Flora and fauna Ecosystems Remnant vegetation Open forest on beach - PDF document

Flora and fauna

Ecosystems  Remnant vegetation  Open forest on beach ridge (12.2.5) 12.2.12  Palustrine wetlands (12.2.12) 100 12.2.5 100  Fore dune complex (12.2.14)  a Nature Conservation Management Area 12.2.7 100 12.2.14 100  Melaleuca wetland (12.2.7b) 12.2.12 100 12.2.12 100 12.2.12 100 May 30, 2016 2

Habitat  Wallum Froglet  Wallum Rocket Frog May 30, 2016 3

Habitat  Loggerhead Turtle  Green Turtle May 30, 2016 4

Ecological context and connectivity 5 May 30, 2016

Ecological context 6  Man-made and altered May 30, 2016

Ecological context  Fore dune  Hind dune May 30, 2016 7

Turtles  Key Issues  Known nesting for Loggerhead and Green Turtles  Artificial lighting  Access by people and pets  Valued components  Adult female turtles  Hatchling turtles  Nesting habitat May 30, 2016 8

Turtles  Spatial and temporal considerations  Numbers of females that breed each year at a particular site fluctuates annually  The importance of the beach for nesting in the wider area is unknown Very low numbers of nesting individuals in area  Construction  Direct and indirect effects  Vibration, dust  Day time activities  Operation  Direct and indirect effects  Light spill, sky glow  Mortality of hatchlings  Disturbance of nesting females  Domestic and feral dogs, foxes  May 30, 2016 9

Questions May 30, 2016 10