Noosa Council Planning Report - 26 Sallwood Ct, Pinbarren. (3)

Regional Ecosystems                                                                                        23/05/2022 11:17:26




****Moderate degradation and/or biodiversity loss is defined as: floristic and/or faunal diversity is greatly reduced but unlikely
to recover within the next 20 years even with the removal of threatening processes; or soil surface is moderately degraded.


2. Remnant Regional Ecosystems
The following table identifies the remnant regional ecosystems and vegetation communities mapped within the AOI and
provides their short descriptions, Biodiversity Status, and remnant extent within the selected AOI. Please note, where
heterogeneous vegetated patches (mixed patches of remnant vegetation mapped as containing multiple regional
ecosystems) occur within the AOI, they have been split and listed as individual regional ecosystems (or vegetation
communities where present) for the purposes of the table below. In such instances, associated area figures have been
generated based upon the estimated proportion of each regional ecosystem (or vegetation community) predicted to be
present within the larger mixed patch.

Table 3: Remnant regional ecosystems, description and status within the AOI


 Regional Ecosystem             Short Description          BD Status              Area (Ha)               % of AOI

 non-remnant                    None                       None                                    1.12                 100.41


Refer to Map 2 for further information. Map 3 also provides a visual estimate of the distribution of regional ecosystems
present before clearing.

Table 4 provides further information in regards to the remnant regional ecosystems present within the AOI. Specifically, the
extent of remnant vegetation remaining within the bioregion, the 1:1,000,000 broad vegetation group (BVG) classification,
whether the regional ecosystem is identified as a wetland, and extent of representation in Queensland's Protected Area
Estate. For a description of the vegetation communities within the AOI and classified according to the 1:1,000,000 BVG, refer
to Table 6.

Table 4: Remnant regional ecosystems within the AOI, additional information


 Regional Ecosystem        Remnant Extent        BVG (1 Million)    Wetland             Representation in protected estate

 non-remnant               None                  None               None                None

Representation in Protected Area Estate: High greater than 10% of pre-clearing extent is represented; Medium 4 - 10% is
represented; Low less than 4% is represented, No representation.

The distribution of mapped wetland systems within the area of interest is displayed in Map 6.

The following table lists known special values associated with a regional ecosystem type.
Table 5: Remnant regional ecosystems within the AOI, special values


 Regional Ecosystem             Special Values

 non-remnant                    None



3. Remnant Regional Ecosystems by Broad Vegetation Group
BVGs are a higher-level grouping of vegetation communities. Queensland encompasses a wide variety of landscapes across
temperate, wet and dry tropics and semi-arid climatic zones. BVGs provide an overview of vegetation communities across the
state or a bioregion and allow comparison with other states. There are three levels of BVGs which reflect the approximate
scale at which they are designed to be used: the 1:5,000,000 (national), 1:2,000,000 (state) and 1:1,000,000 (regional)
scales.
A comprehensive description of BVGs is available at:
https://publications.qld.gov.au/dataset/redd/resource/

The following table provides a description of the 1:1,000,000 BVGs present and their associated extent within the AOI.

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