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P5: Priority Five – Conservation dependent ecological communities
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- Categories of Ecological Communities
- Appendix C: Categories of Conservation Significant Flora Species
- Table C.1: Categories of Conservation Significant Flora Species ( Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 ). R: Declared Rare Flora - Extant
- P1: Priority One - Poorly Known
- P2: Priority Two - Poorly Known
- P3: Priority Three - Poorly Known
- P4: Priority Four - Rare
- Table C.2: Categories of Threatened Species (DSEWPC 2010).
- Appendix D: Categories of Introduced Flora Species
- Table D.1: Declared Plants Management Ratings as Gazetted under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976.
- Table D.2: Invasive Plant Prioritisation (IPP) process rating system (DEC 2011c). Field Description Code Code Description
- Field Description Code Code Description
- Appendix E: Database Search Summary and Results
- Table E. 1: Details of database searches conducted.
P5: Priority Five – Conservation dependent ecological communities Ecological communities that are not threatened but are subject to a specific conservation program, the cessation of which would result in the community becoming threatened within five years. Table B.3: Definitions and Criteria for Threatened Ecological communities (DSEWPC 2010). Three categories exist for listing threatened ecological communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). An ecological community may be categorised: Categories of Ecological Communities Critically Endangered If, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future. Endangered If, at that time, it is not critically endangered and is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. Vulnerable If, at that time, it is not critically endangered or endangered, and is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium-term future. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study - Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Appendix C: Categories of Conservation Significant Flora Species Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study - Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 This page has been left blank intentionally. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study - Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Table C.1: Categories of Conservation Significant Flora Species (Wildlife Conservation Act 1950). R: Declared Rare Flora - Extant Taxa which have been adequately searched for, and are deemed to be in the wild either rare, in danger of extinction, or otherwise in need of special protection, and have been gazetted as such, following approval by the Minister for the Environment, after recommendation by the State’s Endangered Flora Consultative Committee. P1: Priority One - Poorly Known Taxa which are known from one or a few (generally <5) populations which are under threat, either due to small population size, or being on lands under immediate threat, e.g. road verges, urban areas, farmland, active mineral leases, etc., or the plants are under threat, e.g. from disease, grazing by feral animals, etc. May include taxa with threatened populations on protected lands. Such taxa are under consideration for declaration as ‘rare flora’, but are in urgent need of further survey. P2: Priority Two - Poorly Known Taxa which are known from one or a few (generally <5) populations, at least some of which are not believed to be under immediate threat (i.e. not currently endangered). Such taxa are under consideration for declaration as ‘rare flora’, but are in urgent need of further survey. P3: Priority Three - Poorly Known Taxa which are known from several populations, at least some of which are not believed to be under immediate threat (i.e. not currently endangered). Such taxa are under consideration for declaration as ‘rare flora’, but are in need of further survey. P4: Priority Four - Rare Taxa which are considered to have been adequately surveyed and which, whilst being rare (in Australia), are not currently threatened by any identifiable factors. These taxa require monitoring every 5–10 years. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study - Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Table C.2: Categories of Threatened Species (DSEWPC 2010). Threatened flora may be listed in any one of the following categories as defined in Section 179 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act): Section 179 Categories of Threatened Species (1) A native species is eligible to be included in the extinct category at a particular time if, at that time, there is no reasonable doubt that the last member of the species has died. (2) A native species is eligible to be included in the extinct in the wild*category at a particular time if, at that time: (a) it is known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalised population well outside its past range; or (b) it has not been recorded in its known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate seasons, anywhere in its past range, despite exhaustive surveys over a time frame appropriate to its life cycle and form. (3) A native species is eligible to be included in the critically endangered*category at a particular time if, at that time, it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the immediate future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria. (4) A native species is eligible to be included in the endangered category* at a particular time if, at that time: (a) it is not critically endangered; and (b) it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria. (5) A native species is eligible to be included in the vulnerable category* at a particular time if, at that time: (a) it is not critically endangered or endangered; and (b) it is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term future, as determined in accordance with the prescribed criteria. (6) A native species is eligible to be included in the conservation dependent category at a particular time if, at that time: (a) the species is the focus of a specific conservation program the cessation of which would result in the species becoming vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered; or (b) the following subparagraphs are satisfied: (i) the species is a species of fish; (ii) the species is the focus of a plan of management that provides for management actions necessary to stop the decline of, and support the recovery of, the species so that its chances of long term survival in nature are maximised; (iii) the plan of management is in force under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory; (iv) cessation of the plan of management would adversely affect the conservation status of the species. (7) In subsection (6): Fish includes all species of bony fish, sharks, rays, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms, but does not include marine mammals or marine reptiles. