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PLATE 2 - Closed or Wet Heath/Sedgeland


Community 3 – Disturbed Open Heath on Coastal Dunes

This community occurs on Lot 6 on RP901384 and Lot 5 on RP890947 which are located to the north
and west of Grasstree Court respectively. The community is characteristic of Community 1 but is
predominantly regrowth in structure and comprises an altered distribution of representative species
(PLATE 3). Uncontrolled fire, unrestricted anthropogenic and vehicular access, previous land clearing
and dumping of refuse have exacerbated the decline of natural integrity within this community.
Although no flora species of conservation significance were identified at the time of initial assessment,
thorough investigation is recommended.

A representative list of flora species is contained in Appendix C.

The community is degraded with non-indigenous flora (weeds), with most notable incursion occurring
along a number of internal trails and all edges. Exotic grasses and Common Lantana are the dominant
disturbance species. A distinct lack of representation of all strata was recorded and non representative
species such as Black Wattle dominate the upper stratum. The community would not satisfy the criterion
for remnant status. This concurs with current EPA mapping of the investigation area. Despite this the
portion of vegetation to the immediate west of the Uniting Church presents in reasonable condition and
is not far removed from satisfying the criterion of remnant status. The southern portion of vegetation on
Lot 6 presents in similar condition.




Grasstree Court, Sunrise Beach      Ecological Assessment Report (BCR02)                PLACE Environmental

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