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Conservation Management Zones of AustraliaSouth Western Australia Temperate Forests
Prepared by the Department of the Environment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project and associated products are the result of a collaboration between the Biodiversity Conservation Division and the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN). Invaluable input, advice and support were provided by staff and leading researchers from across the Department of the Environment (DotE), Department of Agriculture (DoA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the academic community. We would particularly like to thank staff within the Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division, Parks Australia and the Environment Assessment and Compliance Division of DotE, Nyree Stenekes and Robert Kancans (ABARES), Sue McIntyre (CSIRO), Richard Hobbs (University of Western Australia), Michael Hutchinson (ANU); David Lindenmayer and Emma Burns (ANU); and Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor and other staff from the World Wildlife Fund for their generosity and advice.
Special thanks to CSIRO staff Kristen Williams and Simon Ferrier whose modelling of biodiversity patterns enabled identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia.
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ContentsAcknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country.................................................................4
Introduction....................................................................................................................................4
Zone at a glance............................................................................................................................5
Population characteristics..............................................................................................................9
Employment, volunteering and incomes......................................................................................14
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice...................17
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas..............................................20
Zone vegetation characteristics...................................................................................................23
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands................................................................................24
World and National Heritage.......................................................................................................25
Major National Reserve System properties.................................................................................25
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities.................................................................26
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species..........................................................................................27
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species............................................................................................32
Threatened endemic species......................................................................................................35
Invasive species..........................................................................................................................39
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations............................................................42
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and CountryThe Australian Government acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past and present of our nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We honour the deep spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian landscape, including Australia’s waterways, land and sea country.
Introduction The 23 Conservation Management Zones of Australia are geographic areas, classified according to their ecological and threat characteristics. The zones are also aligned with the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia.
The Conservation Management Zones provide a way of understanding Australia’s natural environment that will assist in long-term conservation planning and help the Australian Government to better design, deliver and report on Natural Resource Management (NRM) investments, including ensuring alignment of national NRM priorities with local action.
The Conservation Management Zones also provide a filter through which to make national environmental and socio-economic data more accessible and comprehensible, and a framework for gathering on-ground knowledge and expertise about the environment. This will improve information flow to the Australian Government about regional NRM requirements, best practice management, emerging NRM issues and knowledge gaps.
The Conservation Management Zones do not represent any change to existing administrative boundaries or governance structures, but aim to support the NRM and wider community to cooperatively manage environmental assets across boundaries, where they share common threats, ecological characteristics and stakeholders.
Each Conservation Management Zone profile contains a standard suite of nationally available ecological and socio-economic information. We hope that this information will enable Australians of all ages and backgrounds to engage with, understand and appreciate Australian landscapes, and support all Australians to manage our natural resources more effectively.
The profile information provides an indicative, high-level stock-take of the environmental and socio-economic landscape and it is not intended to be comprehensive. It should also be noted that, at present, the profiles contain only limited information on aquatic ecosystems, coastal assets and Indigenous land management practices. In future, consultation and comprehensive literature reviews will enable us to provide more complete information.
Zone at a glance
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Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
REGIONAL CENTRES POPULATION
Albany 33,650
Bridgetown 1,518
Collie 6,994
Denmark 2,291
Donnybrook 2,236
Dunsborough 1,708
Manjimup 4,172
Margaret River 5,313
Mount Barker 1,794
Perth (outskirts) 62,273
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONSSouthwest Catchments Council Inc WA
South Coast NRM Inc WA
Peel Harvey Catchment Council WA
Perth Region NRM WA
Wheatbelt NRM Council Inc WA
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES VALUE (MILLIONS)
Fruit $199
Lamb $172
Wool $165
Cereals for grain $139
Beef $130
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here) $1,294
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*Mean annual temperature 15.2 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month 28.4 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month 5.6 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall 824.3 mm
Dominant rainfall season Winter
* The figures are interpolated 75-year means (1921 to 1995) representing the period prior to the onset of rapid climatic warming. Cited in: Williams KJ, Belbin L, Austin MP, Stein J, Ferrier S (2012) Which environmental variables should I use in my biodiversity model? International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences 26(11), 2009–2047. (Data derived from Australian Climate surfaces version 2.1 for the ANUCLIM-BIOCLIM package).
For future climate projections please refer to: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Native Title area Although there have been no Native Title Determinations finalised within this Conservation Management Zone, it continues to represent important Indigenous heritage values and places that are of deep significance to Indigenous persons and their practices, observations, customs, beliefs and history.
Source: Based on data from the National Native Title Register; Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD); National Vegetation Information System (NVIS); Species’ Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT).
Population characteristics
Population
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOMEEnglish 89.65%
Other languages 4.74%
Not stated 5.55%
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Education
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Employment, volunteering and incomes
Employment
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Volunteering
Income
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM adviceAustralian farmers manage over 60% of the Australian continent and shoulder much of the burden of responsibility for maintaining and protecting Australia’s natural resource wealth. The information contained in this profile aims to assist the wider community, non-governmental organisations and government agencies to support Australia’s key environmental custodians.
Agricultural commodity values
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice
* Data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012 Land Management Practices Survey (LaMPS) 2012. LaMPS collected land practices information from approximately 50,000 farm businesses across Australia. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units and Australian Agricultural Environment units. The % figures presented here are indicative only. For more information on LaMPS please refer to: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/4630.0
** The sample for the Drivers of Practice Change 2012 survey consisted of a random subsample of 1228 broadacre farm managers from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS) frame. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units. For this reason, the figures presented here are indicative only.
