Appendix F - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                              NCES REF: J001050
Lot 3 on RP131369 – 96 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain


4.3.1    Vegetation Community 1 – Regrowth Rainforest
VC1 is present in the bushland areas onsite. The vegetation exhibits an average canopy height of
16-22m with crown cover of approximately 40-80%.
The canopy is dominated by Acacia concurrens (black wattle) and Acacia disparrima (hickory wattle)
but also contained Jagera pseudorhus (foambark), Macaranga tanarius, Guioa semiglauca (wild
quince), Flindersia schottiana (bumpy ash cudgerie), and Glochidion sumatranum (cheese tree).
The mid-storey contained a mix assemblage of Alphitonia excelsa (soap tree), Polyscias elegans
(celery wood), Alphitonia petriei (white ash), Mallotus claoxyloides (green kamala), and
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel).
The understorey in the eastern site extent was almost dominated by a monoculture of Lantana
camara with Smilax australis (barbwire vine) and Solanum mauritianum (tobacco bush) also present.
Whereas the balance VC1 exhibited an understorey dominated by Pteridium esculentum (bracken
fern) in the gully with Smilax australis (barbwire vine), Cordyline rubra (cordyline lily), and scattered
Cinnamomum camphora and Lantana camara also present.
VC1 is considered representative of an Ecologically Important Area under the NC Planning Scheme.
Plate 10 depicts typical vegetation within VC1.




                                         Plate 10 – VC1 – Regrowth Rainforest

4.3.2    Vegetation Community 2 – Managed grassland with low density of mature trees
VC2 exhibits regularly managed grassland (slashed) with low density of semi-mature trees. Species
present included Acacia melanoxylon (blackwood), Pinus elliotii (slash pine), Guioa semiglauca (wild
quince), and Flindersia schottiana (bumpy ash).
VC2 is not considered representative of an Ecologically Important Area under the NC Planning
Scheme. Plate 11 depicts typical vegetation within VC2.




                       Plate 11 – VC2 – Managed grassland with low density of mature trees




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