Ecological Assessment Report

Biodiversity and Conservation Values (3SP246584)                                                                            30/03/2016 16:41:54




 seq_fa_7                          That the following major areas be mapped as Regional significance being centres of endemism (based on the
                                   CRA analysis, McFarland 1998).<br />More information for this decision exists in the SEQ BPA Fauna Report.

 seq_fa_9                          That the following major areas be mapped as Regional significance being centres of high species richness
                                   (based on the CRA analysis, McFarland 1998), those areas shaded are also centres rich in priority taxa:<br
                                   />NB. Priority taxa (Criterion H) in shaded areas have NOT beem implemented in GIS for inclusion in the final
                                   product.<br />More information for this decision exists in the SEQ BPA Fauna Report.<br />In addition,
                                   Karawatha Forest is designated as Regional significance being a hotspot in terms of frog and raptor diversity.

 seqn_l_1                          The Expert Panel considered landscape corridors for northern SEQ in the context of a proposal for a State-wide
                                   terrestrial landscape corridor network, defined on standardised State-wide criteria. These corridors would be
                                   assigned State significance. State Corridors would be complemented by riparian landscape corridors and
                                   Regional terrestrial corridors. More information for this decision exists in the SEQ North BPA Landscape Report.

 seqs_l_12                         Ig (ecosystem variation): Distinctive tall open forest that is limited to the Sunshine Coast especially the northern
                                   end. It is associated with seasonally waterlogged soils on sedimentary rocks in a high rainfall area and could be
                                   termed a "swamp forest". The overstorey is predominantly eucalyptus but <em>Melaleuca spp.</em> and
                                   <em>Lophostemon suaveolens</em> indicators of seasonally waterlogged conditions are present as a
                                   sub-canopy in places. It has been delineated as a regional ecosystem (12.9/10.1) with an Of Concern status.<br
                                   />The occurrence of the regional ecosystem is identified by the panel under Criterion Ig due to its distinctive
                                   floristic composition and unusual habitat relationship.

 seqs_l_22                         The expert panel considered landscape corridors for southern SEQ in the context of a proposal for a State-wide
                                   terrestrial landscape corridor network, defined on standardised State-wide criteria. These corridors would be
                                   assigned State significance. State bioregional corridors would be complemented by riparian and regionally
                                   significant bioregional corridors. <br />More information for this decision exists in the SEQ South BPA Landscape
                                   Report.




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