^ This chart indicates the sources of advice utilised for native vegetation management from respondents who identified they sought advice.
For more information please refer to http://www.daff.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/forestry/domestic-forestry/prep-for-future/drivers-
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas
Source: Land tenure data based on Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) categorisation of Public Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) State Tenure 2012; Land use mapping based on Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP) 2012. For more information on Australian land use and management information and classification please refer to: http://www.daff.gov.au/ABARES/aclump/
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
South-West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council: http://www.noongar.org.au
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
Although there have been no Native Title Determinations finalised within this Conservation Management Zone, it continues to represent important Indigenous heritage values and places that are of deep significance to Indigenous persons and their practices, observations, customs, beliefs and history.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASCity Of Albany WA
City Of Armadale WA
City Of Busselton WA
City Of Gosnells WA
City Of Swan WA
Shire Of Augusta-Margaret River WA
Shire Of Beverley WA
Shire Of Boddington WA
Shire Of Boyup Brook WA
Shire Of Bridgetown-Greenbushes WA
Shire Of Brookton WA
Shire Of Broomehill-Tambellup WA
Shire Of Capel WA
Shire Of Chittering WA
Shire Of Collie WA
Shire Of Cranbrook WA
Shire Of Cuballing WA
Shire Of Dardanup WA
Shire Of Denmark WA
Shire Of Donnybrook-Balingup WA
Shire Of Gingin WA
Shire Of Harvey WA
Shire Of Kalamunda WA
Shire Of Katanning WA
Shire Of Kojonup WA
Shire Of Manjimup WA
Shire Of Moora WA
Shire Of Mundaring WA
Shire Of Murray WA
Shire Of Nannup WA
Shire Of Narrogin WA
Shire Of Northam WA
Shire Of Pingelly WA
Shire Of Plantagenet WA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASShire Of Serpentine-Jarrahdale WA
Shire Of Toodyay WA
Shire Of Victoria Plains WA
Shire Of Wagin WA
Shire Of Wandering WA
Shire Of Waroona WA
Shire Of West Arthur WA
Shire Of Williams WA
Shire Of Woodanilling WA
Shire Of York WA
Zone vegetation characteristics
The National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) framework is a nationally consistent vegetation classification system based on vegetation data collected by states and territories. It provides information on the extent and distribution of vegetation types across the Australian landscape.
Two products are used to provide the Zone Vegetation Characteristics graph. A modelled pre-European vegetation distribution (pre-1750), and extant (current extent) vegetation, which is based on contemporary vegetation mapping. The information presented here relates to Major Vegetation Subgroups (MVSs). There are 85 MVS types across Australia, describing the structure and floristic composition of dominant and secondary vegetation stratums (e.g. canopy and mid-storey species). Major Vegetation Subgroups only reflect the dominant vegetation type occurring in an area from a mix of vegetation types. Less-dominant vegetation groups which may also be present are therefore not represented.
It is important to note that the vegetation information is indicative only, as state and territory mapping in Australia is of variable resolution and scale. However, this data is the best available nationally consistent information on vegetation, and the dataset continues to evolve and increase in accuracy.
Analysing this information at Conservation Management Zone, rather than national level provides greater discrimination for decision makers, as clearance levels of vegetation types are not uniform across Australia. For example, eucalypt woodlands with a tussock grass understory is a vegetation type found across Australia. In the Brigalow Woodlands Conservation Management Zone, eucalypt open woodlands with a tussock grass understory originally covered approximately 36% of the zone, but today it only covers only 14.5 % of the zone (58.7% of this vegetation community has been cleared in the Brigalow). In the Northern Australia Tropical Savannah zone, this vegetation type originally occupied 19.6% of the zone. Today, it occupies approximately 19.4% of the zone (only 2.3% of this vegetation type has been cleared). It should be noted that this data only provides an indication of change in extent, and not vegetation condition.
For more information on the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/science-and-research/databases-and-maps/national-vegetation-information-system
Ramsar and Nationally Important WetlandsRAMSAR WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARESMuir-Byenup System WA 10,639
For more information on Ramsar please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-our-environment/wetlands/ramsar-convention-wetlands
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA
Avon River Valley WA 0.12 6
Blackwood River (Lower Reaches) and Tributaries System WA 325.08 1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Broke Inlet System WA 5,118.44 1, 2, 3, 6
Byenup Lagoon System WA 10,347.44 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Chittering-Needonga Lakes WA 225.78 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Doggerup Creek System WA 16,052.39 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Gingilup-Jasper Wetland System WA 2,766.05 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Lake Muir WA 3,993.94 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lake Pleasant View System WA 436.70 1, 3, 6
Maringup Lake WA 274.35 1, 2, 4, 6
Moates Lake System WA 474.07 1, 3, 4, 6
Mt Soho Swamps WA 331.85 4, 6
Owingup Swamp System WA 906.70 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Oyster Harbour WA 1,580.50 1, 2, 3, 6
Wannamal Lake System WA 177.49 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Nationally important wetlands are defined according to the following criteria:
1. It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.
2. It is a wetland which plays an important ecological or hydrological role in the natural functioning of a major wetland system/complex.
