2016-12-12 General Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 6 - Biodiversity Assessment Report

                                                      Noosa Biodiversity Plan – Biodiversity Assessment Report




      Species              Status*                                        Local Values

 Pineapple Zamia                          The species is endemic to Queensland, occurring between Brisbane and
 Macrozamia pauli-      Endangered        Bundaberg within coastal heath habitat. Rainbow Beach to Noosa
 guilielmi                                provides a stronghold for the species, with 4 known locations.

                                          The species inhabits wallum country between Bundaberg to Cootharaba.
                        Near
 Melaleuca cheelii                        Noosa is within the southern limit of the species range, with Lake
                        Threatened
                                          Cootharaba hosting 3 known locations.

 Wallum Leek-
                                          The species is a perennial orchid growing in wallum communities and
 orchid
                        Vulnerable        stabilised dunes between Hervey Bay and Coolum. Noosa nature
 Prasophyllum
                                          reserves protect the species habitat in its southern distribution limit.
 wallum

                                          This vulnerable species has a very small area of occupancy (2ha) and is
 Prostanthera sp.
                                          known to occur at only four sites in the Mt Tinbeerwah area near
 (Mt Tinbeerwah P.      Vulnerable
                                          Tewantin (DoE, 2016b). Stands of the species occurs near Harry Spring
 R. Sharpe 4781)
                                          Environmental Park.

                                          Noosa is one of only three locations where this unique rainforest tree
 Xanthostemon                             species is known to occur. The species occurs in the Kin Kin ‘scrub’ or
                        Vulnerable
 oppositifolius                           rainforest which is unique to the region. Noosa hosts 32 locations and is
                                          a stronghold for the species.
* Status under the NC Act or EPBC Act

       3.4.3      Habitat areas
From the rainforest and the dry Eucalypt woodlands of the Noosa Hinterland to the coastal heaths and
sand dunes of the Great Sandy Strait, Noosa’s remaining natural habitat areas provide a broad range of
habitat resources for flora and fauna species of conservation value as well as common species. For
species of conservation value, 52.3% of habitat available within the Noosa Shire supports these species.
Remnant vegetation contributes the greatest proportion of habitat for conservation value species, whilst
other habitats comprising scattered trees or regrowth provide minimal habitat for species of conservation
value (Figure 13).

                                         3.7%
                                  3.0%
                               3.0%
                        1.3%


                                                                              Remnant
                                                                              Contiguous remnant
                                                                              Dense regrowth
                                                                              Scattered trees
                                                                              Sparse regrowth



                                                   88.9%



Figure 13: Proportion of habitat condition classes supporting conservation value species




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