Conservation Management Zones of Australia
Western Australia Temperate Sandplain Woodlands
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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Contents
Acknowledgement 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 ................................................................................................. 22
Nationally Important Wetlands ................................................................................................... 23
World and National Heritage ...................................................................................................... 23
Major National Reserve System properties................................................................................ 24
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species ........................................................................................ 25
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species .......................................................................................... 29
Threatened endemic species ..................................................................................................... 30
Invasive species ........................................................................................................................ 32
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations ........................................................... 34
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country
The 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 socioeconomic 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
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS
POPULATION
Cape Burney
453
Drummond Cove
1391
Geraldton
31360
Green Head
256
Kalbarri
1281
Leeman
356
Northampton
864
Port Denison – Dongara
2768
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONS
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council
WA
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
VALUE (MILLIONS)
Cereals for grain
$197
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
VALUE (MILLIONS)
Legumes for grain
$39
Oilseeds
$24
Wool
$21
Lamb
$18
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here)
$331
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*
Mean annual temperature
19.1 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month
34.0 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month
7.2 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall
414.8 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 HOME
English
89.59%
Other languages
4.70%
Not stated
5.68%
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 advice
Australian 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/domesticforestry/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
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 AREAS
City Of Greater Geraldton
WA
Shire Of Carnamah
WA
Shire Of Chapman Valley
WA
Shire Of Coorow
WA
Shire Of Dalwallinu
WA
Shire Of Dandaragan
WA
Shire Of Irwin
WA
Shire Of Mingenew
WA
Shire Of Moora
WA
Shire Of Northampton
WA
Shire Of Shark Bay
WA
Shire Of Three Springs
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-informationsystem
Nationally Important Wetlands
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
CRITERIA
Hutt Lagoon System
WA
2,463.92
1, 6
Lake Logue/Indoon System
WA
659.21
1, 3, 5
Murchison River (Lower Reaches)
WA
266.78
1, 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/directoryimportant-wetlands-australia-third-edition
World and National Heritage
HERITAGE VALUES
WORLD OR NATIONAL
HERITAGE
TYPE
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
% OF
ZONE
Shark Bay, Western
Australia
World and National
Natural
WA
49,245
1.57
Batavia Shipwreck Site
and Survivor Camps Area
1629 – Houtman Abrolhos
National
Historic
WA
657
0.02
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/australianheritage-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 properties
MAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Name
Property type
IUCN
category
Jurisdiction
Hectares
% of zone
Kalbarri
National Park
II
WA
183,200
5.83
Beekeepers
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
61,947
1.97
Wandana
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
52,719
1.68
Watheroo
National Park
II
WA
28,908
0.92
Lesueur
National Park
II
WA
23,544
0.75
Zuytdorp
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
20,953
0.67
Pinjarrega
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
18,207
0.58
Badgingarra
National Park
II
WA
13,105
0.42
Coomallo
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
8,771
0.28
Alexander Morrison
National Park
II
WA
8,498
0.27
Burma Road
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
6,888
0.22
South Eneabba
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
6,746
0.21
Yardanogo
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
6,592
0.21
Lake Logue
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
5,048
0.16
Unnamed WA39744
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
4,399
0.14
Wotto
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
3,671
0.12
Capamauro
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
3,516
0.11
THE IUCN CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Ia Strict Nature Reserve
Ib Wilderness Area
II National Park
III Natural Monument or Feature
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.
