Conservation Management Zones of Australia
Swan Coastal Plains Shrublands and 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 ................................................................................................. 23
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands............................................................................... 24
World and National Heritage ...................................................................................................... 25
Major National Reserve System properties................................................................................ 26
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities ............................................................... 27
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species ........................................................................................ 28
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species .......................................................................................... 32
Threatened endemic species ..................................................................................................... 34
Invasive species ........................................................................................................................ 36
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations ........................................................... 39
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
Baldavis
13,528
Bunbury
68,248
Busselton
21,429
Ellenbrook
25,549
Perth (excluding suburbs in adjacent zones)
1,565,129
Yanchep
4,236
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONS
Northern Agricultural Catchments Council Inc
WA
Peel Harvey Catchment Council
WA
Perth Region NRM inc
WA
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
VALUE (MILLIONS)
Vegetables for consumption
$140
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
VALUE (MILLIONS)
Nurseries and cut flowers
$75
Fruit
$58
Beef
$49
Eggs
$38
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here)
$422
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*
Mean annual temperature
17.6 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month
30.8 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month
7.6 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall
737.1 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
78.06%
Other languages
16.30%
Not stated
5.44%
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
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 Armadale
WA
City Of Bayswater
WA
City Of Belmont
WA
City Of Bunbury
WA
City Of Busselton
WA
City Of Canning
WA
City Of Cockburn
WA
City Of Fremantle
WA
City Of Gosnells
WA
City Of Joondalup
WA
City Of Kwinana
WA
City Of Mandurah
WA
City Of Melville
WA
City Of Nedlands
WA
City Of Perth
WA
City Of Rockingham
WA
City Of South Perth
WA
City Of Stirling
WA
City Of Subiaco
WA
City Of Swan
WA
City Of Vincent
WA
City Of Wanneroo
WA
Shire Of Capel
WA
Shire Of Chittering
WA
Shire Of Coorow
WA
Shire Of Dandaragan
WA
Shire Of Dardanup
WA
Shire Of Gingin
WA
Shire Of Harvey
WA
Shire Of Kalamunda
WA
Shire Of Moora
WA
Shire Of Mundaring
WA
Shire Of Murray
WA
Shire Of Peppermint Grove
WA
Shire Of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
WA
Shire Of Victoria Plains
WA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Shire Of Waroona
WA
Town Of Bassendean
WA
Town Of Cambridge
WA
Town Of Claremont
WA
Town Of Cottesloe
WA
Town Of East Fremantle
WA
Town Of Mosman Park
WA
Town Of Victoria Park
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
Becher Point Wetlands
WA
674
Forrestdale and Thomsons Lakes
WA
785
Peel-Yalgorup System
WA
26,665
Vasse-Wonnerup System
WA
1,114
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
Barraghup Swamp
WA
18.76
1, 2, 3, 6
Becher Point Wetlands
WA
0.12
1, 6
Benger Swamp
WA
1,086.71
3, 4, 6
Booragoon Swamp
WA
29.59
1, 2, 3, 6
Brixton Street Swamps
WA
271.63
1, 5, 6
Chandala Swamp
WA
435.83
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Ellen Brook Swamps System
WA
19.93
1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Forrestdale Lake
WA
0.12
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Gibbs Road Swamp System
WA
5,833.15
1, 2, 3, 6
Guraga Lake
WA
364.93
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Herdsman Lake
WA
323.54
2, 3, 4, 6
Joondalup Lake
WA
563.09
1, 2, 4, 6
Karakin Lakes
WA
621.81
2
Lake McLarty System
WA
263.60
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Lake Thetis
WA
1.21
1, 6
Lancelin Defence Training Area