3. It is a wetland which is important as the habitat for animal taxa at a vulnerable stage in their life cycles, or provides a refuge when adverse conditions such as drought prevail.
4. The wetland supports 1% or more of the national populations of any native plant or animal taxa.
5. The wetland supports native plant or animal taxa or communities which are considered endangered or vulnerable at the national level.
6. The wetland is of outstanding historical or cultural significance.
Please note, the above are a subset of all the Nationally Important Wetlands found within the Zone. For more information on Nationally Important Wetlands please see: http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/directory-important-wetlands-australia-third-edition
World and National HeritageHERITAGE VALUES WORLD OR NATIONAL HERITAGE
TYPEJURISDICTION HECTARES % OF
ZONEStirling RangeNational Park
National Natural WA 4,489.2 0.08
Porongurup National Park
National Natural WA 2,685.9 0.05
Goldfields Water Supply Scheme, Western Australia
National Historic WA 16.6 0.0003
Please refer to the Australian Heritage Database for detailed information on listing criteria for these heritage values: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database
For more information on Australia’s world and national heritage please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage
Major National Reserve System propertiesMAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Name Property type IUCN category
Jurisdiction Hectares % of zone
Mt Roe National Park II WA 127,800 2.39
D’Entrecasteaux National Park II WA 118,089 2.21
Tone-Perup Nature Reserve IA WA 55,974 1.05
Shannon National Park II WA 52,622 0.98
Wandoo National Park II WA 46,375 0.87
Mt Frankland South National Park II WA 42,294 0.79
Mt Lindesay National Park II WA 39,573 0.74
Mount Frankland National Park II WA 37,122 0.69
Lane Poole Reserve 5(1)(g) Reserve II WA 29,541 0.55
Mt Frankland North National Park II WA 22,070 0.41
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park II WA 21,761 0.41
Greater Kingston National Park II WA 21,114 0.39
Blackwood River National Park II WA 20,487 0.38
Greater Beedelup National Park II WA 19,287 0.36
Milyeannup National Park II WA 18,698 0.35
Wellington National Park II WA 17,431 0.33
Hilliger National Park II WA 16,986 0.32
Monadnocks Conservation Park
5(1)(g) Reserve II WA 15,519 0.29
Walpole-Nornalup National Park II WA 14,858 0.28
Greater Hawke National Park II WA 14,008 0.26
THE IUCN CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Ia Strict Nature Reserve IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and are utilised by many national governments, including the Australian Government, as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas.
Ib Wilderness Area
II National Park
III Natural Monument or Feature
IV Habitat/Species Management Area
V Protected Landscape/ Seascape
VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
Please refer to the IUCN website for further explanation: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/
For more information on Australia’s National Reserve System please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system
Source: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database 2012.
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communitiesTHREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Name Listing status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Aquatic Root Mat Community 1 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge Endangered 100 0.005
Aquatic Root Mat Community 2 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge Endangered 100 0.005
Aquatic Root Mat Community 3 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge Endangered 100 0.005
Aquatic Root Mat Community 4 in Caves of the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge Endangered 100 0.005
Scott River Ironstone Association Endangered 100 0.013
Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain ironstones Endangered 36.76 0.002
Shrublands and Woodlands of the eastern Swan Coastal Plain Endangered 22.98 0.002
Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain Critically Endangered
5.2 0.008
Corymbia calophylla – Kingia australis woodlands on heavy soils of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered 3 0.001
Proteaceae Dominated Kwongkan Shrublands of the Southeast Coastal Floristic Province of Western Australia
Endangered 0.22 0.049
Corymbia calophylla – Xanthorrhoea preissii woodlands and shrublands of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered 0.09 0.00002
* % of the total national distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the Threatened Ecological Community that is found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area describes the proportion of the zone that the Threatened Ecological Community is likely or known to occur in.
It should be noted that the identification of any given Threatened Ecological Community above does not imply that the Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. Rather, the % of the TEC’s total distribution (*) within the zone is an indication of its importance to that zone in terms of conservation efforts. The % of the zone (**) indicates how rare, or difficult the ecological community may be to find within the zone.
