Ecological Assessment Report

J000202-002-R-Rev1                                                                                  June 2016


8.0      SITE WALKOVER – FIELD SURVEY RESULTS
8.1          Vegetation and Habitat
The proposed development site consists of mature regrowth vegetation with the canopy dominated by a
number of Eucalyptus, Melaleuca species and Allocasuarina generally 10 m high. The mid story is
dominated by rainforest regrowth species and heath land shrubs. The ground cover varies from areas
dominated by Blady grass (Imperata cylindrical) and Rainforest grass (Oplismenus aemulus)

Table 3 below summarises the vegetation across the Site in general accordance with Nelder et al. (2012).

Table 3: Vegetation Structure


                                                                         Height      Height     Percentage
      Strata                          Species                                       (Upper)
                                                                        (Lower)                   Cover




                 Corymbia intermedia, Eucalyptus resinifera,
     Emergent                                                             12           16            15
                 Lophostemon suaveolens, Syncarpia glomulifera


                 Acacia leiocalyx subsp. Leiocalyx, Allocasuarina
                 littoralis, Alphitonia excels, Corymbia intermedia,
        T1       Eucalyptus resinifera, Lophostemon suaveolens,           6            10            80
                 Melaleuca quinquenervia and Syncarpia
                 glomulifera



                 Alphitonia excelsa, Elaeocarpus reticulatus,
        T2                                                                4            6             35
                 Melaleuca pachyphylla, Melaleuca sieberi




                 Austromyrtus dulcis, Gahnia sieberiana, Lantana
       Shrub                                                              1            2             25
                 Camara




                Dianella caerulea, Lomandra longifolia,
    Groundcover Oplismenus aemulus, Pteridium esculentum,                 0.4          1             15
                Imperata cylindrical



The micro habitats within the Site vary from dense Allocasuarina dominated areas with little to no understory
to Melaleuca quinquenervia dominated areas with the understory dominated by Gahnia and sedge species.
Regrowth vegetation across the Site is considered non remnant. Other areas are dominated by regrowth
eucalyptus species (Eucalyptus resinifera, Syncarpia glomulifera) to 10 m.

Vegetation within the Site is a composite of species associated with:

ƒ     RE 12.9-10.1 (Eucalyptus resinifera, E. grandis, E. robusta, Corymbia intermedia on sedimentary rocks.
      (Of Concern)) in the northern portion of the Site

ƒ     RE 12.3.5 (Melaleuca quinquenervia, Casuarina glauca +/- Eucalyptus tereticornis) in the southern
      portion of the Site. (Least Concern)




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