The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve: Final

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Map 3: The broad vegetation types of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 6 The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve
1.3.5 Vegetation Much of the vegetation of JKCR has been mapped as part of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Authority (HNCMA) Western Blue Mountains mapping project (DEC 2006b). The north east corner of the reserve, formerly Jenolan SF, has been mapped at a coarser scale by Keith and Benson (1988). For simplicity, each vegetation community was placed into one of the statewide vegetation classes, as defined by Keith (2004). Five statewide vegetation classes occur within the park and these are shown in Map 3. The predominant statewide vegetation class present is Southern Tableland Wet Fig growing on karst. Photo © M. Schulz Sclerophyll Forest (60 per cent), with smaller areas of South East Dry Sclerophyll Forest (21 per cent), Central Gorge Dry Sclerophyll Forest (13 per cent), Subalpine Woodlands (1.7 per cent) and Eastern Riverine Forest (0.5 per cent). Small areas of cleared and severely disturbed lands and non-native vegetation are also mapped. Limestone Karst is also a mapped unit (0.6 per cent of the area); however this represents only the exposed areas of karst, with a significantly larger area existing underground. While most of the vegetation of the reserve is relatively intact, there are significant areas of weed infestation, particularly around the tourist precinct. Many of these weeds are naturalised from the ornamental gardens established in the 1800s and early 1900s. The most notable weeds are sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatinus) and tutsan (Hypericum androsaemum) (DEC 2006a). Radiata pine (Pinus radiata) is grown extensively in the Oberon region including directly adjacent to the northern and western borders of the reserve, and has begun to establish within the reserve. Many weeds species present at JKCR are restricted to the limestone. 1.3.6 Fire history The reserve has not experienced major wildfire since 1956/57 with the fire history prior to this event poorly documented, though a major wildfire at Jenolan Caves and the surrounding area is mentioned in the local media in February 1902 (Bathurst Free Press 1902). It is estimated that fire frequency is approximately 35 to 50 years (E. Holland cited. in DEC 2006a). In 2004 a small fire of ten hectares occurred adjacent to the rubbish tip on Kia Ora Hill (DECC 2009). There is a current fire management strategy that identifies a small area around Caves House and the tourist caves as an ‘Asset protection zone’ and the remainder of the reserve as a ‘Land management zone’ where the primary objective is to manage for biodiversity and protect cultural and historic heritage (DECC 2009). 1.3.7 Past and present land-use The caves at Jenolan were well known to the Gundungurra indigenous people. This group used a route along the Jenolan River to access the Cox’s River and the Burragorang Valley. They visited the caves to bathe the sick in the subterranean waters which were considered to have curative properties (Gemmell-Smith 2004). There are also a number of dreamtime stories known about the caves (DEC 2006a). Jenolan Caves are reported to have first become known to Europeans in the first half of the 17 th Century (Cook 1889). The Whalan brothers settled there having reportedly found the caves in a search for the bushranger James McKeown (see Road through the Grand Arch. Photo © R. Nicolai/OEH Catchpoole 2008). In the following decades the caves became a popular The Vertebrate Fauna of Jenolan Karst Conservation Reserve 7
Page 1: The Vertebrate Fauna of the Jenolan
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Page 7 and 8: CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION............
Page 9 and 10: 6.4.12 Inbreeding..................
Page 11 and 12: 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 PROJECT RATIONAL
Page 13 and 14: Map 1: Location and features of Jen
Page 15: Hydrology JKCR encompasses the uppe
Page 19 and 20: wheel-driving and other motor sport
Page 21 and 22: Multiple banding trips undertaken b
Page 23 and 24: ground mammal surveys in all vegeta
Page 25 and 26: Bat Ultrasonic (‘Anabat’) Call
Page 27 and 28: undisturbed in situ. As agreed with
Page 29 and 30: Table 4: Statewide vegetation class
Page 31 and 32: Map 5: Location of OEH standard sys
Page 33 and 34: 3 METHODS USED TO ASSESS AND PRIORI
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Page 37 and 38: Common name Scientific name Reason
Page 39 and 40: species occur in the southern Blue
Page 41 and 42: The proximity of the reserve to mor
Page 43 and 44: extinct. A remnant population there
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Page 47 and 48: Map 7: Distribution of introduced b
Page 49 and 50: 5.2 NATIVE SPECIES PROFILES This se
Page 51 and 52: STUTTERING FROG MIXOPHYES BALBUS EP
Page 53 and 54: FLAME ROBIN MELANODRYAS CUCULLATA C
Page 55 and 56: GLOSSY BLACK-COCKATOO CALYPTORHYNCH
Page 57 and 58: LITTLE EAGLE HIERAAETUS MORPHNOIDES
Page 59 and 60: REGENT HONEYEATER ANTHOCHAERA PHRYG
Page 61 and 62: SPECKLED WARBLER CHTHONICOLA SAGITT
Page 63 and 64: VARIED SITTELLA DAPHOENOSITTA CHRYS
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BETTONG SPECIES BETTONGIA SPP. EPBC
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BRUSH-TAILED PHASCOGALE PHASCOGALE
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Management Considerations Continue
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EASTERN QUOLL DASYURUS VIVERRINUS E
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KOALA PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS EPBC A
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NEW HOLLAND MOUSE PSEUDOMYS NOVAEHO
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PLATYPUS ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS E
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SMOKY MOUSE PSEUDOMYS FUMEUS EPBC A
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SPOTTED-TAILED QUOLL DASYURUS MACUL
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WHITE-FOOTED RABBIT-RAT CONILURUS A
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EASTERN BENTWING-BAT MINIOPTERUS SC
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EASTERN FALSE PIPISTRELLEFALSISTREL
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GREATER BROAD-NOSED BAT SCOTEANAX R
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LARGE-EARED PIED BAT CHALINOLOBUS D
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FERAL CAT FELIS CATUS Feral cat. Ph
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FERAL DOG CANIS LUPUS Feral dog. Ph
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FERAL PIG SUS SCROFA Occurrence in
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RABBIT ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS Occurr
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6.3 RELATIVE PRIORITY OF THREATS In
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6.4.6 Environmental degradation, co
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operations (particularly during mop
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7 MANAGEMENT OF THREATS 7.1 RECOMME
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Management response Target areas or
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8 FURTHER SURVEY AND MONITORING 8.1
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esolved and projects are rarely fun
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8.3.3 Suggested monitoring programs
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OVERVIEW Limestone karst is a limit
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Cook visited after limited installa
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adept climbers and may predate on b
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Interference by the public Some ver
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Predation and competition by the fo
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can also alter the temperature and
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Much of this data is then available
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Spotted-tailed quoll The spotted-ta
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Overall, the current study shows th
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Common Name Morris et al. (1997) OE
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DECC (2007) Terrestrial vertebrate
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Keith, D.A. (2004) Ocean shores to
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Soderquist, T.R., Traill, B.J., Far
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Common name Scientific name NSW leg
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Cave Date inspected Mattagang Cave
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