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Appendix D: Categories of Introduced Flora Species Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 This page has been left blank intentionally. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Table D.1: Declared Plants Management Ratings as Gazetted under the Agriculture and Related Resources Protection Act 1976. Listed species have a priority rating which defines their required level of management. Priority 1 Introduction of the plant into or movement of the plant within, an area is prohibited. Priority 2 Plant to be eradicated in the area. Priority 3 Plant to be controlled by reduction in number or distribution of the plant or both. Priority 4 Spread of plant beyond where it currently occurs to be prevented. Priority 5 Particular action to be taken on public land or land under the control of a local government. Table D.2: Invasive Plant Prioritisation (IPP) process rating system (DEC 2011c). Field Description Code Code Description Potential Distribution Area of potential habitat in the Region that could be occupied of the area at risk of invasion by the weed. L Limited (localised) M Moderate H High E Extensive (widespread) U Unknown Current Distribution Area of habitat in the Region currently occupied by the weed. L Limited (localised) M Moderate H High E Extensive (widespread) U Unknown Survey Effort Survey effort of IBRA. Nil 0% Some 0 - 25% Patchy 25 – 50% Extensive 50 – 75% Complete 75 – 100% Abundance Density class across one or more IBRA regions in the DEC region. Occasional Light – scattered individual plants (< 10 populations or 1 – 10% of IBRA region) Common Medium to scattered patches with isolated plants interspersed (>10 populations or 11 – 50% of IBRA region) Abundant Heavy to large infestations (>100 populations or 51 – 100% of IBRA region) Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Field Description Code Code Description Ecological Impact Impact of species with the Region, from low impact (causes minimal disruption to ecological processes or loss of biodiversity) to high (causes acute disruptions of ecological processes, dominates and/or significantly alters the vegetation structure, composition and function of ecosystems). L Low impact species M Medium impact species H High impact species U Unknown Impact attributes List of known ecological impact attribute, based on Platt et al (2005). 1 Changed fire regime 2 Changed nutrient conditions 3 Changed hydrological patterns 4 Changed soil erosion patterns 5 Changed geomorphological processes 6 Changed biomass distribution 7 Changed light distribution 8 Loss of biodiversity 9 Substantially reduces regeneration opportunities of native plants 10 Allelopathic effects Invasiveness Rate of spread of a weed in native vegetation, encompassing factors of establishment, reproductions (time to seeding, seed production, vegetative reproductions) and dispersal (wind, water, flying animals, ground animals, deliberate human spread, vehicles, produce contaminant). S Slow M Moderate R Rapid U Unknown Feasibility of Control The longer a coordinated control program takes to achieve its desired goal, the more expensive and less feasible it becomes. Key factors to consider include how widespread a weed is, ease of finding infestations, difficulty of limiting the weeds dispersal, willingness of landholders and governments to control the weed, and commercial use of the plant. L Low feasibility infestation M Moderate feasibility infestation H High feasibility infestation U Unknown General Trend General trend in distribution and abundance across the region. Decreasing Increasing Stable Unknown Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Field Description Code Code Description Status Define whether the species is outside the region, considered emerging (density class of occasional), established (density class of common or abundant) or unknown. Outside Occurs outside the region but known from WA Emerging Density class of occasional Established Density class of common or abundant Unknown Current status in doubt or unknown Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 This page has been left blank intentionally. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Appendix E: Database Search Summary and Results Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 This page has been left blank intentionally. Karara Mining Ltd Hinge Iron Ore Study – Vegetation and Flora Survey, May 2013 Table E. 1: Details of database searches conducted. Database name Date search results received Search focus Search area Protected Matters Search Tool (DSEWPC 2012c) 15 August 2012 Matters of National Environmental Significance including both listed ecological communities and flora species. 10 km buffer around central point: - 29°08’57”S and 116°54’40”E. DEC threatened ecological communities and priority ecological communities database (DEC 2012a) 29 August 2012 Western Australian listed threatened and priority ecological communities. Polygon search from two points using coordinates: -28°54' 58" S, 116° 47' 41" E and -29°16' 38" S, 117° 0' 00" E. DEC threatened (Declared Rare) and priority flora database (DEC 2012b) 22 August 2012 Western Australian listed Declared Rare (T) and priority flora species. Polygon search within a 2 km buffer from two points using coordinates: -28°54' 58" S, 116° 47' 41" E and -29°16' 38" S, 117° 0' 00" E. DEC threatened and priority flora list (DEC 2012c) Western Australian Herbarium specimen database (DEC 2012d) DEC NatureMap (DEC 2012e) 16 October 2012 Western Australian listed threatened and priority flora species. 