WA
0.11
1, 2
Loch McNess System
WA
195.14
1, 3, 6
McCarleys Swamp (Ludlow Swamp)
WA
26.10
1, 2, 3, 6
Palmer Barracks, Guildford
WA
0.10
1, 2
Peel-Harvey Estuary
WA
3,236.91
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Perth Airport Woodland Swamps
WA
192.23
1, 3, 5, 6
RAAF Caversham
WA
0.11
2, 3
Rottnest Island Lakes
WA
137.33
1, 2, 3, 6
Spectacles Swamp
WA
164.52
1, 2, 3, 6
Swan-Canning Estuary
WA
3,726.58
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Thomsons Lake
WA
236.13
1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Vasse-Wonnerup Wetland System
WA
1,981.53
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Wannamal Lake System
WA
738.69
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Yalgorup Lakes System
WA
5,087.37
1, 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
Australian Convict Sites
(Fremantle Prison Buffer
Zone)
World
Cultural
WA
25.73
0.002
Fremantle Prison
(former)
National
Historic
WA
7.16
0.0005
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
Nambung
National Park
II
WA
19,285
1.26
Moore River
National Park
II
WA
17,241
1.13
Yalgorup
National Park
II
WA
13,060
0.86
Watheroo
National Park
II
WA
11,036
0.72
Wanagarren
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
10,983
0.72
Yeal
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
10,912
0.72
Southern Beekeepers
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
10,866
0.71
Boonanarring
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
9,168
0.60
Nilgen
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
5,504
0.36
Namming
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
5,290
0.35
Moore River
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
4,731
0.31
Beekeepers
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
3,763
0.25
Lesueur
National Park
II
WA
3,687
0.24
Watheroo
National Park
II
WA
2,903
0.19
Yanchep
National Park
II
WA
2,877
0.19
Unnamed WA49994
Conservation Park
II
WA
2,773
0.18
Drovers Cave
National Park
II
WA
2,564
0.17
Austin Bay
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
1,658
0.11
Watheroo
National Park
II
WA
1,634
0.11
Unnamed WA44081
Nature Reserve
IA
WA
1,429
0.09
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**
Thrombolite (microbialite) Community of a Coastal Brackish Lake (Lake
Clifton)
Critically
Endangered
100
0.14
Thrombolite (microbial) community of coastal freshwater lakes of the
Swan Coastal Plain (Lake Richmond)
Endangered
100
0.01
Aquatic Root Mat Community in Caves of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
100
0.05
Assemblages of plants and invertebrate animals of tumulus
(organic mound) springs of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
100
0.04
Sedgelands in Holocene dune swales of the southern Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
100
0.47
Shrublands and Woodlands on Muchea Limestone of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
100
0.07
Shrublands and Woodlands on Perth to Gingin ironstone (Perth to Gingin
ironstone association) of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
100
0.04
Corymbia calophylla – Xanthorrhoea preissii woodlands and shrublands
of the Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
99.91
0.10
Corymbia calophylla – Kingia australis woodlands on heavy soils of the Swan
Coastal Plain
Endangered
97
0.06
Claypans of the Swan Coastal Plain
Critically
Endangered
94.8
0.54
Shrublands and Woodlands of the eastern Swan Coastal Plain
Endangered
77.02
0.02
Shrublands on southern Swan Coastal Plain ironstones
Endangered
63.24
0.01
* % 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**
Woylie
Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi
Endangered
24.29
17.23
Dibbler
Parantechinus apicalis
Endangered
6.77
73.25
Western Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus occidentalis
Vulnerable
0.01
0.01
Chuditch, Western Quoll
Dasyurus geoffroii
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Burrowing Bettong (Shark Bay), Boodie
Bettongia lesueur lesueur
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Black-flanked Rock-wallaby
Petrogale lateralis lateralis
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Quokka
Setonix brachyurus
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
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**
Carnaby’s Black-Cockatoo,
Short-billed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus latirostris
Endangered
8.05
30.08
Australian Painted Snipe
Rostratula australis
Endangered
6.8
98.33
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Endangered
1.36
