Short-range endemic invertebrate baseline survey of Anketell Point Rail Alignment and Port Projects Prepared for Australian Premium Iron Management Pty Ltd FINAL REPORT - Version 2 07/07/2010 Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Baseline Survey of Anketell Point Rail Alignment and Port Projects Australian Premium Iron Management Pty Ltd Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Baseline Survey of Anketell Point Rail Alignment and Port Projects Final Report – Version 2 Prepared for Australian Premium Iron Management Pty Ltd by Phoenix Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd Authors: Jarrad Clark, Conor O’Neill Reviewer: Melanie White Date: 7th July 2010 Submitted to: Michelle Carey © 2010 Phoenix Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd The information contained in this report is solely for the use of the Client for the purpose in which it has been prepared and Phoenix Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for use beyond this purpose. 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Phoenix Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd 1/511 Wanneroo Road BALCATTA WA 6021 P: 08 9345 1608 F: 08 6313 0680 E: [email protected] Project code: 924-AP-API-SRE Phoenix Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd ii Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Baseline Survey of Anketell Point Rail Alignment and Port Projects Australian Premium Iron Management Pty Ltd Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................................... vi 1 INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scope of work and survey objectives ............................................................................................... 1 1.3 Survey significance .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 Existing environment ........................................................................................................................ 3 1.4.1 Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia (IBRA) ...................................................... 3 1.4.2 Land Systems ........................................................................................................................... 3 1.4.3 Climate ..................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4.4 Biological context...................................................................................................................... 5 1.4.5 Land use ................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Environmental Protection Authority guidance .................................................................................. 5 2 METHODS ................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Habitat assessment and site selection ............................................................................................. 7 2.2 Target taxa ....................................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 Sampling methodology ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Sample handling .............................................................................................................................. 9 2.5 Taxonomy and nomenclature ........................................................................................................... 9 2.6 Survey timing and effort .................................................................................................................10 2.7 Statistical analyses .........................................................................................................................10 2.8 Survey personnel ...........................................................................................................................11 3 RESULTS .................................................................................................................................................. 12 3.1 Araneomorphae .............................................................................................................................18 3.1.1 Gallieniellidae .........................................................................................................................18 3.2 Mygalomorphae .............................................................................................................................19 3.2.1 Idiopidae .................................................................................................................................19 3.2.2 Nemesiidae .............................................................................................................................20 3.3 Scorpiones: Buthidae .....................................................................................................................22 3.3.1 Buthidae .................................................................................................................................22 3.4 Pseudoscorpiones ..........................................................................................................................24 3.4.1 Chernetidae ............................................................................................................................24 3.4.2 Chthoniidae ............................................................................................................................24 3.4.3 Garypidae ...............................................................................................................................24 3.4.4 Olpiidae ..................................................................................................................................24 3.5 Myriapoda: Chilopoda ....................................................................................................................27 3.5.1 Scutigeridae ............................................................................................................................27 3.5.2 Cryptopidae ............................................................................................................................27 3.5.3 Scolopendridae .......................................................................................................................27 3.6 Malacostraca: Isopoda: Armadillidae .............................................................................................29 3.6.1 Armadillidae ............................................................................................................................29 3.6.2 Platyarthridae .........................................................................................................................29 3.7 Mollusca .........................................................................................................................................31 3.7.1 Camaenidae ...........................................................................................................................31 3.7.2 Pupillidae ................................................................................................................................31 3.7.3 Succineidae ............................................................................................................................32 3.8 Coleoptera ......................................................................................................................................34 Phoenix Environmental Sciences Pty Ltd iii Short-range Endemic Invertebrate Baseline Survey of Anketell Point Rail Alignment and Port Projects Australian Premium Iron Management Pty Ltd 3.9 Limitations ......................................................................................................................................34 4 DISCUSSION ............................................................................................................................................ 36 5 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................................... 38 APPENDIX 1: ANKETELL POINT RAIL ALIGNMENT AND PORT PROJECTS SRE SITE DESCRIPTIONS . 42 APPENDIX 2: ANKETELL POINT RAIL ALIGNMENT AND PORT PROJECTS SRE SPECIMENS PHOTOGRAPHS ......................................................................................................................... 55 APPENDIX 3: ANKETELL POINT RAIL ALINGMENT AND PORT PROJECTS SRE SITE GPS COORDINATES .......................................................................................................................... 63 APPENDIX 4: BRAY-CURTIS SIMILARITY MATRIX ........................................................................................ 64 APPENDIX 5: ARAENOMORPHAE SPIDER RECORDS ................................................................................