella revoluta P 0.2 <1 Eucalyptus wandoo P 18 15 Gastrolobium hookeri P 0.4 <1 Hibbertia hibbertioides P 0.2 2 Hibbertia ovata P 0.2 <1 *Hypochaeris glabra P 0.2 <1 Lobelia tenuior P 0.3 <1 *Lysimachia arvensis P 0.2 <1 Neurachne alopecuroidea P 0.2 <1 Ptilotus manglesii P 0.1 <1 *Romulea rosea P 0.1 <1 Thysanotus patersonii P 0.5 <1 *Trifolium campestre P 0.2 <1

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