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 species
THREATENED MAMMALS
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Woylie
Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi
Endangered
24.93
5.89
Chuditch, Western Quoll
Dasyurus geoffroii
Vulnerable
1.11
5.83
Australian Sea-lion
Neophoca cinerea
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Painted Button-quail (Houtman Abrolhos)
Turnix varius scintillans
Vulnerable
99.86
0.04
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo,
Short-billed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Endangered
9.19
64.51
Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata
Vulnerable
1.07
36.33
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Endangered
0.49
5.83
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis nereis
Vulnerable
0.26
0.48
Slender-billed Thornbill (western)
Acanthiza iredalei iredalei
Vulnerable
0.11
1.99
Australian Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris melanops
Vulnerable
0.02
0.05
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea exulans exulans
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea exulans
amsterdamensis
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
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
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 melanophris
impavida
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Southern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
epomophora
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross
Thalassarche cauta cauta
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
White-capped Albatross
Thalassarche cauta steadi
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
THREATENED BIRDS
* % 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 total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Western Spiny-tailed Skink,
Baudin Island Spiny-tailed Skink
Egernia stokesii badia
Endangered
15
29.29
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
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Shield-backed Trapdoor Spider, Black Rugose
Trapdoor Spider
Idiosoma nigrum
Vulnerable
1.93
4.45
Grey Nurse Shark (west coast population)
Carcharias taurus (west coast
population)
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Southern Bluefin Tuna
Thunnus maccoyii
Conservation
Dependent
n/a
n/a
Common Name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Irwin Conostylis
Conostylis dielsii subsp. teres
Endangered
100
6.87
Splendid Wattle, Dandaragan Wattle
Acacia splendens
Endangered
100
0.09
Sandplain Duck Orchid
Paracaleana dixonii Hopper
& A.P.Br. nom. inval.
Endangered
100
1.63
Hidden Beard-heath
Leucopogon obtectus
Endangered
100
3.96
Beautiful Daviesia
Daviesia speciosa
Endangered
100
0.81
Elegant Spider-orchid
Caladenia elegans
Endangered
100
0.75
Northampton Midget Greenhood
Pterostylis sinuata
Endangered
100
0.74
Laterite Mallee
Eucalyptus lateritica
Vulnerable
100
1.67
Johnson’s Mallee
Eucalyptus johnsoniana
Vulnerable
100
2.13
Cork Mallee, Mount Lesueur Mallee
Eucalyptus suberea
Vulnerable
100
1.34
Morseby Range Drummondita
Drummondita ericoides
Endangered
99.94
1.78
Small-petalled Beyeria,
Short-petalled Beyeria
Beyeria lepidopetala
Endangered
99.78
6.77
Small Dragon Orchid, Common Dragon Orchid
Caladenia barbarella
Endangered
99.76
2.89
Kneeling Hammer-orchid
Drakaea concolor
Vulnerable
99.62
5.58
Small-flowered Conostylis
Conostylis micrantha
Endangered
99.52
1.94
Eneabba Mallee
Eucalyptus impensa
Endangered
99.52
5.27
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
THREATENED FLORA
THREATENED FLORA
Scale-leaf Poison
Gastrolobium appressum
Vulnerable
99.46
0.44
Mallee Box
Eucalyptus cuprea
Endangered
99.33
7.76
Spiral-leaved Patersonia
Patersonia spirifolia
Endangered
99.27
0.36
Kalbarri Leschenaultia
Lechenaultia chlorantha
Vulnerable
99
0.36
Scaly Butt Mallee, Scaly-butt Mallee
Eucalyptus leprophloia
Endangered
98.74
5.68
Spreading Grevillea
Grevillea humifusa
Endangered
98.72
0.26
Mt Lesueur Grevillea
Grevillea batrachioides
Endangered
98.62
0.61
Thick-margined Leucopogon
Leucopogon marginatus
Endangered
97.85
8.00
None
Grevillea althoferorum
Endangered
97.29
0.44
Foote’s Grevillea, Cataby Grevillea, Black Magic
Grevillea
Grevillea calliantha
Endangered
96.96
0.06
Long-leaved Myrtle
Hypocalymma longifolium
Vulnerable
95.68
5.27
Yandanooka Mallee
Eucalyptus crispata
Vulnerable
95.37
0.50
Pungent Jacksonia
Jacksonia pungens
Endangered
93.92
2.50
Quartz-loving Synaphea
Synaphea quartzitica
Endangered
92.62
0.88
Lesueur Hakea
Hakea megalosperma
Vulnerable
90.94
3.20
Northern Dwarf Spider-orchid
Caladenia bryceana
subsp. cracens
Vulnerable
90.64
1.50
Spiral Bush
Spirogardnera rubescens
Endangered
87.18
2.07
Chapman’s Bell
Darwinia chapmaniana
Endangered
85.99
0.55
Hoffman’s Spider-orchid
Caladenia hoffmanii
Endangered
77.81
22.58
Spiral-fruited Wattle
Acacia cochlocarpa subsp.