The threatened ecological communities above are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which is the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation. For more information, please refer to http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities
EPBC Act (1999) threatened speciesTHREATENED MAMMALS
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Quokka Setonix brachyurus Vulnerable 100 0.02
Gilbert’s Potoroo Potorous gilbertii Critically Endangered
99.97 0.03
Western Ringtail Possum Pseudocheirus occidentalis Vulnerable 75.65 15.30
Woylie Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi Endangered 56.59 7.85
Chuditch, Western Quoll Dasyurus geoffroii Vulnerable 32.2 99.28
Red-tailed Phascogale Phascogale calura Endangered 31.9 7.68
Numbat Myrmecobius fasciatus Vulnerable 21.14 2.18
Black-flanked Rock-wallaby Petrogale lateralis lateralis Vulnerable 9.25 0.66
Dibbler Parantechinus apicalis Endangered 0.64 0.18
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis Vulnerable 0.01 0.28
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered n/a n/a
Southern Right Whale Eubalaena australis Endangered n/a n/a
Australian Sea-lion Neophoca cinerea Vulnerable n/a n/a
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Vulnerable n/a n/a
THREATENED BIRDS
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Muir’s Corella (southern), Western Long-billed Corella (southern)
Cacatua pastinator pastinator Vulnerable 99.08 17.81
Noisy Scrub-bird, Tjimiluk Atrichornis clamosus Vulnerable 91.59 3.20
Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo, Long-billed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus baudinii Vulnerable 84.93 90.41
Western Whipbird (western heath) Psophodes nigrogularisnigrogularis
Endangered 25.05 0.26
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo, Short-billed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus latirostris Endangered 24.24 99.88
Western Bristlebird Dasyornis longirostris Vulnerable 20.05 2.51
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Endangered 2.78 19.25
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata Vulnerable 0.25 5.02
Cape Barren Goose (south-western), Recherche Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiaegrisea
Vulnerable 0.03 0.01
Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis nereis Vulnerable 0.01 0.01
Western Ground Parrot, Kyloring Pezoporus flaviventris Critically Endangered
May be present
May be present
Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus banksii naso Vulnerable May be May be
THREATENED BIRDS
present present
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea exulansamsterdamensis
Endangered n/a n/a
Tristan Albatross Diomedea exulans exulans Endangered n/a n/a
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophorasanfordi
Endangered n/a n/a
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Endangered n/a n/a
Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis Endangered n/a n/a
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Thalassarche carteri Vulnerable n/a n/a
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea exulans antipodensis Vulnerable n/a n/a
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophoraepomophora
Vulnerable n/a n/a
White-capped Albatross Thalassarche cauta steadi Vulnerable n/a n/a
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta cauta Vulnerable n/a n/a
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris Vulnerable n/a n/a
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis Vulnerable n/a n/a
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea Vulnerable n/a n/a
Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli Vulnerable n/a n/a
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans (sensu lato) Vulnerable n/a n/a
Campbell Albatross Thalassarche melanophrisimpavida
Vulnerable n/a n/a
Slender-billed Thornbill (western) Acanthiza iredalei iredalei Vulnerable n/a n/a
Australian Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops Vulnerable n/a n/a
* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.
** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in.
The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.
THREATENED REPTILES
Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta Endangered n/a n/a
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea Endangered n/a n/a
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Vulnerable n/a n/a
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus Vulnerable n/a n/a
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Hairy Marron, Margaret River Hairy Marron, Margaret River Marron
Cherax tenuimanus Critically Endangered
100 0.004
Margaret River Burrowing Crayfish Engaewa pseudoreducta Critically 100 0.0002
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
Endangered
Spotted Galaxias (western subspecies), Western Spotted Galaxias, Western Trout Galaxias
Galaxias truttaceus hesperius Critically Endangered
100 0.16
Walpole Burrowing Crayfish Engaewa walpolea Endangered 100 0.11
Sunset Frog Spicospina flammocaerulea Endangered 100 1.66
White-bellied Frog, Creek Frog Geocrinia alba Endangered 100 0.40
Balston’s Pygmy Perch Nannatherina balstoni Vulnerable 100 0.10
Orange-bellied Frog Geocrinia vitellina Vulnerable 100 0.06
Dunsborough Burrowing Crayfish Engaewa reducta Critically Endangered
79.41 0.10
Shield-backed Trapdoor Spider, Black Rugose Trapdoor Spider
Idiosoma nigrum Vulnerable 0.21 0.28
Grey Nurse Shark (west coast population) Carcharias taurus Vulnerable n/a n/a
Great White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Vulnerable n/a n/a
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Vulnerable n/a n/a
THREATENED FLORA
Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Hay River Featherflower, Scruffy Verticordia Verticordia apecta Critically Endangered
100 0.10
Orange Dryandra Banksia aurantia Critically Endangered
100 0.34
Reedia Reedia spathacea Critically Endangered
100 0.76
Boscabel Conostylis Conostylis setigera subsp. dasys Critically Endangered
100 0.01
Giant Spider-orchid Caladenia excelsa Endangered 100 0.12
Scarp Darwinia Darwinia apiculata Endangered 100 0.01
Scarlet Leschenaultia Lechenaultia laricina Endangered 100 0.25
Mountain Villarsia Villarsia calthifolia Endangered 100 0.02
Collie Jacksonia Jacksonia velveta Endangered 100 0.06
Majestic Spider-orchid Caladenia winfieldii Endangered 100 4.19
Trigwell’s Rulingia Rulingia sp. Trigwell Bridge (R.Smith s.n. 20/6/1989)
Endangered 100 3.80
Meelup Mallee Eucalyptus phylacis Endangered 100 0.07
Naturaliste Nancy Wurmbea calcicola Endangered 100 0.05
Scott River Boronia Boronia exilis Endangered 100 0.11
Roundleaf Honeysuckle Lambertia orbifolia Endangered 100 0.37
Scott River Darwinia Darwinia ferricola Endangered 100 0.04
Rare Grevillea Grevillea rara Endangered 100 0.02
Southern Shy Featherflower Verticordia fimbrilepis subsp. australis
Vulnerable 100 0.01
THREATENED FLORA
Fine-leaved Apium, Porongurup Celery Apium prostratum subsp. Porongurup Range (G.J.Keighery 8631)
Vulnerable 100 0.00
None Grevillea brachystylis subsp. australis
Vulnerable 100 0.04
Good’s Banksia Banksia goodii Vulnerable 100 0.24
South-Coast Mignonette Orchid Microtis globula Vulnerable 100 0.02
Diels’ Currant Bush Leptomeria dielsiana Vulnerable 100 0.38
Christine’s Spider Orchid Caladenia christineae Vulnerable 100 0.64
Harrington’s Spider-orchid, Pink Spider-orchid Caladenia harringtoniae Vulnerable 100 5.96
Zig Zag Grevillea Grevillea flexuosa Vulnerable 99.98 0.13
Augusta Kennedia Kennedia lateritia Endangered 99.92 0.00
Lodge’s Spider-orchid Caladenia lodgeana Critically Endangered
99.9 0.49
Blue Tinsel Lily Calectasia cyanea Critically Endangered
99.84 0.20
