Conservation Management Zones of Australia
Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands
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). In developing this project and products,
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
underpinned identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia.
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Contents
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country ................................................................ 4
Introduction ................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.
Zone at a glance .......................................................................................................................... 5
Population characteristics .......................................................................................................... 10
Employment, volunteering and incomes .................................................................................... 15
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice .................. 18
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas ............................................. 21
Zone vegetation characteristics ................................................................................................. 23
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands............................................................................... 24
Major National Reserve System properties................................................................................ 25
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities ............................................................... 26
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species ........................................................................................ 27
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species .......................................................................................... 29
Threatened endemic species ..................................................................................................... 29
Invasive species ........................................................................................................................ 31
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations ........................................................... 33
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
RURAL CENTRES
POPULATION
Charleville
3,315
Cunnamulla
1,199
Quilpie
570
Thargomindah
205
Wilcannia
609
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONS
Western Local Land Services
NSW
Desert Channels
QLD
South West NRM
QLD
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
VALUE (MILLIONS)
Beef
$101
Other broadacre crops
$87
Wool
$45
Lamb
$29
Cereals for grain
$11
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here)
$287
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*
Mean annual temperature
20.3 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month
35.8 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month
4.2 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall
328 mm
Dominant rainfall season
Summer
* 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
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
90.35%
Other languages
3.04%
Not stated
6.56%
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
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council: http://www.alc.org.au
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
Traditional Owners
Registered Native Title Body Corporate
Hectares
% of zone
Gunggari People
Gunggari Native Title Aboriginal Corporation
15,756.1
0.07
Source: The Native Title Tribunal Register, October 2013.For more information please refer to:
http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Searchportal.aspx
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS
Bogan Shire Council
NSW
Bourke Shire Council
NSW
Brewarrina Shire Council
NSW
Central Darling Shire Council
NSW
Cobar Shire Council
NSW
Unincorporated Far West
NSW
Balonne Shire
QLD
Barcoo Shire
QLD
Blackall Tambo Regional
QLD
Bulloo Shire
QLD
Longreach Regional
QLD
Maranoa Regional
QLD
Murweh Shire
QLD
Paroo Shire
QLD
Quilpie Shire
QLD
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
Currawinya Lakes (Currawinya National Park)
QLD
150864.36
Paroo River Wetlands (Peery)
NSW
138191.35
For more information on Ramsar please refer to:
http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-our-environment/wetlands/ramsar-convention-wetlands
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS
JURISDICTION
HECTARES
CRITERIA
Yantabulla Swamp (Cuttaburra Basin)
NSW
83,958
1, 3, 4, 5
Paroo River Distributary Channels
NSW
68,687
1, 3, 5
Lake Numalla Aggregation
QLD
10,715
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lakes Bindegolly and Toomaroo
QLD
9,667
1, 2, 3, 5
Lake Dartmouth Area
QLD
7,040
1, 2, 3
Quilpie (Bulloo River Floodplain) Waterholes
QLD
7,014
1, 2, 3
Warrego River Waterholes (Charleville-Wyandra
QLD
6,983
1, 2, 3
