smiths lake planning study volume 1: text - Great Lakes Council

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5.3 Rare, Threatened or Significant Plant Species 54
5.4 Conservation Values 57
6 FAUNA 64
6.1 Fauna Habitats 64
6.2 Fauna Survey 67
6.3 Fauna Conservation Values 74
6.4 Habitat Ranking 74
6.5 Habitat Conservation Mapping 77
6.6 Ecological Development Constraints 77
7 WATER QUALITY SENSITIVITY MAPPING 80
7.1 Introduction 80
7.2 Receiving Water Description 80
7.3 Sensitivity Analysis Methodology 83
7.4 Sensitivity Mapping 85
8 VISUAL AND SCENIC QUALITY 86
8.1 Landscape Character & Elements 86
8.2 Existing Landscape Character 87
8.3 Visual Assessment 90
9 LAND CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT 95
9.1 Approach 95
9.2 Constraint & Response 98
10 ABORIGINAL AND EUROPEAN HERITAGE 102
10.1 Introduction 102
10.2 Management Issues 102
10.3 Aboriginal Heritage 106
10.4 Environmental Context 107
10.5 Archaeological Context 113
10.6 Discussion 118
10.7 Recommendations 122
10.8 European Heritage 123
11 INFRASTRUCTURE 128
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