Slender Tailflower Anthocercis gracilis Vulnerable 99.79 0.19
Wing-fruited Lasiopetalum Lasiopetalum pterocarpum Endangered 99.61 0.15
Branched Hemigenia Hemigenia ramosissima Critically Endangered
98.55 0.17
Tall Donkey Orchid Diuris drummondii Vulnerable 96.38 4.18
Bindoon Starbush Asterolasia nivea Vulnerable 95.81 0.05
Long-stalked Featherflower Verticordia densiflora var. pedunculata
Endangered 94.55 0.21
Cossack Spider-orchid Caladenia dorrienii Endangered 94.33 2.29
Grass Wattle, Chittering Grass Wattle Acacia anomala Vulnerable 93.63 0.05
a shrub Grevillea corrugata Endangered 91.92 2.32
Green Hill Thomasia Thomasia sp. Green Hill (S.Paust 1322)
Endangered 90.62 0.05
Dunsborough Spider-orchid Caladenia viridescens Endangered 88.15 0.04
Granite Banksia, Albany Banksia, River Banksia Banksia verticillata Vulnerable 88 0.65
Leafless Rock Wattle Acacia aphylla Vulnerable 87.54 0.08
Two Peoples Bay Andersonia Andersonia pinaster Vulnerable 87.31 0.06
Hook-leaf Isopogon Isopogon uncinatus Endangered 84.01 4.34
Cape Spider-orchid Caladenia caesarea subsp. maritima
Endangered 83.25 0.01
None Thelymitra manginii K.Dixon & Batty ms.
Endangered 82.46 2.48
Whicher Range Dryandra Banksia squarrosa subsp. argillacea
Vulnerable 80.45 3.42
* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.
** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in. The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.
The above species are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation.
Please note that the list of threatened flora species is not comprehensive. The flora listed here have a significant proportion of their total national distribution within the zone. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species or the Species Profiles and Threats Database http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl
EPBC Act (1999) migratory speciesMIGRATORY BIRDS
Common name Scientific name
Amsterdam Albatross Diomedea amsterdamensis
Antipodean Albatross Diomedea antipodensis
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus
Australian Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris melanops
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-browed Albatross Thalassarche melanophris
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Blue Petrel Halobaena caerulea
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Campbell Albatross Thalassarche impavida
Cape Barren Goose (south-western), Recherche Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Crested Tern Sterna bergii
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Fairy Tern Sterna nereis
Flesh-footed Shearwater,Fleshy-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
Great Egret,White Egret
Ardea alba
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Great Skua Catharacta skua
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Great-winged Petrel Pterodroma macroptera
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes
Hooded Plover Thinornis rubricollis
Indian Yellow-nosedAlbatross
Thalassarche carteri
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus
Little Penguin Eudyptula minor
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Little Shearwater Puffinus assimilis
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank Tringa stagnatilis
Northern Giant-Petrel Macronectes halli
Northern Royal Albatross Diomedea sanfordi
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Gull Larus pacificus
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato)
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Red Knot, Knot Calidris canutus
Red-capped Plover Charadrius ruficapillus
Red-necked Avocet Recurvirostra novaehollandiae
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Sanderling Calidris alba
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta (sensu stricto)
Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae
Soft-plumaged Petrel Pterodroma mollis
Sooty Tern Sterna fuscata
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Southern Royal Albatross Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto)
Swinhoe’s Snipe Gallinago megala
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Tristan Albatross Diomedea dabbenena
Wandering Albatross Diomedea exulans (sensu lato)
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
White-belliedSea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-cappedAlbatross
Thalassarche steadi
White-facedStorm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Common name Scientific name
Australian Sea-lion Neophoca cinerea
Australian Smooth Pipefish, Smooth Pipefish Lissocampus caudalis
Bonyhead Pipefish, Bony-headed Pipefish Nannocampus subosseus
Brushtail Pipefish Leptoichthys fistularius
Common Seadragon, Weedy Seadragon Phyllopteryx taeniolatus
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus
Gale’s Pipefish Campichthys galei
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
Gunther’s Pipehorse, Indonesian Pipefish Solegnathus lettiensis
Hairy Pipefish Urocampus carinirostris
Javelin Pipefish Lissocampus runa
Leafy Seadragon Phycodurus eques
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
Longsnout Pipefish, Australian Long-snout Pipefish, Long-snouted Pipefish
Vanacampus poecilolaemus
Mother-of-pearl Pipefish Vanacampus margaritifer
New Zealand Fur-seal Arctocephalus forsteri
Port Phillip Pipefish Vanacampus phillipi
Prophet’s Pipefish Lissocampus fatiloquus
Pugnose Pipefish, Pug-nosed Pipefish Pugnaso curtirostris
Red Pipefish Notiocampus ruber
Rhino Pipefish, Macleay’s Crested Pipefish, Ring-back Pipefish Histiogamphelus cristatus
Sawtooth Pipefish Maroubra perserrata
Short-head Seahorse, Short-snouted Seahorse Hippocampus breviceps
Southern Pygmy Pipehorse Acentronura australe
Spotted Pipefish, Gulf Pipefish Stigmatopora argus
Upside-down Pipefish, Eastern Upside-down Pipefish, Eastern Upside-down Pipefish
Heraldia nocturna
West Australian Seahorse Hippocampus subelongatus
Western Crested Pipefish Mitotichthys meraculus
Western Spiny Seahorse, Narrow-bellied Seahorse Hippocampus angustus
Widebody Pipefish, Wide-bodied Pipefish, Black Pipefish Stigmatopora nigra
For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/migratory-species
Threatened endemic speciesTHREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic group
Scientific name Reservation status EPBC Act status IUCN status
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Cherax tenuimanus Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Engaewa pseudoreducta Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Engaewa reducta Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
Endangered
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Engaewa walpolea Not recordedin reserves
Endangered Endangered
Dragonflies Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Galaxiella munda Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Galaxiella nigrostriata Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Nannatherina balstoni Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Data Deficient
Frogs Geocrinia alba Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered
Frogs Geocrinia lutea Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Frogs Geocrinia vitellina Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Vulnerable
Frogs Spicospina flammocaerulea Recorded in reserves Endangered Vulnerable
Molluscs Glacidorbis occidentalis Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Austroassiminea letha Recorded in reserves n/a Endangered