5.13
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora sanfordi
Endangered
0.43
29.95
Amsterdam Albatross
Diomedea exulans
amsterdamensis
Endangered
0.23
2.99
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea exulans exulans
Endangered
0.2
4.87
Southern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes giganteus
Endangered
0.01
1.92
Baudin’s Black-Cockatoo,
Long-billed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus baudinii
Vulnerable
0.01
1.92
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis nereis
Vulnerable
0.01
1.92
Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata
Vulnerable
0.01
1.74
White-capped Albatross
Thalassarche cauta steadi
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Southern Royal Albatross
Diomedea epomophora
epomophora
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Shy Albatross, Tasmanian Shy Albatross
Thalassarche cauta cauta
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo
Calyptorhynchus banksii naso
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Soft-plumaged Petrel
Pterodroma mollis
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
THREATENED BIRDS
THREATENED BIRDS
Slender-billed Thornbill (western)
Acanthiza iredalei iredalei
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Campbell Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
impavida
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Blue Petrel
Halobaena caerulea
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Wandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans (sensu lato)
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Australian Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris melanops
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
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**
Western Swamp Tortoise
Pseudemydura umbrina
Critically
Endangered
100
0.01
Lancelin Island Skink
Ctenotus lancelini
Vulnerable
99.7
0.0007
Jurien Bay Skink, Jurien Bay Rock-skink
Liopholis pulchra longicauda
Vulnerable
99.32
0.004
Loggerhead Turtle
Caretta caretta
Endangered
0.01
2.25
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth
Dermochelys coriacea
Endangered
0.01
2.06
Flatback Turtle
Natator depressus
Vulnerable
0.01
2.25
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas
Vulnerable
0.01
2.25
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
a short-tongued bee
Leioproctus douglasiellus
Critically
Endangered
100
0.02
A native bee
Neopasiphae simplicior
Critically
Endangered
100
0.02
Dunsborough Burrowing Crayfish
Engaewa reducta
Critically
Endangered
20.59
0.09
Shield-backed Trapdoor Spider, Black Rugose
Trapdoor Spider
Idiosoma nigrum
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Great White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
Vulnerable
n/a
n/a
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
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
THREATENED FLORA
Common Name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Limestone Pea
Chorizema varium
Endangered
100
0.11
Baby Blue Orchid, Blue Babe-in-the-cradle
Orchid, Blue Babe-in-a-cradle
Epiblema grandiflorum
var. cyaneum
Endangered
100
0.01
One-sexed Hydatella
Hydatella dioica
Endangered
100
0.14
Bussell’s Spider-orchid
Caladenia busselliana
Endangered
100
0.11
Tufted Plumed Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa
var. ananeotes
Endangered
100
0.01
Swamp Starflower
Calytrix breviseta subsp.
breviseta
Endangered
100
0.19
Narrow-petalled Featherflower, Mundijong
Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var.
pleiobotrya
Endangered
100
0.28
Yanchep Mallee, Wabling Hill Mallee
Eucalyptus argutifolia
Vulnerable
100
0.96
Beaked Lepidosperma
Lepidosperma rostratum
Endangered
99.97
10.21
Dwellingup Synaphea
Synaphea stenoloba
Endangered
99.71
3.96
Glossy-leafed Hammer-orchid,
Praying Virgin
Drakaea elastica
Endangered
99.51
28.61
Curved-leaf Grevillea
Grevillea curviloba subsp.
curviloba
Endangered
99.28
1.34
Dwarf Green Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos viridis subsp.
terraspectans
Vulnerable
99.28
13.85
McCutcheon’s Grevillea
Grevillea maccutcheonii
Endangered
98.84
0.30
Gingin Wax
Chamelaucium sp. Gingin
(N.G.Marchant 6)
Endangered
96.79
1.51
Royce’s Waxflower
Chamelaucium sp. C Coast Plain
(R.D.Royce 4872)
Vulnerable
96.73
2.91
Narrow curved-leaf Grevillea
Grevillea curviloba
subsp. incurva
Endangered
92.02
2.84
Laterite Petrophile
Petrophile latericola
Endangered
91.7
1.06
Keighery’s Macarthuria
Macarthuria keigheryi
Endangered
89.15
3.16
Vasse Featherflower
Verticordia plumosa var.
