Whitfords Nodes Foreshore Flora, Fauna and Fungi Survey Prepared for City of Joondalup February 2016 Whitfords Nodes Foreshore Flora, Fauna and Fungi Survey DOCUMENT TRACKING Item Detail Project Name Whitfords Nodes Foreshore Flora, Fauna and Fungi Survey Project Number 15PER_2667 Joel Collins Project Manager (08) 9227 1070 Suite 1 & 2, 49 Ord Street, West Perth Prepared by James Leonard, Nicki Thompson, Robert Browne-Cooper, Katrina Zeehandelaar-Adams Reviewed by Joel Collins Approved by Mark Vile Status FINAL Version Number V2 Last saved on 2 March 2016 Photos taken at Whitfords Nodes: Schizophyllum commune (Split Gill Fungus), Strophurus Cover photo spinigerus (South-western Spiny-tailed Gecko) and Carpobrotus virescens (Coastal Pigface) @ Eco Logical Australia 2015. This report should be cited as ‘Eco Logical Australia 2016. Whitfords Nodes Foreshore Flora, Fauna and Fungi Survey. 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Unauthorised use of this report in any form is prohibited. © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ii Whitfords Nodes Foreshore Flora, Fauna and Fungi Survey Contents Executive summary .............................................................................................................................. viii 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project background ....................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Legislative framework ................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 Project objectives ......................................................................................................................... 1 2 Desktop review ........................................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Study area .................................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Bioregion ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2.3 Climate .......................................................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Landform, geology and soils......................................................................................................... 5 2.5 Flora and vegetation ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.6 Conservation and environmentally sensitive areas ...................................................................... 6 2.7 Priority ecological communities .................................................................................................... 6 2.8 Literature review and database searches .................................................................................... 6 2.8.1 Conservation significant flora and fungi ....................................................................................... 7 3 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Survey team and timing ................................................................................................................ 9 3.2 Flora, vegetation and fungi survey ............................................................................................... 9 3.2.1 Flora and vegetation ................................................................................................................... 10 3.2.2 FCT analysis ............................................................................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Specimen identification and nomenclature ................................................................................. 11 3.2.4 Fungi ........................................................................................................................................... 11 3.3 Fauna survey .............................................................................................................................. 12 3.3.1 Habitat assessment and trap site selection ................................................................................ 12 3.3.2 Animal ethics .............................................................................................................................. 12 3.3.3 Sampling methods ...................................................................................................................... 12 3.3.4 Taxonomy and nomenclature ..................................................................................................... 14 4 Results ....................................................................................................................................... 17 4.1 Flora, vegetation and fungi ......................................................................................................... 17 4.1.1 Flora ............................................................................................................................................ 17 4.1.2 Conservation significant flora ..................................................................................................... 17 4.1.3 Introduced flora ........................................................................................................................... 17 4.1.4 Vegetation communities and condition ....................................................................................... 21 4.1.5 FCT analysis ............................................................................................................................... 29 © ECO LOGICAL AUSTRALIA PTY LTD iii Whitfords Nodes Foreshore Flora, Fauna and Fungi Survey 4.1.6 Environmentally sensitive areas ................................................................................................. 30 4.1.7 Priority ecological communities .................................................................................................. 30 4.1.8 Fungi ........................................................................................................................................... 33 4.1 Fauna .......................................................................................................................................... 34 4.1.2.1 Conservation significant species ................................................................................................ 34 4.1.2.2 Other fauna species ................................................................................................................... 35 5 Discussion................................................................................................................................. 41 5.1 Flora, fungi and vegetation ......................................................................................................... 41 5.2 Fauna .......................................................................................................................................... 42 6 Recommendations ................................................................................................................... 45 References ............................................................................................................................................. 46 Appendix A Framework for conservation significant flora and fauna ranking ............................... 48 Appendix B Likelihood of occurrence criteria for conservation significant flora and fauna ........ 52 Appendix C Flora likelihood of occurrence ........................................................................................ 53 Appendix D Fauna likelihood of occurrence ...................................................................................... 55 Appendix E Fungi species list ............................................................................................................. 57 Appendix F Fauna trap configuration ................................................................................................. 61 Appendix G Flora species recorded .................................................................................................... 62 Appendix H Flora species matrix........................................................................................................