Ecological Assessment Report

Caveat
The information presented in this report has been provided by a range of data sources as acknowledged at the end of the
report.
This report is designed to assist in identifying the locations of places which may be relevant in determining obligations under
the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It holds mapped locations of World and National Heritage
properties, Wetlands of International and National Importance, Commonwealth and State/Territory reserves, listed threatened,
migratory and marine species and listed threatened ecological communities. Mapping of Commonwealth land is not complete
at this stage. Maps have been collated from a range of sources at various resolutions.



Not all species listed under the EPBC Act have been mapped (see below) and therefore a report is a general guide only.
Where available data supports mapping, the type of presence that can be determined from the data is indicated in general
terms. People using this information in making a referral may need to consider the qualifications below and may need to seek
and consider other information sources.

For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State
vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less
well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps.


For species where the distributions are well known, maps are digitised from sources such as recovery plans and detailed
habitat studies. Where appropriate, core breeding, foraging and roosting areas are indicated under 'type of presence'. For
species whose distributions are less well known, point locations are collated from government wildlife authorities, museums,
and non-government organisations; bioclimatic distribution models are generated and these validated by experts. In some
cases, the distribution maps are based solely on expert knowledge.


Only selected species covered by the following provisions of the EPBC Act have been mapped:
     - migratory and
     - marine
The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in reports produced from this
database:
     - threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants
     - some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed
     - some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area
     - migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers
The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species:
     - non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites
     - seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Australian continent
Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment.



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