Plants Caladenia christineae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Caladenia dorrienii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Caladenia excelsa Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Caladenia harringtoniae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Caladenia viridescens Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Caladenia winfieldii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Microtis globula Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Ornduffia calthifolia Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Andersonia pinaster Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Gastrolobium modestum Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Kennedia glabrata Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Kennedia laterita Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Wurmbea calcicola Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Lasiopetalum pterocarpum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Pimelea rara Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Darwinia ferricola Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants Eucalyptus phylacis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Verticordia apecta Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
n/a
Plants Hydatella leptogyne Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered
n/a
Plants Reedia spathacea Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
n/a
Plants Adenanthos velutinus Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Banksia goodii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Grevillea corrugata Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea rara Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Lambertia orbifolia Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Asterolasia nivea Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Boronia exilis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Meziella trifida Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Reptiles Elapognathus minor Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic group
Scientific name Reservation status EPBC Act status IUCN status
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Cherax tenuimanus Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Engaewa pseudoreducta Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered
Critically Endangered
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Engaewa reducta Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
Endangered
Crabs, YabbiesIsopods and Allies
Engaewa walpolea Not recordedin reserves
Endangered Endangered
Dragonflies Archiargiolestes pusillissimus Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Galaxiella munda Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Galaxiella nigrostriata Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Lepidogalaxias salamandroides Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Nannatherina balstoni Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Data Deficient
Frogs Geocrinia alba Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered
Frogs Geocrinia lutea Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Frogs Geocrinia vitellina Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Vulnerable
Frogs Spicospina flammocaerulea Recorded in reserves Endangered Vulnerable
Molluscs Glacidorbis occidentalis Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Austroassiminea letha Recorded in reserves n/a Endangered
Plants Caladenia christineae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Caladenia dorrienii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants Caladenia excelsa Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Caladenia harringtoniae Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Caladenia viridescens Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Caladenia winfieldii Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Microtis globula Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Ornduffia calthifolia Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Andersonia pinaster Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Gastrolobium modestum Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Kennedia glabrata Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Kennedia laterita Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Wurmbea calcicola Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Lasiopetalum pterocarpum Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Pimelea rara Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Darwinia ferricola Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Eucalyptus phylacis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Verticordia apecta Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
n/a
Plants Hydatella leptogyne Not recordedin reserves
Critically Endangered
n/a
Plants Reedia spathacea Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered
n/a
Plants Adenanthos velutinus Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Banksia goodii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Grevillea corrugata Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Grevillea rara Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Plants Lambertia orbifolia Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Asterolasia nivea Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Boronia exilis Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Meziella trifida Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Reptiles Elapognathus minor Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Concentrations of unreserved endemic species
The colour grids and numbers are an indication of the location and number of endemic species that have all their known range outside of the National Reserve System. Concentrations of unreserved endemic species may be useful focal areas for private land conservation efforts.
Endemism analyses were provided by the Australian Government Department of Environment Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). The ANHAT database has been compiled from specimens and site records held in state agency wildlife atlases, museum collections, and the work of individual researchers. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool
Invasive species INVASIVE MAMMALS
Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**
Rabbit, European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 0.98 99.99
Red Fox, Fox Vulpes vulpes 0.87 99.99
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat Felis catus 0.7 99.99
House Mouse Mus musculus 1.45 96.00
Pig Sus scrofa 1.43 93.64
Black Rat, Ship Rat Rattus rattus 4.34 90.09
Feral deer species in Australia Feral deer 7.03 50.32
Domestic Dog Canis lupus familiaris 0.9 41.97
Goat Capra hircus 0.8 32.10
Domestic Cattle Bos taurus 0.45 14.17
Northern Palm Squirrel, Five-striped Palm Squirrel
Funambulus pennantii 60.19 9.12
Brown Rat, Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus 0.01 0.02
OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA
Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon Columba livia 1.95 93.05
Laughing Turtle-dove, Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis 13.38 77.72
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 3.47 45.91
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 1.01 40.88
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis 2.25 35.01
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 4.01 20.78
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 0.38 20.78
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 0.54 9.12
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 20.18 0.99
Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus May be present May be present
Common Myna, Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis May be present May be present
Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula May be present May be present
* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.
