Meeting papers

10.9. Ecology
Stretching 11.5 kilometres along Noosa’s Eastern Beaches foreshore, and covering about 122
hectares, the EBFRs have a range of on-site and strategic ecological values.

Objective

   8. Protect and improve the biodiversity values of the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserves
       network, using best practice management techniques.

Outcomes
   • The extent and condition of EBFR native vegetation is improved

   •   Internal connectivity and wildlife movement within the foreshore reserve strip is maintained
       and enhanced.

   •   External connectivity between the foreshore reserves and nearby natural areas is
       identifiedy, protected and restored.

   •   Protect and enhance Tthreatened species populations and habitats are protected and
       enhanced

   •   Climate change considerations are incorporated into ecological management activities.


Information on environmental values are derived from environmental reports from the Qld
Department of Environment and Science and Qld Department of Resources. The reports used for
this plan are available on the Eastern Beaches Foreshore Reserve Management Plan webpage.

Habitat
The EBFRs conserve wildlife habitatecosystems unique to open beach coasts. A range of land
birds, shore birds, reptiles, including sea turtles, and mammals rely on the interaction of land,
beach and in-shore ecosystems that occur in coastal dunes and foreshores.
Significant species
Several species scheduled as Endangered, Vulnerable, or Near Threatened (E, V, NT) under the
Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act (Cth) 1999 and/or Nature Conservation Act (QLD)
1992 occur or have suitable habitat in the EBFRs and may have species management and other
management documents that require consideration in the EBFR.

Scheduled species include:

       Caretta caretta — loggerhead turtle (E ICUN, V E EPBACA, V E NCA)
       Chelonia mydas – green turtle (E ICUN, V EPBACA, V NCA)
       Litoria olongburensis - wallum sedge frog (V EPBCA)
       Litoria freycineti – wallum rocket frog (V NCA)
       Crinia tinnula - wallum froglet (V NCA
       Calyptorhynchus lathami - glossy black-cockatoo (V NCA)
       Phasocolartus cinerus - koala (V SEQ bioregion NCA)




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