Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                    NCES REF: LEA2016-06
Lot 496 on MCH591 - 30 Pottery Street, Pomona




4.0 SURVEY METHODOLOGY

The site was inspected on the 15th of July 2016 to verify the composition and extent of native plant
species and habitat within the site. The inspection was undertaken in accordance with the
methodology outlined in the EHP Flora Survey Guidelines – Protected Plants (2014). This
methodology entails collecting species data from all observed vegetation types and includes a 100m
buffer around all proposed clearing. Survey methodology comprised a walking meander through the
site whilst observations were made of the in-situ vegetation species and habitat elements including
adjoining vegetation communities and specific habitat features such as nests and tree hollows. The
survey included a targeted search for the presence of any flora species listed under the schedules
of the NC Act and/or the EPBC Act. Vegetation community mapping was prepared for the entire
site.

5.0 SURVEY RESULTS

5.1 Flora Species
A total of 90 flora species were observed within the survey area. Species richness within the different
strata was distributed as follows:

        6 canopy species;
        10 mid-canopy (including 2 introduced species); and
        74 understorey (including 12 introduced species)
No flora species of higher conservation significance (i.e. those listed under the schedules of the NC
Act or the EPBC Act) were observed within the site during the survey.

A species list of observed flora is presented as Appendix 3.

5.2 Vegetation Communities
One dominant vegetation unit was observed:

        Vegetation Unit 1 – Open Eucalypt forest over grassy to shrubby understorey

Figure F1 – Vegetation Units depicts the distribution of observed vegetation communities within the
survey area. A description of the individual unit is presented in Section 5.2.1.




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