INVASIVE FLORA
Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**
Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax, Florist’s Smilax, Smilax Asparagus
Asparagus asparagoides 6.52 99.99
INVASIVE FLORA
Radiata Pine Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Wilding Pine
Pinus radiata 11.69 99.78
Broom Genista sp. X Genista monspessulana
20.21 99.78
Blackberry, European Blackberry Rubus fruticosus aggregate 5.64 87.70
Bitou Bush, Boneseed Chrysanthemoides monilifera 3.37 35.47
Boneseed Chrysanthemoides moniliferasubsp. monilifera
5.6 33.28
Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and Sterile Pussy Willow
Salix spp. except S.babylonica, S.x calodendron & S.x reichardtii
2.41 29.71
Gorse, Furze Ulex europaeus 3.43 25.52
Lantana, Common Lantana, Kamara Lantana, Large-leaf Lantana, Pink Flowered Lantana, Red Flowered Lantana, Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage
Lantana camara 2.24 19.70
African Boxthorn, Boxthorn Lycium ferocissimum 1.92 18.84
Athel Pine, Athel Tree, Tamarisk, Athel Tamarisk, Athel Tamarix, Desert Tamarisk, Flowering Cypress, Salt Cedar
Tamarix aphylla 1.39 18.29
Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass Cenchrus ciliaris 0.24 15.61
Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom, Canary Broom, Common Broom, French Broom, Soft Broom
Genista monspessulana 4.42 12.31
Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss, Kariba Weed
Salvinia molesta 1.6 9.12
Flax-leaved Broom, Mediterranean Broom, Flax Broom
Genista linifolia 6.63 5.07
Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail, Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine, Heartleaf Madeiravine, Potato Vine
Anredera cordifolia 2.19 3.81
Silver Nightshade, Silver-leaved Nightshade, White Horse Nettle, Silver-leaf Nightshade, Tomato Weed, White Nightshade, Bull-nettle, Prairie-berry, Satansbos, Silver-leaf Bitter-apple, Silverleaf-nettle, Trompillo
Solanum elaeagnifolium 0.83 2.30
Asparagus Fern, Climbing Asparagus Fern Asparagus scandens 5.33 1.92
Delta Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla 0.74 1.17
Water Hyacinth, Water Orchid, Nile Lily Eichhornia crassipes 0.66 1.15
Broom, English Broom, Scotch Broom, Common Broom, Scottish Broom, Spanish Broom
Cytisus scoparius 0.17 0.75
Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern, Sprengi’s Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus 1.24 0.71
Bridal Veil, Bridal Veil Creeper, Pale Berry Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern, South African Creeper
Asparagus declinatus 5.85 0.63
Prickly Pears Opuntia spp. May be present May be present
Olive, Common Olive Olea europaea May be present May be present
INVASIVE FLORA
Ward’s Weed Carrichtera annua May be present May be present
Para Grass Brachiaria mutica May be present May be present
* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.
It should be noted that the identification of any given invasive species above does not imply that the species is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. The % of the zone area (**) indicates how common or rare the species may be within the zone.
For more information on invasive species please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations
Vegetation extent information and species lists contained in the vegetation profiles are based on analysis from the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), including analysis of Major Vegetation Subgroups and NVIS Level V descriptions. Please see http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18930 for more information.
The management recommendations have been drawn from EPBC Act Recovery Plans, EPBC Act Ecological Communities Listing Advice and other sources. The recommendations are indicative only. Systematic reviews of management literature, consultation processes and improved Natural Resource Management program monitoring and evaluation will support development of a comprehensive set of management recommendations over time.
Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
67.17% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus marginata; Eucalyptus rudis; Eucalyptus diversicolor; Corymbia calophylla; Eucalyptus cornuta; Eucalyptus jacksonii; Eucalyptus guilfoyleii; Eucalyptus brevostylis; Eucalyptus subangusta; Allocasuarina fraseriana; Agonis flexuosa; Eucalyptus wandoo; Acacia browniana; Agonis marginata; Bossiaea linophyll; cycad; vine; xanthorrhoea; Anarthria prolifera; Conostylis sp.; Johnsonia lupulina; sedge; shrub; forb; fern.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect remnants from clearing. Do not allow bore water extraction. Falling water tables are a key threat to the health of forest systems in Western Australia.
Minimise spray drift from adjacent agricultural lands. Maintain native vegetation remnants and paddock trees as this provides protection against dryland salinity. Fence paddock trees and exclude stock. If no
If remnants show little evidence of regeneration, revegetate with locally sourced seed. ALCOA bauxite mine rehabilitation sites in this region provide excellent examples of Jarrah Forest rehabilitation. See
Frequent, intense fires impact negatively on plants that have long juvenile phases or are slow to set seed. Ensure remnants are monitored closely for weeds after planned fire or wildfire.
Manage Phytophthora outbreaks as this affects food sources for wildlife. Where few or no mature hollow bearing trees are present within a remnant, provide nesting boxes for arboreal mammals
Manage Bridal Creeper and Blackberry.