10 km buffer around central point: - 29°08’57”S and 116°54’40”E. EPBC Act Protected Matters Report This report provides general guidance on matters of national environmental significance and other matters protected by the EPBC Act in the area you have selected. Information on the coverage of this report and qualifications on data supporting this report are contained in the caveat at the end of the report. Information is available about Environment Assessments and the EPBC Act including significance guidelines, forms and application process details. Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Acknowledgements Buffer: 10.0Km Matters of NES Report created: 09/10/12 12:35:33 Coordinates This map may contain data which are ©Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia), ©PSMA 2010 Caveat Extra Information Details Summary Summary This part of the report summarises the matters of national environmental significance that may occur in, or may relate to, the area you nominated. Further information is available in the detail part of the report, which can be accessed by scrolling or following the links below. If you are proposing to undertake an activity that may have a significant impact on one or more matters of national environmental significance then you should consider the Administrative Guidelines on Significance . Matters of National Environmental Significance Listed Threatened Ecological Communities: Listed Migratory Species: None Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Wetlands of International Importance: Listed Threatened Species: None 8 None None National Heritage Places: Commonwealth Marine Areas: World Heritage Properties: None None 8 This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere. The EPBC Act protects the environment on Commonwealth land, the environment from the actions taken on Commonwealth land, and the environment from actions taken by Commonwealth agencies. As heritage values of a place are part of the 'environment', these aspects of the EPBC Act protect the Commonwealth Heritage values of a Commonwealth Heritage place and the heritage values of a place on the Register of the National Estate. This part of the report summarises other matters protected under the Act that may relate to the area you nominated. Approval may be required for a proposed activity that significantly affects the environment on Commonwealth land, when the action is outside the Commonwealth land, or the environment anywhere when the action is taken on Commonwealth land. Approval may also be required for the Commonwealth or Commonwealth agencies proposing to take an action that is likely to have a significant impact on the environment anywhere. A permit may be required for activities in or on a Commonwealth area that may affect a member of a listed threatened species or ecological community, a member of a listed migratory species, whales and other cetaceans, or a member of a listed marine species. Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act None None None Listed Marine Species: Whales and Other Cetaceans: 5 Commonwealth Heritage Places: None None Critical Habitats: Commonwealth Land: Commonwealth Reserves: This part of the report provides information that may also be relevant to the area you have nominated. Extra Information Regional Forest Agreements: 5 Place on the RNE: None None Invasive Species: None Nationally Important Wetlands: State and Territory Reserves: None Key Ecological Features (Marine) None Details Listed Threatened Species [ Resource Information ] Name Status Type of Presence Birds Slender-billed Thornbill (western) [25967] Vulnerable Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Acanthiza iredalei iredalei Malleefowl [934] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area Leipoa ocellata Australian Painted Snipe [77037] Vulnerable Species or species habitat may occur within area Rostratula australis Plants Varnish Bush [2394] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Eremophila viscida Net-veined Gyrostemon [8491] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Gyrostemon reticulatus Ninghan Violet [2803] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Hybanthus cymulosus Native Foxglove, Woolly Foxglove [17376] Critically Endangered Species or species habitat may occur within area Pityrodia axillaris Reptiles Western Spiny-tailed Skink [64483] Endangered Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Egernia stokesii badia Listed Migratory Species [ Resource Information ] * Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Matters of National Environmental Significance Name Threatened Type of Presence Migratory Marine Birds Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Apus pacificus Great Egret, White Egret [59541] Species or species habitat may occur within area Ardea alba Cattle Egret [59542] Species or species habitat may occur within area Ardea ibis Migratory Terrestrial Species Malleefowl [934] Vulnerable Species or species habitat known to occur within area Leipoa ocellata Rainbow Bee-eater [670] Species or species habitat may occur within area Merops ornatus Migratory Wetlands Species Great Egret, White Egret [59541] Species or species habitat may occur within area Ardea alba Cattle Egret [59542] Species or species habitat may occur within area Ardea ibis Painted Snipe [889] Vulnerable* Species or species habitat may occur within area Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato) Listed Marine Species [ Resource Information ] * Species is listed under a different scientific name on the EPBC Act - Threatened Species list. Name Threatened Type of Presence Birds Fork-tailed Swift [678] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Apus pacificus Great Egret, White Egret [59541] Species or species habitat may occur within area Ardea