Wyandra-Cunnamulla Claypans Aggregation
QLD
6,953
1, 2, 3
Eulo Artesian Springs Supergroup
QLD
6,906
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Warrego River Distributary System
QLD
6,886
1, 2, 3
Lake Wombah-Kungie Lake Group
QLD
6,878
1, 2, 3, 5
Paroo River Waterholes (“Caiwarro” Area)
QLD
6,877
1, 2, 3, 6
Lake Wyara
QLD
6,015
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Poloko Lake (Olepoloko Lake)
NSW
5,099
1, 2, 3, 5
Mullawoolka Basin
NSW
4,221
1, 2, 3, 5
Yammaramie Swamp
NSW
3,084
1, 2, 3
Yantabangee Lake
NSW
1,966
1, 2, 3, 5
Gilpoko Lake
NSW
1,133
1, 3, 4, 5
Tongo Lake
NSW
1,074
1, 2, 3, 5
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
Major National Reserve System properties
MAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Name
Property type
IUCN
category
Jurisdiction
Hectares
% of zone
Currawinya
National Park
II
QLD
154,215
0.70
Idalia
National Park
II
QLD
135,061
0.61
Paroo-Darling
National Park
II
NSW
134,783
0.61
Gilmore
Nature Refuge
VI
QLD
78,798
0.36
Nocoleche
Nature Reserve
IA
NSW
71,058
0.32
Welford
National Park
II
QLD
68,099
0.31
Toorale
State Conservation Area
II
NSW
53,837
0.24
Ledknapper
Nature Reserve
IA
NSW
47,950
0.22
Paroo-Darling
State Conservation Area
II
NSW
41,477
0.19
Jamba Dhandan Duringala
Indigenous Protected Area
V
QLD
37,940
0.17
Rosevale
Nature Refuge
VI
QLD
32,869
0.15
Culgoa Floodplain
National Park
II
QLD
31,699
0.14
Toorale
National Park
II
NSW
30,638
0.14
Mariala
National Park
II
QLD
26,917
0.12
Gundabooka
State Conservation Area
II
NSW
25,345
0.11
Gundabooka
National Park
II
NSW
21,969
0.10
Bowra
NRS Addition – Gazettal in
Progress
II
QLD
14,040
0.06
Binya
National Park
II
QLD
13,379
0.06
Culgoa
National Park
II
NSW
13,099
0.06
Hell Hole Gorge
National Park
II
QLD
13,067
0.06
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**
The community of native species dependent on natural discharge
of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin
Endangered
22.3
1.12
Coolibah – Black Box Woodlands of the Darling Riverine Plains
and the Brigalow Belt South Bioregions
Endangered
7.31
0.61
Brigalow
(Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant)
Endangered
1.2
0.04
Buloke Woodlands of the Riverina and
Murray-Darling Depression Bioregions
Endangered
0.11
0.15
* % 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**
Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby
Onychogalea fraenata
Endangered
60.89
0.006
Koala (combined populations of Queensland,
New South Wales and the Australian Capital
Territory)
Phascolarctos cinereus
Vulnerable
2.51
0.047
Yellow-footed Rock-wallaby (SA and NSW)
Petrogale xanthopus xanthopus
Vulnerable
0.91
0.001
Julia Creek Dunnart
Sminthopsis douglasi
Endangered
May be
present
May be
present
South-eastern Long-eared Bat
Nyctophilus corbeni
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Greater Bilby
Macrotis lagotis
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
THREATENED BIRDS
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Australian Painted Snipe
Rostratula australis
Endangered
13.32
11.7
Thick-billed Grasswren
Amytornis modestus
Vulnerable
4.28
4.3
Malleefowl
Leipoa ocellata
Vulnerable
0.36
1.7
Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern)
Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda
Endangered
0.12
0.2
Australasian Bittern
Botaurus poiciloptilus
Endangered
0.08
0.1
Red Goshawk
Erythrotriorchis radiatus
Vulnerable
0.02
0.1
Squatter Pigeon (southern)
Geophaps scripta scripta
Vulnerable
May be present
May be
present
Grey Grasswren (Bulloo)
Amytornis barbatus barbatus
Vulnerable
May be present
May be
present
* % 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**
Yakka Skink
Egernia rugosa
Vulnerable
1.93
0.71
Plains Death Adder
Acanthophis hawkei
Vulnerable
0.01
0.005
Ornamental Snake
Denisonia maculata
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
Collared Delma
Delma torquata
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
Common name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
Murray Cod
Maccullochella peelii
Vulnerable
May be
present
May be
present
THREATENED FLORA
Common Name
Scientific name
Status
% of total
distribution*
% of
zone**
None
Melaleuca kunzeoides
Vulnerable
100.00
0.09
None
Acacia ammophila
Vulnerable
100.00
4.80
None
Hakea maconochieana
Vulnerable
97.32
4.89
Moore’s Burr-daisy
Calotis moorei
Endangered
39.93
0.02
None
Sclerolaena walkeri
Vulnerable
39.13
0.64
None
Xerothamnella parvifolia
Vulnerable
26.91
0.80
None
Rhaphidospora bonneyana
Vulnerable
25
0.30
Salt Pipewort, Button Grass
Eriocaulon carsonii
Endangered
12
0.04
None
Atriplex infrequens
Vulnerable
12.00
0.00
None
Austrostipa metatoris
Vulnerable
9.73
2.36
Chariot Wheels
Maireana cheelii
Vulnerable
5.82
0.68
Winged Pepper-cress
Lepidium monoplocoides
Endangered
3.56
1.59
Menindee Nightshade
Solanum karsense
Vulnerable
3
0.46
Needle Wattle, Dead Finish, Purple-wood
Wattle
Acacia carneorum
Vulnerable
2.94
1.40
Ooline
Cadellia pentastylis
Vulnerable
2.04
0.84
Basalt Pepper-cress, Peppercress,
Rubble Pepper-cress, Pepperweed
Lepidium hyssopifolium
Endangered
0.48
0.02
