Byron Flora and Fauna Study 1999 - Byron Shire Council
Byron Flora and Fauna Study 1999 - Byron Shire Council
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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