OPW Fauna Management Plan RFI Response · OPW25/0057

Fauna Management Plan v1                                                                   NCES REF: J001343
Lot 105 on SP118458 – 62 Lake MacDonald Drive, Cooroy, QLD




                                                     Plate 3a – VC1




                             Plate 3b – VC1 – Windbreak left & riparian vegetation right

2.1.3    Vegetation Community 2 – Native hardwood plantation with regrowth understorey
VC2 is present in a single unit within the central site extent and is characterised by a native hardwood
plantation with regrowth understorey. The vegetation community exhibits an average canopy height
range of 30m.
The canopy was dominated by Eucalyptus cloeziana (Gympie messmate) planted in rows. The mid-
storey and understorey is clearly subject to intermittent clearing. The mid-storey contained scattered
Cinnamomum camphora (camphor laurel) and Acacia melanoxylon (blackwood) to approximately 2-
5m height.
The understorey showed evidence of previous slashing. Common species present included
Pteridium esculentum (hard bracken fern), Bidens Pilosa (Cobbler’s pegs), and Desmodium
uncinatum (silver leaf desmodium) and several exotic grass species as well as Imperata cylindrica
(blady grass).
Plate 4 depicts typical vegetation within VC2.




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