cochlocarpa
Endangered
70.27
1.63
Forest’s Wattle
Acacia forrestiana
Vulnerable
67.64
0.62
Midlands Gum, Jingymia Gum
Eucalyptus pruiniramis
Endangered
66.99
0.35
Rose Mallee, Rose Gum
Eucalyptus rhodantha
var. rhodantha
Vulnerable
65.06
1.24
White Featherflower
Verticordia albida
Endangered
64.61
0.29
Griffin’s Waxflower
Chamelaucium sp. Cataby
(G.J.Keighery 11009)
WA Herbarium
Vulnerable
64.26
0.01
Chapman’s Hensmania
Hensmania chapmanii
Vulnerable
62.97
0.38
Cadda Road Mallee, Cadda Mallee
Eucalyptus balanites
Endangered
62.78
1.25
Christine’s Grevillea
Grevillea christineae
Endangered
61.59
0.26
Red Snakebush
Hemiandra gardneri
Endangered
61.5
10.81
Diels’ Daviesia
Daviesia dielsii
Endangered
51.21
0.30
Star Sun-orchid
Thelymitra stellata
Endangered
51.11
9.10
* % 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 species
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Common name
Scientific name
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea amsterdamensis
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Bridled Tern
Sterna anaethetus
Campbell Albatross
Thalassarche impavida
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Common Noddy
Anous stolidus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Flesh-footed Shearwater, Fleshy-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
Great Egret,
White Egret
Ardea alba
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Grey-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis
(sensu lato)
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Red Knot, Knot
Calidris canutus
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Shy Albatross,
Tasmanian Shy Albatross
Thalassarche cauta (sensu stricto)
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Southern Royal
Albatross
Diomedea epomophora (sensu stricto)
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea dabbenena
Wandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans
(sensu lato)
Wedge-tailed
Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
White-bellied
Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
MIGRATORY BIRDS
White-capped
Albatross
Thalassarche steadi
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Common name
Scientific name
Blue Whale
Balaenoptera musculus
Bryde’s Whale
Balaenoptera edeni
Dusky Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus obscurus
Flatback Turtle
Natator depressus
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Killer Whale, Orca
Orcinus orca
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth
Dermochelys coriacea
Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Porbeagle, Mackerel Shark
Lamna nasus
Pygmy Right Whale
Caperea marginata
Southern Right Whale
Eubalaena australis
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/migratory-species
Threatened endemic species
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic
group
Scientific name
Reservation status
EPBC Act status
IUCN status
Plants
Caladenia elegans
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Pterostylis sinuata
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Jacksonia pungens
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Chamelaucium chamelaucium
sp. cataby
Not recorded
in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Eucalyptus dolorosa
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Grevillea calliantha
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Grevillea humifusa
Not recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
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/australiannatural-heritage-assessment-tool
Invasive species
INVASIVE MAMMALS
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Rabbit, European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
0.57
99.95
Red Fox, Fox
Vulpes vulpes
0.51
99.95
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat
Felis catus
0.41
99.95
House Mouse
Mus musculus
0.84
95.24
Goat
Capra hircus
1.07
72.95
Pig
Sus scrofa
0.64
72.09
Feral deer species in Australia
Feral deer
3.71
45.19
Black Rat, Ship Rat
Rattus rattus
0.89
31.53
Domestic Dog
Canis lupus familiaris
0.21
16.34
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
0.12
6.48
Donkey, Ass
Equus asinus
0.09
3.34
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Laughing Turtle-dove, Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
9.66
95.60
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon
Columba livia
1.08
87.81
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
2.73
24.12
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
0.21
5.68
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
0.12
2.77
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
0.02
1.19
OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA
* % 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**
Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass
Cenchrus ciliaris
0.91
99.88
Athel Pine, Athel Tree, Tamarisk, Athel Tamarisk,
Athel Tamarix, Desert Tamarisk, Flowering
Cypress, Salt Cedar
Tamarix aphylla
4.08
91.73
Bridal Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Smilax,
Florist’s Smilax, Smilax Asparagus
Asparagus asparagoides
1.82
47.52
African Boxthorn, Boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum
0.98
16.44
Lantana, Common Lantana,
Kamara Lantana, Large-leaf Lantana,
Pink Flowered Lantana, Red Flowered Lantana,
Red-Flowered Sage,
White Sage, Wild Sage
Lantana camara
0.75
11.20
Mesquite, Algaroba
Prosopis spp.