vassensis
Endangered
88.89
0.01
Slender Andersonia
Andersonia gracilis
Endangered
87.87
8.60
Wavy-leaved Smokebush
Conospermum undulatum
Vulnerable
80.2
0.64
King Spider-orchid, Grand Spider-orchid, Rusty
Spider-orchid
Caladenia huegelii
Endangered
77.22
26.70
Purdie’s Donkey-orchid
Diuris purdiei
Endangered
76.19
11.14
Summer Honeypot
Banksia mimica
Endangered
75.43
1.17
Dandaragan Mallee, Mount Misery Mallee
Eucalyptus dolorosa
Endangered
71.13
4.71
Western Prickly Honeysuckle
Lambertia echinata subsp.
occidentalis
Endangered
68.6
0.19
Southern Tetraria
Tetraria australiensis
Vulnerable
67.68
0.59
Ironstone Grevillea
Grevillea elongata
Vulnerable
59.68
0.15
Butterfly-leaved Gastrolobium
Gastrolobium papilio
Endangered
53.5
0.09
THREATENED FLORA
Badgingarra Box
Eucalyptus absita
Endangered
53.33
5.18
Dwarf Pea
Ptychosema pusillum
Vulnerable
52.26
0.37
* % 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
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Bridled Tern
Sterna anaethetus
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Limicola falcinellus
Campbell Albatross
Thalassarche impavida
Caspian Tern
Sterna caspia
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Common Greenshank,
Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Noddy
Anous stolidus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Double-banded Plover
Charadrius bicinctus
Eastern Curlew
Numenius madagascariensis
Flesh-footed Shearwater,
Fleshy-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
Great Egret,
White Egret
Ardea alba
Great Knot
Calidris tenuirostris
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey-tailed Tattler
Heteroscelus brevipes
Indian Yellow-nosed
Albatross
Thalassarche carteri
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover
Charadrius mongolus
Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel
Numenius minutus
Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank
Tringa stagnatilis
Northern Giant-Petrel
Macronectes halli
Northern Royal Albatross
Diomedea sanfordi
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
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
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Rufous Fantail
Rhipidura rufifrons
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)
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Tristan Albatross
Diomedea dabbenena
Wandering Albatross
Diomedea exulans
(sensu lato)
Wedge-tailed
Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
White-bellied
Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-capped
Albatross
Thalassarche steadi
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
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
Ants, bees
and wasps
Leioproctus douglasiellus
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Caladenia busselliana
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Macarthuria keigheryi
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Chorizema varium
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Gastrolobium papilio
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Chamelaucium chamelaucium
sp. c coastal plain
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Eucalyptus dolorosa
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Trithuria occidentalis
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Lepidosperma rostratum
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Grevillea calliantha
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Grevillea maccutcheonii
Recorded in reserves
Endangered
n/a
Plants
Petrophile latericola
Unreserved
Endangered
n/a
Reptiles
Pseudemydura umbrina
Recorded in reserves
Critically
Endangered
Critically
Endangered
Reptiles
Ctenotus lancelini
Unreserved
Vulnerable
Vulnerable
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
0.28
99.87
Red Fox, Fox
Vulpes vulpes
0.25
99.79
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat
Felis catus
0.2
99.79
Black Rat, Ship Rat
Rattus rattus
1.14
82.97
House Mouse
Mus musculus
0.36
82.91
Domestic Dog
Canis lupus familiaris
0.37
60.29
Pig
Sus scrofa
0.21
48.06
Feral deer species in Australia
Feral deer
1.07
26.87
