MCU 14/0106 Appendix F - Ecological Assessment

Outside Study Area



Site number           H29
Broad                 Eucalypt
Vegetation            open forest
Group
Radius of             20
surveyed area
Characteristic        Abundance
Hollows in            Rare
trees and
stags
Fallen logs           Occasional to
                      Common
(>10cm diam.)
Decorticating         Nil
bark




Course Litter         Occasional          Waterway                                           None
(>2cm diam)
Fine Litter           Common              Pond/pool/dam                                      Absent
(<2cm diam)
Bare ground           Nil                 Wetland/swamp                                      Absent
Grass                 Occasional to       Disturbance – wildfire                             Nil
                      Common
Soil cracks           Nil                 Disturbance – grazing                              Nil
Stones (20-           Nil                 Disturbance clearing                               Nil
60cm)
Boulders (61-         Nil                 Disturbance – weeds                                Nil
2m)
Large                 Nil                 Disturbance - erosion                              Nil
boulders
(>2m)
Rock crevices         Nil
Exfoliating           Nil
rock
Other                 Other               Other observations                                 Other observations
observations          observations
Remains                                   Heard

Scats                                     Seen                                               grey fantail. Same birds as
                                                                                             across the powerline, several
                                                                                             seen flying back and forth.

Tracks
                                                                                             National park next to approx
                                                                                             50 m wide powerline
                                                                                             easement
Habitat Rank          Arboreal and or hollow dependent: Very Low
                      Terrestrial & Ground dwelling (reptiles, mammals and birds): Moderate to High
                      Amphibious or water dependent life stage/wetland dependent: Very Low



Abundance score 7 to 0: Abundant, common-abundant, common, occasional to common, occasional, rare to occasional, rare, nil