Appendix D Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity - Environment ...

(note that conceptual site layout has slightly changed since this map was created, please refer to Figure 11)
Figure 22: Distribution of Drosera fulva within the MLA areas
4.3.4 Introduced Plant Species
No weed species were recorded within the MLA areas.
4.4 Groundwater Dependant Ecosystems
Based on the contours for groundwater depth overlaid upon vegetation types the vegetation which has the
greatest potential for groundwater dependency are located largely along the Towns River and the string of
billabongs moving to the north. Most of the vegetation types within this area are targeted for disturbance by
realignment of a section of the Towns River, which will be a far more significant impact than drawdown of
groundwater associated with dewatering of the proposed pits. If these vegetation types are water dependent
then realignment of the Towns River may result in the significant alterations to the vegetation types
establishing. This will be particularly so if the groundwater levels in the new localities are deeper and less
accessible. For more detail see Chapter 6.3 in the Roper Bar Iron Ore Project EIS.
4.5 Terrestrial Fauna Surveys – MLA areas
Prior to the WDRL field surveys undertaken for this report there were no flora and fauna records in the NT
Atlas for approximately 15 to 20km area surrounding the MLA areas, with all those records being focused
along the Savannah Way tourist route – see Figure 9. The sections below summarise fauna site habitat
descriptions, survey results, and a combined total fauna list of desktop and survey results.
4.5.1 Fauna Site Habitat Descriptions
All fauna survey sites are presented in Figure 23. Habitat description summaries and photos for each fauna
site are included in Table 11. More detail in relation to vegetation community descriptions and structure is
provided in Section 6.2.
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