Figure 4-7: Significance mapping for all riparian vegetation types, and relevant representations throughout Study Areas 1 & 2; Map 2 of 3. Riparian Vegetation and Associated Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems – Targeted Survey of the Greater Paraburdoo Operations Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Proposal 66 Figure 4-8: Significance mapping for all riparian vegetation types, and relevant representations throughout Study Areas 1 & 2; Map 3 of 3. Riparian Vegetation and Associated Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems – Targeted Survey of the Greater Paraburdoo Operations Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Proposal 67 Table 4-3: Complete GDE and IDE classification table and associated ‘Mesic’ composition data. GDE / IDE Vegetation Key determinants Mesic classification GDE-IDE Sensitivity Key Mesic Species which are present/common (Full list below**) types Types - Classification Number Veg Type & dependence rating Vegetation sub Melaleuca argentea, Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Samolus sp. Very High - GDE Cullen Leucanthum, Melaleuca bracteata, Potamogeton Melaleuca argentea Millstream, spp., Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + (alluvial) - Partially Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon 1 C1-A GDE (mature) Present and C1-A consistently shallow alluvial aquifer Buffered by amplum, Schoenoplectus spp., Ammannia baccifera, Acacia coriacea subsp. Dominant (High) Catchment size pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus and more High - Small Scale Melaleuca argentea, Acacia ampliceps, Samolus Adriana Mature Melaleuca sp. Millstream, Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + GDE (alluvial) - tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, C1-Ba GDE argentea present, but not consistently shallow alluvial aquifer Partially Buffered Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, dominant. (High) by Catchment size Cyperus vaginatus. 2 C1-B Melaleuca argentea, Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Samolus Very High - Small sp. Melaleuca argentea Millstream, Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + Scale GDE (alluvial) C1-Bb GDE (mature) Present and Co- Abutilon amplum, Potamogeton spp., Schoenoplectus spp., Ammannia consistently shallow alluvial aquifer - Partially Buffered (High) Dominant baccifera, Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha by Catchment size domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. High (+) - Small Melaleuca argentea, Acacia ampliceps, Samolus sp. Millstream, Adriana Melaleuca argentea (Young Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + typically Scale GDE (Alluvial) tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Abutilon amplum, Schoenoplectus spp., 3 C1-C GDE to Semi-mature) Present C1-C shallow alluvial aquifer - Partially Buffered Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, (Moderate - High) and Co-Dominant by Catchment size Cyperus vaginatus. E. camaldulensis Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Phoenix dactylifera, Melaleuca bracteata, Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + typically Dominated - Open High (+) - GDE-IDE - Washingtonia spp., Potamogeton spp., Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago shallow alluvial aquifer, or bedrock C2-AA GDE forest/forest - Wet - Bedrock generally zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Schoenoplectus spp., forcing alluvial aquifer to be (Moderate - High) Sesbania formosa Present shallow Ammannia baccifera, Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, shallow/surface and at times Co-dominant Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. E. camaldulensis Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca bracteata, Washingtonia spp., Dominated - Open Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + typically Potamogeton spp., Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca C2-AA- 4 GDE forest/forest - Wet - shallow alluvial aquifer (partly High (+) - GDE-IDE linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Schoenoplectus spp., Ammannia baccifera, Acacia C2-AA H (Moderate - High) Heavily modified, Discharge artificial) coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus and Disturbance vaginatus. E. camaldulensis Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + typically Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca bracteata, Potamogeton Adriana tomentosa, Dominated - Open spp., C2-AA- shallow alluvial aquifer, or bedrock Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Schoenoplectus GDE forest/forest - Wet - High (+) - GDE-IDE R forcing alluvial aquifer to be spp., Ammannia baccifera, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus (Moderate - High) Melaleuca Bracteata shallow/surface vaginatus. abundant Riparian Vegetation and Associated Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems – Targeted Survey of the Greater Paraburdoo