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Table 11: Fauna site habitat descriptions – MLA areas surveys Site Photo Description F1 F2 F3 F4 Vegetation Type: 8, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Eucalyptus tetrodonta and Corymbia ferruginea Mid Open Woodland Landform: Lower slopes with gravelly substrates Soil: Brown sands with low amounts of pebbles and many small stones. Habitat Notes: Leaf litter (low), hollows (scattered), fallen logs (scattered), termites (sparse domes). Impacts: low feral animal activity/sign, no weeds, high fire frequency. Vegetation Type: 2, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Eucalyptus tetrodonta +/- Eucalyptus phoenicea, Corymbia ferruginea Mid Open Woodland Landform: Lower slopes with gravelly substrates Soil: Brown clayey sand with low amounts of pebbles and small stones. Habitat Notes: Leaf litter (low), hollows (scattered), fallen logs (scattered), termites (common domes). Impacts: low feral animal activity/sign, no weeds, high fire frequency. Vegetation Type: 3, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Corymbia ferruginea +/- Eucalyptus miniata and Eucalyptus tetrodonta Low Open Woodland. Landform: Low ironstone ridge. Some outcropping to 2m. Upper slopes and rocky ridges Soil: Reddish brown sands (high rock and outcrop) Habitat Notes: Rejuvenating vegetation after severe fire. Leaf litter (low), hollows (scattered), fallen logs (scattered), termites (sparse domes), rock crevices/shelter (moderate). Impacts: low feral animal sign, no weeds, high fire freq. Vegetation Type: 3, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Corymbia ferruginea +/- Eucalyptus miniata & Eucalyptus tetrodonta Low Open Woodland. Landform: Low ironstone ridge. Some outcropping to 2m. Upper slopes and rocky ridges Soil: Reddish brown sands (high rock and outcrop) Habitat Notes: Rejuvenating vegetation after severe fire. Leaf litter (low), hollows (scattered), fallen logs (scattered), termites (sparse domes), rock crevices/shelter (moderate). Impacts: no feral animal sign, no weeds, high fire freq. Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd Page 67 of 150 Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036 Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Technical Report
Site Photo Description F5 F6 F7 F8a Vegetation Type: 3, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Corymbia ferruginea +/- Eucalyptus miniata and Eucalyptus tetrodonta Low Open Woodland. Landform: Sandstone Quartz rocky ridges. Soil: Greyish sandy loams. High rock content Habitat Notes: Leaf litter (low), hollows (common), fallen logs (common), termites (sparse), rock crevices/shelter (moderate). Impacts: no feral animal sign, no weeds, high fire freq. Vegetation Type: 18, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Melaleuca viridiflora and Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa, +/- Melaleuca citrolens Low Woodland Landform: Low lying depressions/flood-out plains. Prolonged seasonal inundated areas. Soil: Dark, medium to heavy clay Habitat Notes: Leaf litter (moderate), hollows (low), fallen logs (absent), termites (sparse, magnetic), cracking clay present, waterlogged soil present. Impacts: low feral animal sign, no weeds, high fire freq. Vegetation Type: 1, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Acacia shirleyi Mid Open Forest. Landform: Slight depression within sand plain Soil: Brownish yellow, loamy clay Habitat Notes: Leaf litter (low), hollows (abundant), fallen logs (abundant), flowering/seeding plants (absent), termites (common, dome), good shelter and shade from higher canopy cover. Impacts: low feral animal sign, no weeds, mod fire freq. Vegetation Type: 8, refer to Appendix D-9 for details Vegetation Description: Eucalyptus tetrodonta and Corymbia ferruginea Mid Open Woodland Hummock grass U/S Landform: Plain, sandy substrates. Soil: Brown, loamy sands Habitat Notes: Leaf litter (low to moderate), hollows (abundant), fallen logs (common), flowering/seeding plants (scattered), termites (abundant, dome) Impacts: low feral animal sign, no weeds, high fire freq. Client: Western Desert Resources Ltd Page 68 of 150 Doc No. DW120004-C0302-EIA-R-0036 Doc Title: Appendix D – Terrestrial Biodiversity Technical Report
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5.5 Sensitive Habitats ............
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Figure 25: Notable habitat identifi
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Appendices FAUNA APPENDICES Appendi
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Figure 1: Locations for three propo
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Table 1: A summary of key informati
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• Fine scale vegetation mapping (
Page 17 and 18: Coastal Port Facilities The coastal
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Site Photo Description Site 4 Site
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6.5 Sensitive Habitats None of the
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6.5.4 Melaleuca Swamp This is a rel
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Figure 46: Map of threatened and no
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SCIENTIFIC NAME Falcunculus frontat
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7.1.2 Migratory Shorebirds The Gulf
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Figure 48: Location of MLA and haul
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D-9. References Aldrick, JM & Wilso
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Ground: Alloteropsis semialata (fq
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Upper: Low open woodland dominated
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mitrasacmoides (fq 50%), Panicum ef
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Ground: Murdannia graminea (fq 100%
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25%), Jacksonia odontoclada (fq 25%
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Ground: Crotalaria montana (fq 33%)
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Carissa lanceolata (fq 25%), Dolich
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Landform: simple slope General Cond
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Ground: Polygala longifolia (fq 67%
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cunninghamii (fq 67%), Grevillea pa
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Ground: Bulbostylis barbata (fq 67%
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graminea (fq 33%), Nesaea muelleri
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