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
0.24
26.46
Northern Palm Squirrel,
Five-striped Palm Squirrel
Funambulus pennantii
38.96
20.71
Brown Rat, Norway Rat
Rattus norvegicus
1.5
18.74
Goat
Capra hircus
0.09
12.20
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
Laughing Turtle-dove, Laughing Dove
Streptopelia senegalensis
4.91
99.99
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon
Columba livia
0.6
99.99
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
1.67
77.40
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
1.14
62.09
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
0.43
60.34
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
2.08
37.78
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
0.2
37.78
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
0.35
20.71
Asian House Gecko
Hemidactylus frenatus
1.27
18.74
Common Myna, Indian Myna
Acridotheres tristis
0.55
18.74
Flowerpot Blind Snake,
Brahminy Blind Snake, Cacing Besi
Ramphotyphlops braminus
2.72
10.16
Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
0.14
8.58
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
0.27
0.12
Indian Peafowl, Peacock
Pavo cristatus
0.26
0.12
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
1.85
99.79
Bitou Bush, Boneseed
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
1.98
73.25
Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass
Cenchrus ciliaris
0.32
73.25
Para Grass
Brachiaria mutica
6.46
73.25
Radiata Pine Monterey Pine, Insignis Pine, Wilding
Pine
Pinus radiata
2.45
73.25
Olive, Common Olive
Olea europaea
7.73
73.25
Broom
Genista sp. X Genista
monspessulana
4.23
73.25
Blackberry, European Blackberry
Rubus fruticosus aggregate
1.16
63.11
Athel Pine, Athel Tree, Tamarisk, Athel Tamarisk,
Athel Tamarix, Desert Tamarisk, Flowering
Cypress,
Salt Cedar
Tamarix aphylla
1.07
49.49
Lantana, Common Lantana,
Kamara Lantana, Large-leaf Lantana,
Pink Flowered Lantana, Red Flowered Lantana,
Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage
Lantana camara
1
30.95
Willows except Weeping Willow, Pussy Willow and
Sterile Pussy Willow
Salix spp. except
S.babylonica, S.x calodendron
& S.x reichardtii
0.66
28.29
African Boxthorn, Boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum
0.75
25.95
Boneseed
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
subsp. monilifera
1.18
24.55
Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss,
Kariba Weed
Salvinia molesta
1.04
20.71
Flax-leaved Broom, Mediterranean Broom, Flax
Broom
Genista linifolia
4.56
12.21
Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail,
Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine,
Heartleaf Madeiravine,
Potato Vine
Anredera cordifolia
1.72
10.50
Climbing Asparagus-fern
Asparagus plumosus
2.73
5.81
Climbing Asparagus-fern, Ferny Asparagus
Protasparagus plumosus
2.73
5.81
Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern,
Sprengi’s Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald
Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus
2.8
5.67
Prickly Pears
Opuntia spp.
0.18
4.43
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
0.39
3.83
Water Hyacinth, Water Orchid, Nile Lily
Eichhornia crassipes
0.62
3.82
Bridal Veil, Bridal Veil Creeper,
Pale Berry Asparagus Fern, Asparagus Fern,
South African Creeper
Asparagus declinatus
9.56
3.60
Delta Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
0.59
3.25
INVASIVE FLORA
Montpellier Broom, Cape Broom, Canary Broom,
Common Broom, French Broom, Soft Broom
Genista monspessulana
0.32
3.13
Ward’s Weed
Carrichtera annua
May be present
Maybe
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.
Banksia woodlands vegetation profile
52.72% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Banksia attenuata; Banksia ilicifolia; Banksia prionotes; Banksia menziesii; Dryandra sp.; Eucalyptus todtiana;
Lepidosperma drummondii; Actinostrobus arenarius; Adenanthos cygnorum; Allocasuarina humilis; Jacksonia
furcellata; shrub; grass-tree; Anigozanthos humilis; Conostylis aculeata; Eremaea fimbriata; forb; shrub; grass-tree;
cycad.
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
Ensure only
authorised vehicle
access for
operational
purposes.