Undertake fox and rabbit baiting and shooting, and feral cat trapping. Ensure foxes and rabbits are managed simultaneously to prevent foxes switching to predation on native species, and/or rabbit
Maintain strict hygiene protocols to avoid spreading Phytophthora by vehicle tyres,earthmoving machinery and boots.Treat dieback with phosphite in early Summer, and repeat 4–5 weeks later. Sites should
PROTECTION SUSTAINABLEAGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Retain hollow-bearing trees and fallen timber. Buffer remnants adjacent to agricultural lands with native vegetation.
saplings appear after fencing and stock exclusion, then replant with tubestock from locally sourced seed.
http://www.alcoa.com/australia/en/info_page/mining_rehab.aspFor more in depth information on undertaking rehabilitation of forest sites, please contact your local Natural Resource Management region.
and birds. Monitor regularly for invasive birds and bees.If fallen timber has been removed from remnants, replace with untreated, recycled timber as it provides habitat for wildlife.
population increases.
be treated for a wide area around an infected site.Remove all parts of badly affected plants, including as much of the root system as possible. Manage public access to control the spread of dieback.
Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
33.39% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus marginata; Eucalyptus wandoo; Corymbia calophylla; Eucalyptus loxophleba; Eucalyptus occidentalis; Eucalyptus astringens; Banksia grandis; Nuytsia floribunda; Acacia acuminata; Gastrolobium calycinum; Dryandra sessilis; Hakea cristata; Hibbertia hypericoides; sedge; shrub; cycad; forb.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land. Please refer to the following website for more information on private land conservation: http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/ management/off-reserveconservation/nature-conservationcovenant-programBan firewood harvesting.
Where possible, exclude stock from remnants.Maintain native vegetation remnants and paddock trees as this provides protection against dryland salinity.Fence paddock trees. If no saplings appear after fencing and stock exclusion, then replant with tubestock from locally sourced seed.Minimise spray drift from adjacent agricultural lands.Create windbreaks with native vegetation to reduce soil erosion.Minimise bore water extraction.
Facilitate natural regeneration through fencing and stock management.Overstorey eucalypt species may not easily regenerate if sites have been previously grazed. Natural regeneration is more likely where lichens and mosses are still present.Undertake revegetation where no natural regeneration occurs. Ensure seed and tubestock is locally sourced and attempt to replicate the structure and diversity of local, high quality remnants on similar soils and aspect.Monitor and actively manage weed species in rehabilitation sites.Link existing remnants where possible. Ideally through wide corridors, but even paddock trees can provide valuable linkages within landscapes.
Fire is an important ecological process to stimulate regeneration. Please consult your local Natural Resource Management region for advice on site appropriate fire regimes.
If fallen timber has been removed from remnants, replace with coarse woody debris (such as untreated railway sleepers) as this provides habitat for wildlife.Maintain and protect mature trees as it can take 150–180 years for tree hollows to develop. Hollows provide shelter and breeding habitat for mammals and birds.If few or no mature hollow bearing trees are present within remnants, provide nesting boxes. Monitor these regularly for invasive birds and feral honey bees.See http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/get-involved/wildliferehabilitation-andcourses for more information on wildlife rehabilitation.
Ensure aggressive perennial weeds are controlled in rehabilitation sites.Moraea fugax, M. collina and M. flaccida, Hesperantha spp. and Sparaxis spp bulb species are particularly problematic in Wandoo woodland remnants.
Undertake fox and rabbit baiting and shooting, and feral cat trapping.Ensure foxes and rabbits are managed simultaneously to prevent foxes switching to predation on native species, and/or rabbit population increases.
Maintain strict hygiene protocols to avoid spreading Phytophthora by vehicle tyres, earthmoving machinery and boots.Treat dieback with phosphite in early Summer, and repeat 4–5 weeks later. Sites should be treated for a wide area around an infected site.Remove all parts of badly affected plants, including as much of the root system as possible.Manage public access to control the spread of dieback.
Eucalyptus tall open forest with a fine-leaved shrubby understorey vegetation profile
81.25% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus diversicolor; Eucalyptus marginata; Corymbia calophylla; Eucalyptus jacksonii; Banksia grandis; Eucalyptus guilfoyleii; Agonis flexuosa; Trymalium spathulatum; Acacia divergens; Bossiaea linophylla; Chorilaena quercifolia; Hovea elliptica; Cassytha glabella; Hibbertia tetrandra; Pteridium esculentum; Anigozanthos flavidus; Dampiera hederacea; Lepidosperma longitudinale; shrub; fern.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect hollow-bearing trees.Do not allow timber harvesting and road construction which fragment remnants. Maintain standing dead trees and fallen timber. Please see the following website for more information on protecting forests http://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au
Implement evidence-basedtimber harvestingpractices.
Encourage regeneration through fencing remnants and excluding recreational bike, trail bike and horse riding from rehabilitation sites. In sites that show no evidence of regeneration, undertake active rehabilitation. Attempt to replicate the vegetation structure and composition present in local, high quality remnants on similar soils and aspects.
Maintain strict hygiene protocols to avoid spreading Phytophthora by vehicle tyres, earthmoving machinery and boots.Treat dieback with phosphite in early Summer, and repeat 4–5 weeks later. Sites should be treated for a wide area around an infected site.Remove all parts of badly affected plants, including as much of the root system as possible. Manage public access to control the spread of dieback.