0.51
9.55
Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss,
Kariba Weed
Salvinia molesta
0.87
8.63
INVASIVE FLORA
Boneseed
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
subsp. monilifera
0.64
6.48
Prickly Pears
Opuntia spp.
0.07
0.90
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
0.08
0.37
Bitou Bush, Boneseed
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
May be present
May be
present
Para Grass
Brachiaria mutica
May be present
May be
present
Radiata Pine Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Wilding
Pine
Pinus radiata
May be present
May be
present
Olive, Common Olive
Olea europaea
May be present
May be
present
Broom
Genista sp. X Genista
monspessulana
May be present
May be
present
Ward’s Weed
Carrichtera annua
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.
Other shrublands vegetation profile
43.39% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Actinostrobus arenarius; Banksia attenuata; Dryandra bipinnatifida; Acacia rostellifera; Adenanthos stictus; Banksia
prionotes; Banksia sceptrum; Banksia burdettii; Nuytsia floribunda; Allocasuarina campestris; Allocasuarina
humilis; Calothamnus chrysantherus; Xylomelum angustifolium; Verticordia lepidophylla; Grevillea annulifera;
Eremaea pauciflora; Pileanthus peduncularis; Hakea auriculata; Dryandra shuttleworthiana; Burchardia umbellata;
Calectasia cyanea; Anigozanthos humilis; Macropidia fuliginosa; Anigozanthos pulcherrima; shrub; forb; sedge;
hummock grass.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION
FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION
FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Purchase
remnants into
reservation.
Exclude stock
where possible.
Undertake
revegetation where
no natural
regeneration occurs.
Ensure seed and
tubestock are locally
sourced and attempt
to replicate the
structure and
diversity of local,
high quality
remnants on similar
soils and aspect.
Develop and
implement
appropriate fire
management
plans. Please
seek advice from
your local NRM
organisation on
appropriate
regimes.
Monitor and
manage native
herbivores to
prevent
overgrazing.
Bridal creeper,
Mediterranean
Turnip, Freesia,
Guildford Grass
and cape weed
can be major
environmental
weeds in this type
of vegetation.
Actively manage
foxes, cats,
rabbits and pigs.
Encourage
uptake of
conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
See:
http://www.dpa
w.wa.gov.au/ma
nagement/offreserveconservation/na
tureconservationcovenantprogram
Create buffer
zones and
fence remnants.
Protect
groundwater
levels and water
quality through
maintaining and
replanting
native
vegetation in
adjacent lands.
Use rotational
grazing if sites
must be grazed.
Protect soils from
wind and water
erosion by
maintaining native
ground cover.
Too frequent
and/or
intense fires can
damage the
capacity of
vegetation to
regenerate and
the health of
fauna populations.
Manage highly
flammable weeds
and monitor for
weeds after fire
disturbance.
Maintain existing
fire breaks with a
minimum of soil
disturbance, using
herbicides or
mowing wherever
possible.
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid weed
spread, including
when maintaining
firebreaks, horse
riding, cycling and
bush walking.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid spreading
Undertake fox and Phytophthora by
vehicle tyres,
rabbit
earthmoving
management
simultaneously to machinery
and boots.
avoid foxes
Treat dieback with
switching to
predation on
phosphite in early
native species, or Summer, and
rabbit population
repeat 4–5 weeks
increases.
later. Sites should
be treated for a
wide area around
an infected site.