Cobar Greenhood Orchid
Pterostylis cobarensis
Vulnerable
0.05
0.01
Curly-bark Wattle
Acacia curranii
Vulnerable
May be present
May be
present
Slender Darling-pea, Slender Swainson,
Murray Swainson-pea
Swainsona murrayana
Vulnerable
May be present
May be
present
* % 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
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibis
Fork-tailed Swift
Apus pacificus
Great Egret, White Egret
Ardea alba
Latham’s Snipe, Japanese Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank
Tringa stagnatilis
Painted Snipe
Rostratula benghalensis (sensu lato)
Rainbow Bee-eater
Merops ornatus
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
White-bellied Sea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
Threatened endemic species
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic
group
Scientific name
Reservation status
EPBC Act status
IUCN status
Plants
Acacia ammophila
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Melaleuca kunzeoides
Not recorded in
reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Plants
Hakea maconochieana
Recorded in reserves
Vulnerable
n/a
Molluscs
Jardinella eulo
Not recorded
in reserves
n/a
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**
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat
Felis catus
2.88
100
Pig
Sus scrofa
6.3
100
Red Fox, Fox
Vulpes vulpes
3.59
100
Goat
Capra hircus
10.17
98.5
Rabbit, European Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
3.98
98.4
House Mouse
Mus musculus
2.32
37.3
Domestic Cattle
Bos taurus
2.0
15.4
Domestic Dog
Canis lupus familiaris
1.18
13.2
Horse
Equus caballus
0.97
6.5
Brown Hare
Lepus capensis
0.43
2
Feral deer species in Australia
n/a
0.33
0.6
Common name
Scientific name
% of total distribution*
% of zone**
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
5.41
72.22
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
5.62
54.78
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon
Columba livia
3.71
42.78
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
4.86
42.42
Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
0.73
3.03
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
0.75
2.41
Spotted Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia chinensis
0.34
1.26
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**
Parkinsonia, Jerusalem Thorn,
Jelly Bean Tree, Horse Bean
Parkinsonia aculeata
3.59
25.68
Mesquite, Algaroba
Prosopis spp.
6.13
16.43
Prickly Acacia
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica
2.19
11.38
Rubber Vine, Rubbervine, India Rubber Vine, India
Rubbervine, Palay Rubbervine, Purple Allamanda
Cryptostegia grandiflora
2.16
6.63
Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass
Cenchrus ciliaris
0.97
5.84
Prickly Acacia, Blackthorn, Prickly Mimosa, Black
Piquant, Babul
Vachellia nilotica
1.74
4.36
Athel Pine, Athel Tree, Tamarisk, Athel Tamarisk,
Athel Tamarix, Desert Tamarisk, Flowering
Cypress, Salt Cedar
Tamarix aphylla
1.06
3.38
INVASIVE FLORA
African Boxthorn, Boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum
1.19
2.82
Parthenium Weed, Bitter Weed, Carrot Grass,
False Ragweed
Parthenium hysterophorus
1.04
2.80
Prickly Pears
Cylindropuntia spp.
5.82
1.65
Prickly Pears
Opuntia spp.
0.4
0.68
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
0.53
0.36
Ward’s Weed
Carrichtera annua
0.02
0.10
* % 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.
Mulga (Acacia aneura) open woodlands and sparse shrublands +/- tussock grass
vegetation profile
88.22% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Acacia aneura; Eucalyptus populnea; Atalaya hemiglauca; Corymbia terminalis; Eucalyptus intertexta; Grevillea
striata; Corymbia aparrerinja; Acacia stowardii; Acacia chisholmii; Eremophila bowmanii; Eremophila mitchellii;
Eremophila gilesii; Apophyllum anomalum; Aristida contorta; Aristida calycina var. praealta; Aristida ingrata;
Thyridolepis mitchelliana; Digitaria ammophila; Digitaria breviglumis; Cheilanthes sieberi; Panicum effusum;
tussock grass; forb; hummock grass; fern.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Encourage uptake
of conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
Lower total
grazing pressure.
Encourage wise
water usage and
protect aquifers,
surface waters
and overland flow
from overextraction.
Protect from soil
disturbance and
water flow
changes caused
by livestock
trampling and
track construction.
Avoid fodder overharvesting.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Protect firesensitive
mulga shrublands
from replacement
with fire-tolerant
spinifex when
implementing fire
regimes. Please
seek advice from
your local NRM
organisation on
appropriate fire
management
practices.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Identify and
manage key
refugia and
wildlife habitats.
Manage rubber
vine (Cryptostegia
grandiflora),
mother of millions
(Bryophyllum
tubiflorum), and
parkinsonia
(Parkinsonia
aculeata).
Undertake fox and
rabbit eradication
in key refugia,
particularly
following major
rainfall events.
Manage
over-populations
of native species
(e.g. Kangaroos).
