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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

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Flora and fauna

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Ecosystems

 Remnant vegetation  Open forest on beach ridge

(12.2.5)

 Palustrine wetlands (12.2.12)  Fore dune complex (12.2.14)

 a Nature Conservation

Management Area

 Melaleuca wetland (12.2.7b)

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 Wallum Froglet  Wallum Rocket Frog

Habitat

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 Loggerhead Turtle  Green Turtle

Habitat

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Ecological context and connectivity

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Ecological context

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 Man-made and altered

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Ecological context

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 Fore dune  Hind dune

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 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

Turtles

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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

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Questions

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