Remove all parts
of affected plants,
including as much
of the root system
as possible.
Manage public
access to control
the spread of
dieback.
Other Acacia tall open shrublands and shrublands vegetation profile
29.95% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Acacia rostellifera; Eucalyptus loxophleba; Acacia ramulosa; Acacia neurophylla; Acacia sclerosperma; Banksia
menziesii; Acacia longispinea; Melaleuca cardiophylla; Eucalyptus camaldulensis; Allocasuarina huegeliana;
Acacia cyclops; Acacia scirpifolia; Acacia acuminata; Melaleuca megacephala; Acacia tetragonophylla;
Banksia prionotes; Eucalyptus todtiana; Acacia xanthina; Adenanthos cygnorum; Allocasuarina humilis; shrub;
cycad; xanthorrhoea; Banksia candolleana; Beaufortia elegans; Calytrix strigosa; shrub; forb.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Encourage uptake
of conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
Lower total
grazing pressure
and implement
strategic grazing
regimes.
Protect aquifers
and water tables
by maintaining
and replanting
native vegetation.
Avoid fodder overharvesting.
Protect from soil
disturbance and
water flow
changes caused
by livestock
trampling and
track construction.
Protect remnants
from further
fragmentation.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Identify and
mange key refugia
and wildlife
habitats.
Control weeds
including pasture
grasses (e.g.
Buffel grass).
Actively manage
foxes, cats,
rabbits and pigs.
Manage native
species (e.g.
Kangaroos)
Manage Rubber
Vine (Cryptostegia
grandiflora),
Mother of Millions
(Bryophyllum
tubiflorum), and
Parkinsonia
(Parkinsonia
aculeata).
Prevent weeds
from establishing
in high-value
refugia and
wildlife habitat.
Undertake fox and
rabbit
management
simultaneously to
avoid foxes
switching to
predation on
native species, or
rabbit population
increases.
Manage native
herbivores to
prevent
overgrazing.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Other forests and woodlands vegetation profile
31.3% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Actinostrobus arenarius; Banksia attenuata; Grevillea leucopteris; Acacia juncea; Adenanthos stictus;
Allocasuarina acutivalvis; shrub; tree mallee; Anigozanthos humilis; Calytrix angulata; Conospermum stoechadis;
forb; shrub.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
Fence, and
ensure only
authorised vehicle
access.
Otherwise, restrict
access to
pedestrians only.
Ban trail bike and
BMX riding.
Exclude stock.
Undertake
revegetation
where no natural
regeneration
occurs. Ensure
seed and
tubestock are
locally sourced
and attempt to
replicate the
structure and
diversity of local,
high quality
remnants.
Manage
Phytophthora
outbreaks as this
affects food
sources for
wildlife,
particularly small
marsupials.
Avoid changes to
groundwater
levels and water
quality by
maintaining and
replanting native
vegetation
in lands adjacent
to remnants.
Minimise spray
drift from adjacent
agricultural lands.
Phosphorus
negatively impacts
on the
regeneration
capacity of native
vegetation and
encourages
proliferation
of weeds.
Minimise ground
and surface
water extraction.
Fire intervals
should be a
minimum of ten
years apart. Use
mosaic burning
techniques,
applied in a
variety of seasons
and intensities.
Retain a range of
vegetation age
classes
throughout
the mosaic.
Ensure that fire
regimes take
account of the
lifecycles of
obligate seeders
with long juvenile
periods. Fire
should not occur
more frequently
than twice the
juvenile life stage
of the slowest
maturing species.
Areas that have
been recently
burnt should be
monitored
for weeds.
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Actively manage
cats, rabbits and
foxes.
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid spreading
Undertake fox and Phytophthora by
vehicle tyres,
rabbit
earthmoving
management
simultaneously to machinery
and boots.
avoid foxes
Treat dieback with
switching to
predation on
phosphite in early
native species, or Summer, and
increases in rabbit repeat 4–5 weeks
populations.
later. Sites should
be treated for a
Manage native
wide area around
herbivores to
an
prevent
infected site.
overgrazing.
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.