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Byron Flora and Fauna Study 1999 - Byron Shire Council

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BYRON FLORA AND FAUNA STUDY, <strong>1999</strong><br />

Threatened flora species<br />

Arrow-head vine<br />

Hairy Qu<strong>and</strong>ong – one of two recorded<br />

locations in the study area<br />

Red Boppel Nut<br />

Red Lilly Pilly<br />

Rough-shelled Bush Nut<br />

Rusty Rose Walnut<br />

Threatened fauna species<br />

Pouched Frog<br />

Bush-hen<br />

Wompoo Fruit-dove<br />

Superb Fruit-dove – four recorded locations<br />

in the study area<br />

Rose-crowned Fruit-dove<br />

Sooty Owl<br />

Masked Owl – five recorded locations in the<br />

study area<br />

Alberts Lyrebird<br />

White-eared Monarch<br />

Common Planigale<br />

Koala<br />

Common Blossom-bat<br />

28. BEATTIES CREEK<br />

Beatties Creek contained a high diversity of vegetation associations. Brush Box forest <strong>and</strong> wet to moist<br />

sclerophyll forest were found on the lower hill slopes with subtropical rainforest occurring in the gullies<br />

<strong>and</strong> other sheltered areas. Dry sclerophyll forest was found on the upper slopes <strong>and</strong> in exposed situations.<br />

Riparian rainforest fringes the creek. Beatties Creek contained areas of old growth eucalypt forest, important<br />

habitat for hollow-dependent Threatened fauna species such as the Sooty Owl. Nine Koala locations were<br />

recorded for this area (Table 8.1). The area has been identified as containing core native vegetation (Table 8.1).<br />

Threatened flora species<br />

Red Boppel Nut<br />

Rough-shelled Bush Nut<br />

Threatened fauna species<br />

Glossy Black-cockatoo<br />

Sooty Owl<br />

Koala – high number<br />

Common Bentwing-bat<br />

Eastern Tube-nosed Bat – eight recorded<br />

locations in the study area<br />

Black Flying-fox<br />

Little Bentwing-bat<br />

29. GOONENGERRY-WILSONS CREEK<br />

Goonengerry-Wilsons Creek contained a high diversity of vegetation associations (Map 3). Brush Box<br />

forest <strong>and</strong> wet to moist sclerophyll forest were found on the hill slopes with subtropical rainforest occurring<br />

in the gullies <strong>and</strong> other sheltered areas. Dry sclerophyll forest occurs on the upper slopes <strong>and</strong> in exposed<br />

situations. Riparian rainforest fringes the creek. Goonengerry-Wilsons Creek contained areas of old growth<br />

eucalypt forest, important habitat for hollow-dependent Threatened fauna species such as the Sooty Owl<br />

(Map 5). The area has been identified as containing core native vegetation (Table 8.1).<br />

Only limited surveys were undertaken during the current study. Further surveys in this area are likely to<br />

result in additional Threatened flora <strong>and</strong> fauna species records.<br />

Threatened flora species<br />

Durobby<br />

Red Boppel Nut<br />

Red Lilly Pilly<br />

Rough-shelled Bush Nut<br />

Rusty Rose Walnut<br />

Thorny Pea<br />

Threatened fauna species<br />

Wompoo Fruit-dove<br />

Koala<br />

Black Flying-fox<br />

Little Bentwing-bat<br />

Common Bentwing-bat<br />

30. TYAGARAH<br />

Tyagarah contained a high diversity of vegetation associations (Map 3) including rainforest, wet to moist<br />

sclerophyll forest, swamp sclerophyll forest <strong>and</strong> dry sclerophyll shrubl<strong>and</strong>. Riparian rainforest fringes the<br />

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