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with ill defined drainage. The vegetation here is in a good condition and not
affected by weeds.

FAUNA

A total of 78 fauna species were detected. on the site during the survey. The
survey has not identified any new species over those already identified in the
Noosa Shire Fauna Study (Eco Management Services 2002).

Habitat description

The fauna assessment sites were located so as to cover the range of habitat
types within the area. The habitats broadly overlap with the vegetation
communities described above. Features of specific significance for fauna are
outlined below. A list of fauna species observed is provided in Annex D.

Site 1

This site is located on the northern boundary of the study area and
encompasses the Paperbarked Teatree open forest and woodland (RE 12.2.7)
and Heath/sedgeland (RE 12.2.12) described in Section 3.2. Notable fauna
habitats include dense groundstorey vegetation in the heathland and to a
lesser extent in the Teatree forest, a moderate amount of deadfali timber and
some tree hollows, particularly in the transition between Teatree woodland
and Eucalypt open forest/woodland. This site is periodically flooded.

 

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