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Site 8. Bundoona Springs (Eulo – Toompine Road)
STOCK ROUTE NUMBER: U512
PRIORITY SPECIES: Plants:
Hydrocotyle dipleura, and
Myriophyllum artesium.
RATING: BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT
SHIRE COUNCIL: PAROO SHIRE
This spring is located in open mulga country adjacent to a drainage line on the stock
route (Plate 38), and is one of the group that makes up Bundoona Springs. It is a
large, shallow and vegetated spring, which is well known as it has long been studied
for its endemic species.
Plate 38. Bundoona Springs (Photo: B. Walsh).
THREATS: The major threats to this spring are reduced flow and habitat degradation
from water draw-down, overgrazing and trampling by cattle, rooting and wallowing
damage by feral pigs, competition between introduced Gambusia fish and native
aquatic fauna, and habitat degradation by weeds.
CURRENT MANAGEMENT: None.
RECOMMENDATIONS: It is acknowledged that all springs are not the same, and
best practice management may vary from spring to spring. It must also be
acknowledged that these springs existed with their endemic species before the
arrival of Europeans, livestock and invasive species such as feral animals and
weeds.
Inadequate information exists to make recommendations on best practice
management for this spring. However, it is recommended that an enclosure be
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