Cell Descriptions - South East Natural Resources Management Board

SE15-17 – The Coorong
Component Issue Proposed Action Priority of Key Players
Action
– DPC,
Aboriginal
Partnership
Unit – DENR
Carbonate
ephemeral
lakes between
lagoon and
Princes
Highway
Coorong NP
Whole of cell
Geological deposits,
declared part of national
heritage, severely
impacted by ORV.
Existing plan designed
in late 1980s
Threat from invasive
alert list weeds on the
landward side of the
Coorong.
Signage at major access
points; restrict access
to designated
geological features.
Review plan
Regular monitoring for
alert weeds, listed in
Section 4.9. Weed
strategy development
and action on weed
removal.
High
(Cons/
threat)
Medium
(cell)
High
(Cons/
threat)
DENR
DENR
DENR, NRM,
land owners
BIOTA
Flora
Remnant vegetation area (ha) SE 15: 15075.7 ha, 45.3% of cell area
SE 16: 2171.3 ha, 26.7 % of cell area
SE 17: 5496.7 ha, 39.7% of cell area
# flora surveys / records
SE 15: 105 surveys, 197 herbarium record sites.
SE 16: 12 surveys, 52 herbarium record sites.
SE 17: 58 surveys, 39 opportune sites, 71 herbarium record
sites, 16 threatened plant population record sites.
# flora in cell
SE 15: 494
(includes some marine species) SE 16: 210
SE 17: 342
# conservation rated flora in cells 18 recorded in total
# non-indigenous flora in cell
Significant CDCS floristic
community
Protected area
SE 15: 137 recorded
SE 16: 64 recorded
SE 17: 98 recorded
SE 15: Leucopogon parviflorus/Olearia axillaris shrubland (>50%
of known sites occur along SE coast).
Olearia axillaris/ Leucopogon parviflorus shrubland
(>50% of known sites occur along SE coast).
SE 16: Olearia axillaris/ Leucopogon parviflorus shrubland
(>50% of known sites occur along SE coast).
SE 17: Olearia axillaris/ Leucopogon parviflorus shrubland
(>50% of known sites occur along SE coast).
Coorong National Park, Salt Lagoon Islands Conservation
Park (47301.9ha in total).
Limestone Coast and Coorong Coastal Action Plan 461