Appendix H - Biodiversity Code

                                                                                                                    Native Foresters



Figures
FIGURE 1: Locality map .................................................................................................. 6
FIGURE 2: Cooroy Noosa Road survey area .................................................................. 7
FIGURE 3: Protected Plants Flora Survey Trigger map ................................................. 15
FIGURE 4: Scattered trees and parkland at Carramar entrance .................................... 16
FIGURE 5: Melaleuca woodland with Lomandra understorey........................................ 17
FIGURE 6: Melaleuca wetland with sedge and fern understorey ................................... 18
FIGURE 7: Closed sedgeland and dam within 100 metre buffer .................................... 18
FIGURE 8: Location of Endangered Swamp crayfish .................................................... 21
FIGURE 9: Arboreal termite mound used for nesting by kookaburras or kingfishers ..... 23
FIGURE 10: Culverts and drainage lines provide breeding habitat for amphibians ........ 23
FIGURE 11: Ephemeral ponds providing habitat for Endangered Swamp crayfish ........ 25
FIGURE 12: Piles of dumped garden waste provide refuge and basking sites for reptiles
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FIGURE 13: Endangered Swamp crayfish found east of Carramar carpark .................. 30


Tables
TABLE 1: Listed species identified by desktop research within 1.1 km of survey area...13
TABLE 2: Results of timed meander survey……..……………………….…………………16
TABLE 3: Fauna identified on site ……………….……………………………….…....…….20
TABLE 4: Rating of habitat features surrounding Cooroy Noosa Road ...……………….24
TABLE 5: Habitat assessment and likelihood of occurrence for listed species …….......26




Carramar Extension – Fauna & Flora Assessment                                                                                          4