Prevent weeds
from establishing
in
high-value refugia
and wildlife
habitat.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands +/- tussock grass +/- forbs
vegetation profile
87.95% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Acacia aneura; Eucalyptus populnea; Eucalyptus melanophloia; Corymbia terminalis; Eremophila gilesii;
Eremophila longifolia; Eremophila mitchellii; Thyridolepis mitchelliana; Panicum decompositum; Eragrostis
lacunaria; Digitaria ammophila; Dodonaea adenophora; Dichanthium sericeu; Digitaria hubbardii; Aristida contorta;
Themeda triandra; Aristida jerichoensis; tussock grass; forb; fern.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
Encourage uptake
of conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
Lower total
grazing pressure.
Encourage wise
water usage and
protect aquifers,
surface waters
and overland flow
from overextraction.
Protect from soil
disturbance and
water flow
changes caused
by livestock
trampling and
track construction.
Avoid fodder overharvesting.
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Protect firesensitive mulga
shrublands from
replacement with
fire-tolerant
spinifex when
implementing fire
regimes. Please
seek advice from
your local NRM
organisation on
appropriate fire
management
practices.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
Identify and
manage key
refugia and
wildlife habitats.
Manage rubber
vine (Cryptostegia
grandiflora),
mother of millions
(Bryophyllum
tubiflorum), and
parkinsonia
(Parkinsonia
aculeata).
Undertake fox and
rabbit eradication
in key refugia,
particularly
following major
rainfall events.
Manage
over-populations
of native species
(e.g. Kangaroos).
Prevent weeds
from establishing
in high-value
refugia and
wildlife habitat.
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Eucalyptus woodlands with a shrubby understorey vegetation profile
94.68% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus populnea; Acacia aneura; Eucalyptus exserta; Eremophila mitchellii; Geijera parviflora; Canthium
oleifolium; Aristida jerichoensis; Thyridolepis mitchelliana; Enteropogon acicularis; Paspalidium constrictu; tussock
grass; forb.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Encourage uptake
of conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
Manage grazing
practices and
avoid highintensity
set stocking.
Encourage natural
regeneration
through fencing
and stock
management.
Protect from
firewood
harvesting.
Avoid fertiliser drift
from adjacent
crops and
pastures.
Replant selected
species where
no regeneration
occurs.
Protect
paddock trees.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Other Acacia forests and woodlands vegetation profile
93.3% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Acacia cambagei; Acacia shirleyi; Acacia stenophylla; Senna artemisioides; Eremophila mitchellii; Chenopodium
auricomum; Enchylaena tomentosa; Enteropogon acicularis; Chloris pectinata; Panicum decompositu; Sclerolaena
bicornis; Sporobolus caroli; Astrebla; Dichanthium sericeum; Bothriochloa ewartiana; tussock grass; forb.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
Protect from
firewood collection
(including removal
of dead and fallen
trees).
Use lopping
methods that do
not result in the
death of the
dominant
tree species.
Undertake
replanting of
understorey
species (such as
chenopods) where
they have
been depleted.
Protect known
nesting sites of
ground dwelling
birds from stock.
Manage sites to
prevent
introduction of
invasive plant
species.
Retain standing
dead trees.
Use of strategic
grazing, and stock
removal to allow
regeneration
to occur.
Implement fire
regimes that
protect chenopod
shrubs (e.g.
saltbushes and
native cotton
bushes).
Allow fallen
branches and
bark to remain on
ground to provide
fauna habitat.
Do not remove
mistletoe from
acacias and
eucalypts as
these provide
important food
resources for
birds
and mammals.
Manage grassy
weeds such as
Buffel grass
(Cenchrus
ciliaris) and
Coolatai grass
(Hyparrhenia
hirta).
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT
Eucalyptus low open woodlands with tussock grass vegetation profile
97.63% Remaining
Commonly found species within this community
Eucalyptus coolabah; Eucalyptus exserta; Corymbia terminalis; Corymbia blakei; Lysiphyllum gilvu; Acacia salicina;
Acacia stowardii; Hakea collina; Chenopodium auricomiforme; Canthium latifolium; Muehlenbeckia florulenta;
Digitaria ammophila; Enneapogon polyphyllus; Fimbristylis dichotoma; Astrebla elymoides; Eulalia aurea;
Paspalidium jubiflorum; tussock grass; forb; sedge.
Management recommendations
PROTECTION
SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURAL
PRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIRE
MANAGEMENT
Encourage uptake
of conservation
agreements and
covenants on
private land.
Manage grazing
practices including
avoiding
high-intensity
set stocking.
Allow natural
regeneration
through fencing
and stock
management.
Protect from
firewood
harvesting.
Avoid fertiliser
drift from adjacent
crops
and pastures.
Revegetate where
there is no
evidence of
regeneration.
Protect
paddock
trees.
WILDLIFE
MANAGEMENT
WEED
MANAGEMENT
FERAL
ANIMAL
MANAGEMENT
DISEASE
MANAGEMENT