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Ecological Assessment

Draft Report

4.0 VEGETATION ASSESSMENT RESULTS

4.1 SITE SURVEY

For ease of discussion, the site has been divided into three broad habitat types (Figure 7):

(1) Caravan Park Area - The eastern two-thirds of the site has been historically cleared for
urban / commercial purposes, resulting in large areas of open, mown grass areas with
scattered canopy trees. This area is currently used and maintained as a caravan park.
The canopy trees in this area are predominantly Broad-leaved Paperbarks (Melaleuca
quinquenervia).

(2) Remnant Wet Heath Area - The western third of the site is an extension of the Noosa
National Park which adjoins the western site boundary. This area is largely undisturbed
and is comprised of remnant wet heath vegetation consistent with the EPA’s RE mapping.
Few exotic species were apparent in this area.

(3) Vegetation Buffer - The caravan park area is separated from the remnant wet heath
habitat by a strip of highly disturbed vegetation. This vegetation buffer is comprised of a
dense mixture of native and exotic vegetation. The abundance of exotic weed species in
this area is indicative of historical nutrient levels in storm water run-off.

The native and exotic flora species identified within the site during NSEC’s site visit are provided
in Table 2. It must be noted, however, that poor recordings were made of species in the
Poaceae, Restionaceae, Cyperaceae and Juncaceae families, all of which are well represented
at the site but require more time to produce an adequate identification. In addition, detection of
species in the remnant heath and. vegetation buffer areas was limited by the dense nature of
these areas.

 

 

It is our understanding, through communications with the Peregian Beach Caravan Park staff,
that the Noosa National Park conducted a prescribed management burn following NSEC’s site
visit. This management burn was expected to incorporate the remnant vegetation in the
western portion of the subject site. NSEC believes that an additional site visit within 6-12
months following this prescribed management burn may substantially increase the number of
native flora species able to be detected and identified within the remnant vegetation area.

 

 

 

 

 

TABLE 2 FLORA SPECIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SUBJECT SITE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME
Native
Proteaceae Banksia robur Swamp Banksia

 

Blechnaceae

Blechnum indicum

Bungwall Fern

 

Rutaceae

Boronia parviflora

Swamp Boronia

 

Burmanniaceae

Burmannia disticha

Christmas Candles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Myrtaceae Callistemon pachyphyllus Wallum Bottlebrush
Lauraceae Cassytha glabella Slender dodder-laurel
June 2007 ( 22 )

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