Byron Flora and Fauna Study 1999 - Byron Shire Council

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BYRON FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY, 1999 pastoral lands but are moderately viable and have been partly cleared for agriculture, bananas, grazing etc. An exception is Land Unit 40 (Eureka west) which is in the south-western corner of the Shire. Eureka west is located on fertile basalt soils – prime agricultural land. Most of the subtropical rainforest (the Big Scrub) that covered this area has been cleared but Eureka west contains a number of Big Scrub remnants (including patches of 25-50 ha) and falls into the ‘significant areas of native vegetation’ category. There are six land units containing fragmented areas of native vegetation (encompassing patches of 10-25 ha). These areas are mainly around the hilly Federal, Goonengerry areas on fertile basalt soils, in the lower Mullumbimby Creek area and to the east of Mt Chincogan. The 11 remaining land units (highly fragmented areas of native vegetation (encompassing patches
A GREENPRINT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE Table 8.1 Summary of Ecological Assessment No. of No. of Threatened Threatened spp. spp. of limited occurence Ecological Significance Attributes Ecological category/ Area number and name Flora Fauna Flora< 4 locations Fauna < 10 locations Vegetation diversity Old growth eucalypt Number of Koala locations Under-surveyed, potential habitat Existing corridor Potential corridor Riparian vegetation present Big Scrub remnants Adjacent to Reserve Core area of native vegetation 1 Upper Main Arm 7 10 1 1 y y 1 y y y 1a Upper Main Arm Creek Flats 5 y 2 The Pocket 3 1 1 y y y y 3 Marshalls Ridges 4 6 2 y 19 y y 4 New Brighton 1 y y 5 Marshalls Creek 11 2 y y y y 5a Marshalls Creek lower 1 1 y y 6 Upper Wilsons Creek 2 2 y y y y y 7 Settlement Rd - Coopers Lane 3 3 y y y y 8 Durrumbul 3 y y y y 10 Hilans Corner 9 y y y 11 Smoky Valley 10 1 y y 1 y y 12 Huonbrook 4 4 1 y y y y y 16 Kings Creek - Mullumbimby east 3 y y y y 17 Brunswick Heads 2 16 3 y y 5 y y y 19 Wanganui 7 13 2 5 y y y 20 Goonengerry ridge y y y 21 Wilsons Creek 8 15 6 y y 35 y y 25 Andersons Ridge 5 6 1 2 y y 1 y y y y 26 Upper Coopers Creek 4 23 9 y y 10 y y 27 Goonengerry - Tibian Valley 6 10 1 2 y y 35 y y 28 Beatties Creek 2 7 1 y y 9 y 29 Goonengerry - Wilson’s Creek 6 5 y y 3 y y 30 Tyagarah 3 8 2 y y 2 y y y 35 Quarry Lane wetlands 9 5 y y 37 Ewingsdale wetlands 2 5 1 1 y y 38 Cumbebin 1 2 1 y 39 Cape Byron 3 13 1 y 2 y y 50 Broken Head - Byron Hills 12 19 4 y y y y Significant areas (large native veg. patches) 9 Chincogan Mountains 7 1 y y 13 Mullumbimby Creek upper 5 5 1 1 y y 1 y y 24 Myocum east 2 2 y y 2 y 36 Belongil 1 5 2 y y y y 40 Eureka 7 3 2 y y 44 Skinners Shoot 3 8 y y 1 y 45 Old Bangalow Road-Cemetery Road 1 2 y y y Fragmented areas (medium native veg. patches) 13a Mullumbimby Creek lower 4 4 1 y y 18 Midjimbil 2 7 1 y y 1 y 22 Montecollum 1 1 y y 7 31 Federal 1 13 1 y y y 32 Coorabell 1 3 y y 33 Opossum Creek 3 y y Highly fragmented (small native veg. patches) 14 Main Arm - West Mullumbimby 4 1 1 y 15 Mullumbimby township 6 1 y 23 Myocum - Dingo Lane 3 y 34 Tyagarah Creek - Kennedys Lane y y y y 41 Eureka east y y 42 Bangalow 2 2 1 y y 43 Coopers Shoot north 5 1 1 y y y y 46 Coopers Shoot south 4 1 y y y y y 47 Booyong 5 6 1 y y 48 Binna Burra 5 2 2 y y 49 Midgen Flat y y 92
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