Operations Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Proposal 68 GDE / IDE Vegetation Key determinants Mesic classification GDE-IDE Sensitivity Key Mesic Species which are present/common (Full list below**) types Types - Classification Number Veg Type & dependence rating Vegetation sub Typically Wet-‘mesic’ + Typically Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Phoenix dactylifera (Seven Mile Creek), E. camaldulensis High - GDE-IDE- Melaleuca bracteata, Washingtonia spp. (Seven Mile Creek), Potamogeton shallow alluvial aquifer, or bedrock C2-A GDE Dominated - Open Forest Bedrock generally spp., Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon forcing alluvial aquifer to be (Moderate - High) (to Forest) shallow amplum, Schoenoplectus spp., Ammannia baccifera, Acacia coriacea subsp. shallow/surface 5 C2-A pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. Melaleuca argentea, Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Adriana tomentosa, Large creek (Turee) - E. Typically Wet-‘mesic’ + typically Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Schoenoplectus C2-A-T GDE camaldulensis Dominated - Moderate to Low shallow alluvial aquifer. spp., Ammannia baccifera, Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca (Moderate - High) Open Forest glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + typically Fringes: Sesbania formosa, Acacia ampliceps, Washingtonia spp., Potamogeton High (+) - GDE-IDE - C2-AA* shallow alluvial aquifer, or bedrock spp., Adriana tomentosa, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Ammannia N/A P-M GDE Artificial/Modified POOL Bedrock generally (pool is forcing alluvial aquifer to be baccifera, Melaleuca glomerata. Within: Potamogeton spp., Schoenoplectus (Moderate - High) shallow artificial) shallow/surface spp., Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus and others Persistently Wet-‘mesic’ + typically High (+) - Small Fringes: Melaleuca argentea (Turee Creek - typically Young), Sesbania formosa shallow alluvial aquifer, or bedrock Scale GDE (alluvial) (isolated), Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, 17 GDE Natural Pool P P Ammannia baccifera, Melaleuca glomerata. Within: Potamogeton spp., (Moderate - High) forcing alluvial aquifer to be - Partially Buffered shallow/surface by Catchment size Schoenoplectus spp., Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus and others Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca bracteata, Washingtonia spp. (7 Seven Mile Often Wet, Several ‘mesic’ E. camaldulensis Moderate to High - Creek), Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, C2-B GDE components present + typically Dominated - Open Forest GDE-IDE Abutilon amplum, Schoenoplectus spp., Ammannia baccifera, Acacia coriacea (Moderate - High) shallow alluvial aquifer. subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. Open forest - Semi Wet - GDE Typically Wet (part discharge), Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca bracteata, Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago 6 C2-B C2-B-H Heavily modified, Discharge several ‘mesic’ components present Moderate - GDE-IDE zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Melaleuca glomerata, (Moderate - High) and Disturbance + typically shallow alluvial aquifer. Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. Neerambah SPRING Tamarix aphylla, Bamboo species (now dead), Acacia ampliceps, Adriana Often Wet (historical), ‘mesic’ vegetation - E. tomentosa, Commicarpus australis, Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca C2-B-S GDE components present + typically High + - GDE camaldulensis Dominated - linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca (Moderate - High) connected to aquifer (historical). Open Forest glomerata, Typha domingensis (dead), Cyperus vaginatus. E. camaldulensis/E. victrix At times Wet, Limited ‘mesic’ Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca bracteata (isolated), Adriana tomentosa, Dominated - Open Forest - Moderate (+) - GDE- D7-A GDE components present + typically Plumbago zeylanicum, Melaleuca linophylla, Abutilon amplum, Acacia coriacea Melaleuca glomerata Open IDE (Moderate - High) shallow alluvial aquifer. subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha domingensis, Cyperus vaginatus. D7-A scrub 8 Large Creek (Turee) - E. Moderate (-) - GDE- Acacia ampliceps, Melaleuca bracteata (isolated), Samolus sp. Millstream At times Wet, ‘mesic’ components camaldulensis/E. victrix IDE - Partially (isolated patches), Adriana tomentosa, Plumbago zeylanicum, Abutilon D7-A-T GDE present + often shallow alluvial Dominated - Open Forest Buffered by amplum, Acacia coriacea subsp. pendens, Melaleuca glomerata, Typha (Moderate - High) aquifer. to woodland Catchment size domingensis, and Cyperus vaginatus. Riparian Vegetation and Associated Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems – Targeted Survey of the Greater Paraburdoo Operations Greater Paraburdoo Iron Ore Proposal 69 GDE / IDE Vegetation Key determinants Mesic classification GDE-IDE Sensitivity