Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands

Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands

Conservation Management Zones of Australia Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands Prepared by the Department of the Environment Acknowledgements This project and its associated products are the result of collaboration between the Department of the Environment’s Biodiversity Conservation Division and the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN). Invaluable input, advice and support were provided by staff and leading researchers from across the Department of Environment (DotE), Department of Agriculture (DoA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and the academic community. We would particularly like to thank staff within the Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division, Parks Australia and the Environment Assessment and Compliance Division of DotE; Nyree Stenekes and Robert Kancans (DoA), Sue McIntyre (CSIRO), Richard Hobbs (University of Western Australia), Michael Hutchinson (ANU); David Lindenmayer and Emma Burns (ANU); and Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor and other staff from the World Wildlife Fund for their generosity and advice. Special thanks to CSIRO researchers Kristen Williams and Simon Ferrier whose modelling of biodiversity patterns underpinned identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia. Image Credits Front Cover: Paroo-Darling National Park – Peter Taylor, Parks Australia Page 4: Mulga on John Egan Pioneer Track – Dragi Markovic Page 10: Mulga Parrot (Psephotus varius) – Brian Furby Page 14: Paper daisies, Paroo-Darling National Park – J. Doyle/OEH Page 15: Lake Wyara – Adam Creed, © The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection) Page 18: Cassia flowers, Paroo-Darling National Park – J. Doyle/OEH Page 19: Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) – Dave Watts Page 21: Australian Painted Snipes (Rostratula australis) – Graeme Chapman Page 22: Wild hop, Paroo-Darling National Park – J. Doyle/OEH Page 24: Kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) – Mark Marathon Page 25: Spotted Marsh Frog (Limnodynastes tasmaniensis) – Matt Page 26: Currawinya woodlands – Adam Creed, © The State of Queensland (Department of Environment and Heritage Protection) Page 27: Mulga open woodlands and sparse shrublands (Acacia aneura) – Murray Fagg Page 28: Mulga woodlands and shrublands (Acacia aneura) – Murray Fagg Page 29: Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey (Eucalyptus cambagiana), Idalia National Park – Murray Fagg Page 30: Other Acacia forests and woodlands (Acacia cambagei) – Murray Fagg Page 31: Eucalyptus low open woodlands with tussock grass (Eucalyptus coolabah) – Murray Fagg Back Cover: Paroo-Darling National Park – Peter Taylor, Parks Australia © Commonwealth of Australia, 2015. The Conservation Management Zones of Australia profile is licensed by the Commonwealth of Australia for use under a Creative Commons By Attribution 3.0 Australia licence with the exception of the Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia, the logo of the agency responsible for publishing the report, content supplied by third parties, and any images depicting people. For licence conditions see here. Conservation Management Zones of Australia, Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands Contents Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country ����������������������������������������������2 Introduction ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 Zone at a glance ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Population characteristics �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Employment, volunteering and incomes �������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������11 Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas ������������������������� 13 Zone vegetation characteristics����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 14 Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands������������������������������������������������������������������ 16 Major National Reserve System properties ���������������������������������������������������������������������17 EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities ������������������������������������������������� 18 EPBC Act (1999) threatened species ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 EPBC Act (1999) migratory species ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 21 Threatened endemic species ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������22 Invasive species ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 24 Vegetation profiles and management recommendations ��������������������������������������� 26 Conservation Management Zones of Australia, Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country The Australian Government acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past and present of our nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities� We honour the deep spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian landscape, including Australia’s waterways, land and sea country� Introduction The 23 Conservation Management Zones of Australia are geographic areas, classified according to their ecological and threat characteristics. The zones are also aligned with the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia. The Conservation Management Zones provide a way of understanding Australia’s natural environment that will assist in long-term conservation planning and help the Australian Government to better design, deliver and report on Natural Resource Management (NRM) investments, including ensuring alignment of national NRM priorities with local action. The Conservation Management Zones also provide a filter through which to make national environmental and socio-economic data more accessible and comprehensible, and a framework for gathering on-ground knowledge and expertise about the environment. This will improve information flow to the Australian Government about regional NRM requirements, best practice management, emerging NRM issues and knowledge gaps. The Conservation Management Zones do not represent any change to existing administrative boundaries or governance structures, but aim to support the NRM and wider community to cooperatively manage environmental assets across boundaries, where they share common threats, ecological characteristics and stakeholders. Each Conservation Management Zone profile contains a standard suite of nationally available ecological and socio-economic information. We hope that this information will enable Australians of all ages and backgrounds to engage with, understand and appreciate Australian landscapes, and support all Australians to manage our natural resources more effectively. The profile information provides an indicative, high-level stock-take of the environmental and socio-economic landscape and it is not intended to be comprehensive. It should also be noted that, at present, the profiles contain only limited information on aquatic ecosystems, coastal assets and Indigenous land management practices. In future, consultation and comprehensive literature reviews will enable us to provide more complete information. 2 / Conservation Management Zones of Australia, Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands Zone at a glance Area of zone: Population density: 22,131,792 hectares % of Australia: 0.04 people 2.88% per square kilometre Zone population characteristics Zone employment characteristics 10,000 4.2% 8,846 8,000 6,000 Number of people 4,000 2,000 0 otal T er 65 Ov a second language English as ndigenous 95.8% I outh (15–24) Y Employed Unemployed Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data 3 / Conservation Management Zones of Australia, Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands Rural centres Population Top five agricultural commodities Value (millions) Charleville 3,315 Beef $101 Cunnamulla 1,199 Other broadacre crops $87 Quilpie 570 Wool $45 Thargomindah 205 Lamb $29 Wilcannia 609 Cereals for grain $11 Total value of agricultural commodities (including other $287 Natural Resource Management (NRM) regions commodities not listed here) Western Local Land Services NSW Desert Channels QLD Climate characteristics* South West NRM QLD Mean annual temperature 20.3 Celsius Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month 35.8 Celsius Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month 4.2 Celsius Mean Annual Rainfall 328 mm Dominant rainfall season Summer * The figures are interpolated 75-year means (1921 to 1995) representing the period prior to the onset of rapid climatic warming. Cited in: Williams KJ, Belbin L, Austin MP, Stein J, Ferrier S (2012) Which environmental variables should I use in my biodiversity model? International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences 26(11), 2009–2047. (Data derived from Australian Climate surfaces version 2.1 for the ANUCLIM-BIOCLIM package). For future climate projections please refer to: Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/ 4 / Conservation Management Zones of Australia,

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