2021-06-08 P&E Agenda - Item 6 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Management Plan 2021-2026

Figure 21 - BOA Condition Classes


 Condition Class                    Definition                          Restoration approach
 0 – Excellent resilience           All strata and species (for the     Natural regeneration.
                                    reference ecosystem) are intact
                                    with evidence of recruitment. No
                                    invasive species or other threats
                                    evident. Will rapidly and fully
                                    recover from natural disturbance
 1 – Very Good resilience           All strata and species (for the     Assisted natural regeneration
                                    reference ecosystem) are intact
                                    with evidence of recruitment.
                                    Signs of degradation becoming
                                    apparent, such as slight weed
                                    infestations. Will fully recover
                                    from disturbance but invasive
                                    species may increase.
 2 – Good resilience                All strata and species (for the     Assisted natural regeneration
                                    reference ecosystem) are intact
                                    with evidence of recruitment.
                                    Invasive species or other
                                    disturbance starting to impact on
                                    native vegetation.
 3 – Moderate resilience            Although all native vegetation      Assisted natural regeneration
                                    strata may be present invasive
                                    species are equally dominant.
 4 – Poor resilience                Invasive species dominate the       Assisted natural regeneration
                                    site, although some native
                                    species are evident.
 5 – Very poor resilience           Large areas of the site do not      Assisted natural regeneration
                                    contain any native species, site    and/or reconstruction
                                    either cleared or dominated by
                                    invasive species.
 6.Nil resilience                   No evidence of native plants or     Reconstruction
                                    recruitment, soil substrate may
                                    be totally disturbed.

Repeating the BOA at regular 5 year intervals allows Council to monitor how the reserve is
responding to management actions and informs adaptive management. The below image
demonstrates the visual and obvious changes that have occurred on the site between the two
BOA’s.

This process requires consistency in undertaking the condition assessments, as a change in
resilience condition could be due to the assessor interpreting the site differently to how it was done
previously.




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