Otherwise, restrict
access to
pedestrians only
and ban trail bike
and BMX riding
within remnants.
Exclude stock.
Undertake
revegetation
where there is no
evidence of
regeneration.
Ensure seed and
tubestock are
locally sourced
and attempt to
replicate the
vegetation
structure and
diversity of local,
high quality
remnants on
similar soils and
aspect.
Manage
Phytophthora
outbreaks as this
affects food
sources for
wildlife,
particularly honey
possums and
other small
marsupials.
Manage Weeds
including Victorian
tea-tree,
Watsonia,
Bulbillifera,
African Lovegrass
and Veltgrass.
Actively manage
cats, rabbits and
foxes.
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.
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.
Many species are
pollinated
by marsupials.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid spreading
Undertake fox and Phytophthora by
vehicle tyres,
rabbit
earthmoving
management
simultaneously to machinery
and boots.
Phosphorus
avoid foxes
Treat dieback with
negatively impacts switching to
on the
predation on
phosphite in early
regeneration
native species,
Summer, and
capacity of native or increases in
repeat 4–5 weeks
vegetation and
rabbit populations. later. Sites should
encourages
be treated for a
Manage native
proliferation
wide area around
herbivores to
of weeds.
an infected site.
prevent
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.
Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
16.19% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Corymbia calophylla; Eucalyptus gomphocephala; Eucalyptus marginata; Eucalyptus loxophleba; Eucalyptus
salmonophloia; Eucalyptus wandoo; Banksia attenuata; Banksia grandis; Acacia cyanophylla; Dryandra sessilis;
Hakea cristata; Acacia pulchella; Dryandra nivea; Hibbertia hypericoides; Dodonaea aptera; Acacia dilatata;
Allocasuarina humilis; Calothamnus quadrifidus; shrub; cycad; grass-tree.
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
Encourage
uptake of
conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
See:
http://www.dpa
w.wa.gov.au for
information on
covenants and
private land
conservation.
Fence, and
exclude stock
from remnants.
Overstorey eucalypt
species may not
regenerate if sites
have been
previously grazed.
Sites that have
retained mosses
and lichens are
more likely to
regenerate naturally.
Reduce the
incidence and
extent of wildfire
by undertaking
mosaic burning
and maintaining
diversity of
vegetation age
classes in unburnt
patches.
Add coarse woody
debris (such as
untreated railway
sleepers) into
sites where fallen
timber has been
removed.
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid weed
spread.
Actively manage
cats, rabbits and
foxes.
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
Use shade cloth to remnants on similar
construct artificial soils and aspect.
paddock shade
and prevent stock Monitor and actively
manage weed
camping under
species in
trees.
rehabilitation sites.
Minimise ground
and surface water
extraction.
Maintain existing
fire-breaks with a
minimum of soil
disturbance, using
herbicides or
mowing wherever
possible.
Ban firewood
harvesting.
Protect
paddock
trees.
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,
replant paddock
trees with
tubestock from
locally sourced
seed.
Maintain and
protect hollowbearing trees. If
few or no mature
hollow bearing
trees are present
within remnants,
provide nesting
boxes for
mammals and
birds. Monitor
regularly for
invasive species.
Ensure fencing is
wildlife fencing.
No electric fencing
and no barbed
wire.
See
http://www.dpaw.
wa.gov.au/getinvolved/wildliferehabilitation-andcourses for more
information.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Maintain strict
hygiene protocols
to avoid spreading
Undertake fox and Phytophthora by
vehicle tyres,
Avoid adverse
rabbit
earthmoving
impacts of
management
chemicals or other simultaneously to machinery
and boots.
mechanisms to
avoid foxes
Treat dieback with
manage weeds on switching to
native vegetation. 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 infected site.
prevent
overgrazing.
