Ecological Assessment Report v2- 25 Pavilion St Pomona

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                           NCES REF: J000908
Lot 21 on SP316902 – 25 Pavilion Street, Pomona



3.2.2      Biodiversity, Waterways, and Wetlands Overlay Mapping
The Biodiversity overlay mapping layer of The Noosa Plan 2020 depicts the following overlays on
the site (refer to Plate 4):
      •    Area of Biodiversity Significance;
      •    MSES Environmental Values;
      •    MSES Regulated Vegetation – Category R GBR riverine;
      •    Waterways; and
      •    Riparian Buffer Area.




 Plate 4 – Noosa Plan 2020 – Biodiversity, Waterways, and Wetlands Overlay mapping (Source: NSC Intramaps)

3.3       The Department of Resources’ Regulated Vegetation Management Supporting Map
The Department of Resources’ Vegetation Management Supporting Map identifies that Category B
and Category R regulated vegetation is mapped within the site (refer to Plate 5). The mapped
regulated vegetation contains the following Regional Ecosystems (RE)
      •    RE 12.3.1 which is described as endangered - Gallery rainforest (notophyll vine forest) on
           alluvial plains;
      •    RE 12.3.2 which is described as of concern - Eucalyptus grandis tall open forest on alluvial
           plains; and
      •    RE 12.9-10.17 which is described as least concern - Eucalyptus acmenoides, E. major, E.
           siderophloia +/- Corymbia citriodora subsp. variegata open forest on sedimentary rocks.
The regulated vegetation is also mapped as containing essential habitat for the following species:
      •    Litoria pearsoniana (cascade tree frog) - listed as vulnerable under the NC Act; and
      •    Mixophyes iteratus (giant barred frog) - listed as endangered under the NC Act and the
           EPBC Act; and
      •    Adelotus brevis (tusked frog) - listed as vulnerable under the NC Act.




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