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Hans Lambers Presentation on the Cockburn Community Wildlife Corridor
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Transcript of Hans Lambers Presentation on the Cockburn Community Wildlife Corridor
Perth as a biodiversity hotspot: linking reserves via wildlife
corridors
Hans LambersUniversity of Western Australia
Utricularia menziesii, redcoats, a bird-pollinated carnivorous plantPhoto: Hans Lambers
‘Isoflors’ for biodiversity of the southwest of WA,
home for 8,000 plant species (a third of Australia’s flora)
Hopper, S.D. & Gioia, P. 2004. Annu. Rev. Ecol. Evol. Syst. 35: 623-650.
Kings Park
Greater Brixton Street Wetlands
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Tremendous plant diversity in the Greater Brixton Street Wetlands, especially Alison Baird reserve, but
why is that?
Alison Baird Reserve
Alison Baird Reserve
• At least 385 native plant species on just 35 ha• 2 Priority 1 species• 4 Priority 2 species• 14 Priority 3 species• 8 Priority 4 species• 11 Threatened plant species• 3 Threatened Ecological Communities
– Shrublands and Woodlands on Muchea Limestone of the Swan Coastal Plain
– Claypans of the Swan Coastal plain – Banksia Woodlands on the Swan Coastal Plain
• 71 weed species
Special features of Alison Baird Reserve
Source: Cate Tauss, unpublished
Drosera glanduligera, pimpernel sundew
Photos: Hans Lambers
Petrophile linearis
Thysanotus manglesianus
Anigozanthos viridis
Calandrinia granulifera
Banksia telmatiaea Hemiandra pungens
Adenanthos cygnorum Anigozanthos humilis
Photos: Hans Lambers
Weeds are obviously a problem, but I have very few photos to show the 71 species that Cate Tauss identified
Photos: Hans Lambers
Alison Baird is just one example, but there are many reserves of great conservation value in Perth,
including Beeliar Regional Park
Photos: Fiona Smith
Gardens and road verges can act as corridors for wildlife, including threatened Carnaby’s Black
Cockatoos
Photos: Hans Lambers
Gardens and road verges can act as corridors for wildlife, including threatened Carnaby’s and Red-tailed Black Cockatoos
Photos: Hans Lambers
Gardens and road verges can act as corridors for wildlife
Photos: Hans Lambers
Stylidium brunonianumPhoto: Hans Lambers