Branch Circus Flora and Fauna Survey PDF Document

Branch Circus Flora and Fauna Survey PDF Document

FLORA AND VEGETATION SURVEY Branch Circus and Hammond Road, Success Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS MUNTOC PTY LTD AND 290 Churchill Avenue, SUBIACO WA 6008 SILVERSTONE ASSET PTY LTD PO Box 465, SUBIACO WA 6904 C/O Koltasz Smith T: 618 9382 4744 PO Box 127 F: 618 9382 1177 E: [email protected] BURSWOOD WA 6100 W: www.rpsgroup.com.au Report No: L07263 Version/Date: Rev 0, June 2008 RPS Environment Pty Ltd (ABN 45 108 680 977) Document Set ID: 5546761 Version: 1, Version Date: 31/01/2017 Flora and Vegetation Survey Branch Circus and Hammond Road, Success Document Status Review Format RPS Release Issue Version Purpose of Document Orig Review Date Review Approval Date Draft A Draft For Internal Review KelMcC VanYeo 30.04.08 Draft B Draft For Client Review VanYeo KarGod 14.05.08 SN 30.05.08 Rev 0 Final for Issue VanYeo 10.06.08 DC 12.06.08 B. Hollyock 13.06.08 Disclaimer This document is and shall remain the property of RPS. The document may only be used for the purposes for which it was commissioned and in accordance with the Terms of Engagement for the commission. Unauthorised copying or use of this document in any form whatsoever is prohibited. L07263, Rev 0, June 2008 DOCUMENT STATUS / DISCLAIMER Document Set ID: 5546761 Version: 1, Version Date: 31/01/2017 Flora and Vegetation Survey Branch Circus and Hammond Road, Success EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Flora A total of 229 taxa were recorded from the survey area, of which 155 or 68% were native. No DRF species protected under the Wildlife Conservation Act, 1950 were recorded within the survey area. No species protected under the Environmental Protection Biodiversity Conservation Act, 1999 were recorded within the survey area. One Priority 2, ?Byblis gigantea and two Priority 4, Dodonaea hackettiana and Eucalyptus rudis subsp. cratyantha were recorded from within the survey area Vegetation There are 3 Vegetation Complexes defined within the survey area; ‘Bassendean Dunes: Central and South’ with the adjoining complex ‘Spearwood Dunes: Karrakatta Central and South’ and the wetlands suite of ‘Spearwood: Herdsman Complex’. (Heddle et al., 1980). The Karrakatta Complex Central and South has significant representation onsite as less than 10% of the remaining extent of this complex is reserved for conservation in Bush Forever and less than 30% of the original extent of the complex remains in both the local and regional area (Del Marco et al., 1994). A multivariate statistical analysis, comparing data from Gibson et al. (1994) with plots established in the survey area, concluded that the five Vegetation Units defined for the survey area represent two Floristic Community Types (FCTs), 11 and 28. Both of these FCTs are well reserved and at low conservation risk (Gibson et al., 1994). No Threatened Ecological Communities (TECs) were defined for the survey area. Overall the vegetation within the survey area is in Completely Degraded condition with fragmented remnant bushland across the survey area ranging from Degraded to Excellent condition. Conservation Significance The flora and vegetation of the survey area was assessed against the Del Marco et al. (2004) criteria for a Locally Significant Natural Area, under which the survey area does meet criteria with regional conservation value due to the presence of poorly reserved Vegetation Complex (Karrakatta Complex Central and South), the presence of 3 Priority Flora taxa along with a diversity of upland and lowland vegetation types. Due to the fragmented condition of remnant vegetation onsite, it recommended that conservation efforts are best directed to managing the impact of the proposed development in the context of it close proximity to regionally significant bushland, Bush Forever Site 391. L07263, Rev 0, June 2008 Page i Document Set ID: 5546761 Version: 1, Version Date: 31/01/2017 Flora and Vegetation Survey Branch Circus and Hammond Road, Success TABLE OF CONTENTS Page EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.......................................................................................... i 1.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... 1 1.1 Survey Area............................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Survey Objective.................................................................................................... 1 2.0 BACKGROUND .......................................................................................... 3 2.1 Soils and Landforms .............................................................................................. 3 2.2 Seasonal Conditions .............................................................................................. 3 2.3 Other Existing Data............................................................................................... 3 2.3.1 Flora................................................................................................................................................... 3 2.3.2 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.4 Legislation and Framework .................................................................................. 5 2.4.1 Flora................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4.2 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................ 6 3.0 METHODS ................................................................................................. 13 3.1 Field Survey.......................................................................................................... 13 3.2 Data Analysis........................................................................................................ 14 3.2.1 Flora Taxonomy and Inventory .................................................................................................14 3.2.2 Vegetation Mapping......................................................................................................................14 3.2.3 R Multivariate Analysis.................................................................................................................15 4.0 RESULTS.................................................................................................... 16 4.1 Flora...................................................................................................................... 16 4.1.1 Statistics..........................................................................................................................................16 4.1.2 Flora of Conservation Significance............................................................................................17 4.1.3 Introduced Flora ...........................................................................................................................20 4.2 Vegetation ............................................................................................................ 22 4.2.1 Statistical Analysis of Floristic Community Types .................................................................29 5.0 DISCUSSION............................................................................................. 32 L07263, Rev 0, June 2008 Page ii Document Set ID: 5546761 Version: 1, Version Date: 31/01/2017 Flora and Vegetation Survey Branch Circus and Hammond Road, Success 5.1 Flora...................................................................................................................... 32 5.1.1 Conservation Significance ...........................................................................................................32 5.2 Vegetation ............................................................................................................ 33 5.2.1 Representation..............................................................................................................................33 5.2.2 Regional Significance.....................................................................................................................38 5.2.3 Locally Significant Natural Areas ...............................................................................................38 5.3 Survey Limitations............................................................................................... 40 6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................ 42 7.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................... 43 8.0 REFERENCES ............................................................................................ 44 L07263, Rev 0, June 2008 Page iii Document Set ID: 5546761 Version: 1, Version Date: 31/01/2017 Flora and Vegetation Survey Branch Circus and Hammond Road, Success TABLES (contained within report text) Page Table 1: DEC DRF and Priority Search Results (10km radius from 32º 08' 22'' S and 115º 50' 32'' E).............................................................................................................3 Table 2: Reservation Status Categories (Gibson et al., 1994)..................................................7 Table 3: Conservation Status Categories (Gibson et al., 1994)...............................................7 Table 4: Threatened Ecological Community Category of Threat (English and Blyth, 1997)......................................................................................................................................8

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