2018-08-07 P&E Agenda - Attachment 1 to Item 3 - Noosa Biosphere Reserve 10 Year Periodic Review

                                                                              Noosa Biosphere Reserve - Periodic Review 2018




 INDICATOR - NBR              2007                  2018                    COMMENTS                   ECOSYSTEM
                          SUBMISSION            PR REPORT                                                SERVICE
 Total area – Of         12,839 ha             11,144 ha            Change to area (ha) due to       As above
 Concern                                                            updated mapping.
 % remnant               31.6%                 28%                  Upgrades, improved               As above
 vegetation – RE Of                                                 mapping, and some lost to
 concern                                                            clearing.
 Total REs –             19 REs had            12                   NBAR identifies 12 REs           Water quality, flood
 Regionally              limited extent in                          (State listed as being No        mitigation, soil
 significant (i.e.       Noosa Shire                                Concern at present) that         conservation,
 limited extent          2 Endangered                               have limited extent              nutrient cycling,
 within Noosa            12 Of Concern                              including pre-clearing           visual, spiritual
 Shire)                  5 No Concern at                            extent. This does not
                         Present                                    include listed Endangered
                                                                    and Of Concern REs.
 Total plant species     1365                  2346                 Updated flora species list       Water quality, flood
                                               Includes native      now includes fungi,              mitigation, soil
                                               and introduced       mosses, ferns, conifers,         conservation,
                                               plant species        cycads, dicots, monocots,        nutrient cycling,
                                                                    mosses and algae.                visual, spiritual
 Total bird species      303                   313                  Updated bird list.               Tourism, research,
                                                                                                     spiritual
 Total mammal            63                    75                   Includes marine and              Tourism, research,
 species                                                            terrestrial mammals.             spiritual

 Total reptile           75                    67 verified                                           Tourism, research,
 species                                       species and 8                                         spiritual
                                               potential species
                                               based on habitat
                                               availability and
                                               local records
                                               (unconfirmed)
 Total marine fish       121                   Marine fauna                                          Food, tourism,
 species                                       study currently                                       research, spiritual
                                               underway with
                                               the Biosphere
                                               Oyster Reef
                                               Project
 Total freshwater        22                    36 native            Work completed by Dr Tim         Food, tourism,
 fish species                                  species              Howell, Aquatic Ecologist.       research, spiritual
                                               4 translocated
                                               from outside
                                               biosphere
                                               3 introduced
                                               Total of 43
                                               species
 Total butterfly         78                    78                                                    Tourism, research,
 species                                                                                             spiritual
 Total frog species      30                    35                   Includes one introduced          Tourism, research,
                                                                    species.                         spiritual
 EPBC Nationally-        73                    80                   Changes due to                   Tourism, research,
 listed species                                                     downgrades of certain            spiritual
                                                                    species based on current
                                                                    science.
 NCA State-listed        66                    48                   Changes due to upgrade           Tourism, research,
 species                                                            of certain species based         spiritual
                                                                    on current science.
Note 1: Unless otherwise stated the following data sources were used to update listings: Queensland Government Wildlife Online,
Noosa Biodiversity Assessment Report, Noosa Biodiversity Expert Panel.
Note 2: Regional Ecosystems or REs are defined as vegetation communities in a bioregion that are consistently associated with
a particular combination of geology, landform and soil.
Note 3: % vegetation cover figures do not include water bodies.




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