Biodiversity Assessment Report Contract Area 43: Pound Road ...

Biodiversity Assessment Report: Investigation Area 43
• Draft sub-regional strategy for Southern Brown Bandicoot Isoodon obesulus
(O'Malley 2010)
• Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy – City of Casey (McMillan et al. 2003);
• City of Casey Revegetation Strategy (Brett Lane and Associates 2008).
• Dwarf galaxias survey of the Cardinia Creek Retarding Basin and selected locations
in the Cardinia Creek catchment (McGuckin 2010).
Ecology Australia undertook a Sub-regional targeted survey for Growling Grass Frog for
Growth Areas Authority within the entire south-east growth corridor, within which the
contract area is included (Renowden et al. 2010). This report is part of a Strategic Impact
Assessment and was completed as part of an arrangement between DEWHA and DSE to
address EPBC Act listed species on a sub-regional scale. This report was reviewed and
survey results were incorporated into the results and discussion sections of this report.
Consultation with field naturalists
Malcolm Legg, Mal’s Ecological and Environmental Services, assisted with general and
targeted fauna surveys, and the identification of potential habitat for threatened and
significant flora and fauna.
Rob Gration, MWldMgt (Habitat);Certified Wildlife Biologist ® Ecological Consulting Services,
provided advice on the use of bat detectors and the survey of micro-bats.
Determination of likelihood of occurrence for threatened species
Threatened flora
Likelihood of occurrence for threatened flora species was determined by habitat analysis
and proximity to past records (DSE 2009a). All current and past significant flora records
within 10 kilometres of the contract area were displayed on a working map to aid the
determination of likelihood of occurrence.
The Flora of Victoria (Walsh and Entwisle 1994) and FIS (DSE 2009a) was reviewed for
habitat descriptions and distributions of threatened flora.
Threatened Fauna
Likelihood of occurrence for threatened fauna species was determined by habitat analysis
and proximity to past records (DSE 2009b). All current and past significant fauna records
within 10 kilometres of the contract area were displayed on a working map to aid the
determination of likelihood of occurrence.
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