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 shrublands vegetation profile
42.96% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Dryandra bipinnatifida; Agonis flexuosa; Dryandra carlinoides; Hakea auriculata; Dryandra shuttleworthiana;
Calothamnus quadrifidus; Acacia heteroclita; Acacia rostellifera; Acacia saligna; Acacia decipiens; Acacia
cochlearis; Acanthocarpus preissii; Lepidosperma gladiatum; Banksia sp.; Conospermum stoechadis; Lechenaultia
linarioides; Hibbertia hypericoides; Burchardia umbellata; Calectasia cyanea; Scaevola crassifolia; Spinifex
longifolius; shrub; forb.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTUR
AL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATI
ON
FIRE
MANAGEMEN
T
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMEN
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Purchase
remnants into
reservation.
Exclude stock
where possible.
Undertake
revegetation
where no
Use rotational
natural
Encourage
grazing if sites
uptake of
must be grazed. regeneration
occurs. Ensure
conservation
Protect soils
seed and
agreements and from wind and
tubestock are
covenants on
water erosion
locally sourced
private land.
by maintaining
and attempt to
See:
native ground
replicate the
http://www.dpa
cover.
structure and
w.wa.gov.au for
diversity of
information on
local, high
covenants and
quality
private land
remnants on
conservation.
similar soils and
Create buffer
aspect.
zones and
fence remnants.
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.
Maintain strict
hygiene
protocols to
avoid spreading
Phytophthora
by vehicle tyres,
earthmoving
machinery
and boots.
Protect
groundwater
levels and water
quality through
maintaining and
replanting
native
vegetation in
adjacent lands.
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.
Undertake fox
and rabbit
management
simultaneously
to avoid foxes
switching to
predation on
native species,
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 affected
plants, including
as much of the
root system
as possible.
Manage public
access to
control
the spread of
dieback.
Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
22.71% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus marginata; Eucalyptus rudis; Corymbia calophylla; Melaleuca rhaphiophylla; Agonis flexuosa; Dryandra
sessilis; Allocasuarina fraseriana; Acacia urophylla; Bossiaea aquifolium; Hakea cyclocarpa; Hakea undulata;
Macrozamia riedlei; Patersonia rudis; Styphelia tenuiflora; cycad; forb; shrub.
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
Protect
remnants from
clearing.
Minimise spray
drift from adjacent
agricultural lands.
Protect from
bore water
extraction.
Falling water
tables are a key
threat to the
health of forest
systems in
Western
Australia.
Maintain native
vegetation
remnants and
paddock trees as
this provides
protection against
dryland salinity.
If remnants show
little evidence of
regeneration,
revegetate with
locally sourced
seed.
Too frequent and
intense fires can
impact negatively
on plants that
have long juvenile
phases or are
slow to set seed.
If fallen timber has Manage Bridal
been removed
Creeper and
from remnants,
Blackberry.
replace with
coarse woody
debris (such as
untreated railway
sleepers). Fallen
timber provides
habitat for wildlife.
Fence paddock
trees and exclude
stock. If no
Protect hollowsaplings appear
bearing trees.
after fencing and
Protect standing stock exclusion,
dead trees and then replant with
tubestock from
fallen timber.
locally sourced
Buffer remnants seed.
adjacent to
agricultural
lands with
native
vegetation.
The ALCOA bauxite
mine rehabilitation
sites provide
excellent examples
of Jarrah Forest
rehabilitation. See
http://www.alcoa.co
m/australia/en/info_
page/mining_rehab.
asp
For more
information on
rehabilitating forest
sites, please contact
your local Natural
Resource
Management region.
Ensure remnants
are monitored
closely for weeds
after planned fire
or wildfire.
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 regularly
for invasive birds
and feral honey
bees.
Ensure fencing is
wildlife fencing –
no electric
fencing, and no
barbed wire.
See
http://www.dpaw.
wa.gov.au/getinvolved/wildliferehabilitation-andcourses for more
information on
wildlife
rehabilitation.
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Actively manage
foxes, cats,
rabbits and pigs.
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.