Conservation Management Zones of Australia
South 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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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 ................................................................................................. 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 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
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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) REGIONS
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONS
Southwest 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 HOME
English
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 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 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
Shire Of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
WA
Shire Of Toodyay
WA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
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-informationsystem
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands
RAMSAR WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
Muir-Byenup System
WA
10,639
For more information on Ramsar please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-ourenvironment/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/directoryimportant-wetlands-australia-third-edition
World and National Heritage
HERITAGE VALUES
WORLD OR NATIONAL
HERITAGE
TYPE
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
% OF
ZONE
Stirling Range
National 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/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
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:
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 ecological communities
THREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Name
Listing status
% of total
distribution*
% 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 species
THREATENED MAMMALS
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% 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
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% 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 nigrogularis
nigrogularis
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 novaehollandiae
grisea
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
THREATENED BIRDS
present
present
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea exulans
amsterdamensis
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea exulans exulans
Endangered
n/a
n/a
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
sanfordi
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 epomophora
epomophora
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 melanophris
impavida
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 total
distribution*
% 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
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% 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
Endangered
100
0.0002
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
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
Common Name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% 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
Fine-leaved Apium, Porongurup Celery
Apium prostratum subsp.
Porongurup Range
Vulnerable
100
0.00
THREATENED FLORA
THREATENED FLORA
(G.J.Keighery 8631)
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 species
MIGRATORY 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-nosed
Albatross
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-bellied
Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-capped
Albatross
Thalassarche steadi
White-faced
Storm-Petrel
Pelagodroma marina
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, Longsnouted 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 species
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic
group
Scientific name
Reservation status
EPBC Act status
IUCN status
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Cherax tenuimanus
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Critically
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Engaewa pseudoreducta
Not recorded
in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Critically
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Engaewa reducta
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Engaewa walpolea
Not recorded
in 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 recorded
in 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 recorded
in 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 recorded
in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Eucalyptus phylacis
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
n/a
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants
Verticordia apecta
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Hydatella leptogyne
Not recorded
in reserves
Critically
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Reedia spathacea
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Adenanthos velutinus
Not recorded
in 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 recorded
in 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, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Cherax tenuimanus
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Critically
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Engaewa pseudoreducta
Not recorded
in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Critically
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Engaewa reducta
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies
Isopods and Allies
Engaewa walpolea
Not recorded
in 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
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants
Caladenia harringtoniae
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Caladenia viridescens
Not recorded
in 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 recorded
in 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 recorded
in 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 recorded
in reserves
Critically
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Reedia spathacea
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Adenanthos velutinus
Not recorded
in 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 recorded
in 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/australiannatural-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
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
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**
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 monilifera
subsp. 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 community
Eucalyptus 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 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
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Protect
remnants from
clearing.
Minimise spray
drift from adjacent
agricultural lands.
Maintain native
vegetation
remnants and
paddock trees as
this provides
protection against
dryland salinity.
Frequent, intense
fires impact
negatively on
plants that have
long juvenile
phases or are
slow to set seed.
Manage
Phytophthora
outbreaks as this
affects food
sources for
wildlife.
Manage Bridal
Creeper and
Blackberry.
Do not allow
bore water
extraction.
Falling water
tables are a key
threat to the
health of forest
systems in
Western
Australia.
If remnants show
little evidence of
regeneration,
revegetate with
locally sourced
seed.
Undertake fox and
rabbit baiting and
shooting, and feral
cat trapping.
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid spreading
Phytophthora by
vehicle tyres,
earthmoving
machinery and
boots.
Retain hollowbearing
trees and fallen
timber.
Buffer remnants
adjacent to
agricultural
lands with
native
vegetation.
Fence paddock
trees and exclude
stock. If no
saplings appear
after fencing and
stock exclusion,
then replant with
tubestock from
locally sourced
seed.
ALCOA bauxite
mine rehabilitation
sites in this region
provide excellent
examples of Jarrah
Forest rehabilitation.
See
http://www.alcoa.co
m/australia/en/info_
page/mining_rehab.
asp
For more in depth
information on
undertaking
rehabilitation of
forest sites, please
contact your local
Natural Resource
Management region.
Ensure remnants
are monitored
closely for weeds
after planned fire
or wildfire.
Where few or no
mature hollow
bearing trees are
present within a
remnant, provide
nesting boxes for
arboreal
mammals 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.
Ensure foxes and
rabbits are
managed
simultaneously to
prevent foxes
switching to
predation on
native species,
and/or rabbit
population
increases.
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 woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
33.39% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus 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 recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION
FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
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.dpa
w.wa.gov.au/
management/off
reserveconserv
ation/natureconservationcov
enant-program
Where possible,
exclude stock
from remnants.
Facilitate natural
regeneration
through fencing and
stock management.
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.
Ensure
aggressive
perennial weeds
are controlled in
rehabilitation
sites.
Undertake fox and
rabbit baiting and
shooting, and feral
cat trapping.
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid spreading
Phytophthora by
vehicle tyres,
earthmoving
machinery and
boots.
Ban firewood
harvesting.
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.
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.
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/getinvolved/wildlifere
habilitationandcourses for
more information
on wildlife
rehabilitation.
Moraea fugax, M.
collina and M.
flaccida,
Hesperantha spp.
and Sparaxis spp
bulb species are
particularly
problematic in
Wandoo
woodland
remnants.
Ensure foxes and
rabbits are
managed
simultaneously to
prevent foxes
switching to
predation on
native species,
and/or rabbit
population
increases.
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 community
Eucalyptus 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 recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Protect hollowbearing trees.
Implement
evidence-based
timber harvesting
practices.
Encourage
regeneration
through fencing
remnants and
excluding
recreational bike,
trail bike and horse
riding from
rehabilitation sites.
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
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.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
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.