alba Cattle Egret [59542] Species or species habitat may occur within area Ardea ibis Rainbow Bee-eater [670] Species or species habitat may occur within area Merops ornatus Painted Snipe [889] Vulnerable* Species or species habitat may occur within area Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato) Other Matters Protected by the EPBC Act Extra Information Invasive Species [ Resource Information ] Weeds reported here are the 20 species of national significance (WoNS), along with other introduced plants that are considered by the States and Territories to pose a particularly significant threat to biodiversity. The following feral animals are reported: Goat, Red Fox, Cat, Rabbit, Pig, Water Buffalo and Cane Toad. Maps from Landscape Health Project, National Land and Water Resouces Audit, 2001. Name Status Type of Presence Mammals Goat [2] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Capra hircus Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat [19] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Felis catus Rabbit, European Rabbit [128] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Fox, Fox [18] Species or species habitat likely to occur within area Vulpes vulpes Plants Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass [20213] Species or species habitat may occur within area Cenchrus ciliaris -29.19137 116.77885 Coordinates - non-threatened seabirds which have only been mapped for recorded breeding sites - migratory species that are very widespread, vagrant, or only occur in small numbers - some species and ecological communities that have only recently been listed Not all species listed under the EPBC Act have been mapped (see below) and therefore a report is a general guide only. Where available data supports mapping, the type of presence that can be determined from the data is indicated in general terms. People using this information in making a referral may need to consider the qualifications below and may need to seek and consider other information sources. For threatened ecological communities where the distribution is well known, maps are derived from recovery plans, State vegetation maps, remote sensing imagery and other sources. Where threatened ecological community distributions are less well known, existing vegetation maps and point location data are used to produce indicative distribution maps. - seals which have only been mapped for breeding sites near the Australian continent Such breeding sites may be important for the protection of the Commonwealth Marine environment. For species where the distributions are well known, maps are digitised from sources such as recovery plans and detailed habitat studies. Where appropriate, core breeding, foraging and roosting areas are indicated under 'type of presence'. For species whose distributions are less well known, point locations are collated from government wildlife authorities, museums, and non-government organisations; bioclimatic distribution models are generated and these validated by experts. In some cases, the distribution maps are based solely on expert knowledge. The information presented in this report has been provided by a range of data sources as acknowledged at the end of the report. Caveat - migratory and The following species and ecological communities have not been mapped and do not appear in reports produced from this database: - marine This report is designed to assist in identifying the locations of places which may be relevant in determining obligations under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It holds mapped locations of World Heritage and Register of National Estate properties, Wetlands of International Importance, Commonwealth and State/Territory reserves, listed threatened, migratory and marine species and listed threatened ecological communities. Mapping of Commonwealth land is not complete at this stage. Maps have been collated from a range of sources at various resolutions. - threatened species listed as extinct or considered as vagrants - some terrestrial species that overfly the Commonwealth marine area The following groups have been mapped, but may not cover the complete distribution of the species: Only selected species covered by the following provisions of the EPBC Act have been mapped: -Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and Water -Birds Australia -Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme -Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia Acknowledgements -Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water, New South Wales -Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, Tasmania -Parks and Wildlife Service NT, NT Dept of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts -Environmental and Resource Management, Queensland -Department of Sustainability and Environment, Victoria -Australian National Wildlife Collection -Department of Environment and Natural Resources, South Australia This database has been compiled from a range of data sources. The department acknowledges the following custodians who have contributed valuable data and advice: -Australian Museum -National Herbarium of NSW -State Forests of NSW -Australian Government, Department of Defence -State Herbarium of South Australia The Department is extremely grateful to the many organisations and individuals who provided expert advice and information on numerous draft distributions. -Natural history museums of Australia -Queensland Museum -Australian National Herbarium, Atherton and Canberra -Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium of Victoria -Geoscience Australia -Ocean Biogeographic Information System -Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums -Queensland Herbarium -Western Australian Herbarium -Tasmanian Herbarium -Northern Territory Herbarium -SA Museum -Museum Victoria -University of New England -CSIRO -Other groups and individuals © Commonwealth of Australia +61 2 6274 1111 Canberra ACT 2601 Australia GPO Box 787 Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Please feel free to provide feedback via the Contact Us page. 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