Appendix M - Ecology Report

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            Table 1 Threatened and Significant Flora Species Identified by Data Searches.

                                                  Status                                                                     Likely
        Scientific Name     Common Name                        Source                  Typical Habitat                     Occurrence
                                                EPBC   NCA

                                                                        Found in or on the edges of rainforest and        Unlikely
 Arthraxon hispidus       Hairy-joint Grass      V         V   EPBC     in wet eucalypt forest, often near creeks or
                                                                        swamps.

                          Three-leaved                                  Lowland subtropical rainforest up to 150 m        Unlikely
 Bosistoa transversa                             V             EPBC
                          Bosistoa                                      in altitude.

                                                                        Littoral rainforest, usually on sandy soils,      Unlikely
 Cryptocarya foetida      Stinking Laurel        V         V   EPBC     with mature trees also growing on basalt
                                                                        soils.

                                                                        Inhabits floristically-rich, tall, closed riverine Unlikely
 Floydia praealta         Ball Nut               V         V   EPBC
                                                                        to subtropical rainforest

                                                                        Remnant rainforest, including complex         Unlikely –
                                                                QH,
                                                                        mixed notophyll forest, and prefers partially ‘planted’
 Macadamia integrifolia   Queensland Nut         V         V   EPBC,
                                                                        open areas such as rainforest edges.          individuals
                                                               DEHP
                                                                                                                      observed

                                                                        Occurs in lowland warm complex notophyll          Unlikely
                                                                        vine forest and Araucarian notophyll vine
                          Small-fruited
 Macadamia ternifolia                            V         V   EPBC     forest on basic and intermediate volcanic
                          Queensland Nut
                                                                        soils and alluvia in higher rainfall areas of
                                                                        south-east Queensland

                                                                        Commonly associated with coastal wet     Unlikely
 Phaius australis         Lesser Swamp-orchid    E         E   EPBC     heath/sedgeland wetlands. Grows in sunny
                                                                        areas adjacent to swamp forests.

                                                                        Commonly occurs in lowland rainforest and Unlikely
 Samadera bidwillii       Quassia                V         V   EPBC     sometimes occurs in open forest and
                                                                        woodland.
                                                                        Restricted to a small area on Queensland’s Unlikely
                                                                        Sunshine Coast, between Pomona and
                                                                        Woombye, mainly in the Maroochy River
                                                                        catchment area. The main habitat is
 Triunia robusta          Glossy Spice Bush      E             EPBC
                                                                        notophyll vine forest, or mixed tall open
                                                                        forest developing a rainforest understorey
                                                                        in the absence of fire.

                                                                        Occurs predominantly in riparian                  Unlikely
 Xanthostemon                                                           communities on slightly acid clayey sands
                          Southern Penda,        V         V   EPBC     to sandy clays derived from sedimentary
 oppositifolius
                                                                        and metasedimentary rocks.

   EPBC = Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999; where NT = Near Threatened, V = Vulnerable, E =
   Endangered, CE = Critically Endangered
   NCA = Nature Conservation Act 1992; where NT = Near Threatened, V = Vulnerable, R = Rare and E = Endangered;
   DEHP = Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (WildNet) data search; and
   DEHP(QH) = Department of Environment and Heritage Protection - Queensland Herbarium data search.

3.4         Fauna
3.4.1       Diurnal Habitat Assessment


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