Attachment 3 - Regional Ecosystem Assessment

                                                                                                                                                               Native Foresters




Table 2: Vegetation communities desired on Offset Site taken from ORP report (NC, 2006)


 RE type                 VMA status                 RE Description                      Structure                  Required Area (ha)            Location of RE type

                                                    Gallery rainforest                  Dense                      19
                                                                                                                                                 Occurs directly
                                                    (Complex notophyll vine
 12.3.1a                 Endangered                                                                                                              fringing watercourses
                                                    forest.) on alluvial plains
                                                                                                                                                 and lake
                                                    (DES, 2022).
                                                                                        Mid-dense                  5                             Occurs fringing
                                                    Eucalyptus grandis tall                                                                      watercourses
 12.3.2                  Of Concern                 open forest on alluvial                                                                      interspersed with
                                                    plains (DES, 2022).                                                                          12.3.1a.

                                                    Eucalyptus tereticornis +/-         Mid-dense                  11.1
                                                    Eucalyptus siderophloia,                                       additional potential          Occurs in low-lying
                                                    Corymbia intermedia open                                       revegetation area             areas adjacent to the
 12.3.11                 Of Concern
                                                    forest on alluvial plains                                                                    lake that are prone to
                                                    usually near coast (DES,                                                                     waterlogging
                                                    2022).
                                                                                                                   24ha
 Total Area
                                                                                                                   (Additional 11.1ha
                                                                                                                   proposed = 35.1ha)

Vegetation communities in RE 12.3.1 include:
12.3.1a: Complex notophyll vine forest. Typical canopy species include Castanospermum australe, Elaeocarpus grandis, Grevillea robusta, Cryptocarya obovata, Beilschmiedia
obtusifolia, Dysoxylum mollissimum subsp. molle, Pseudoweinmannia lachnocarpa, Argyrodendron trifoliolatum, Planchonella australis, Ficus watkinsiana, F. macrophylla forma
macrophylla, Aphananthe philippinensis, Toona ciliata and Syzygium francisii. Emergent Eucalyptus grandis or Lophostemon confertus may occur. Waterhousea floribunda and
Tristaniopsis laurina may occur on banks of stream channels. Typical sub canopy species include Cryptocarya triplinervis, Archontophoenix cunninghamiana, Endiandra pubens, Arytera
divaricata, Syzygium moorei and Macadamia spp. Occurs on Quaternary alluvial plains and channels in areas of high rainfall (generally >1300mm). Riverine (DES, 2022).




Regional Ecosystem Assessment – Noosa Council Offset Site – Lake Macdonald Catchment                                                                           7