Appendix A - Flora and Fauna Survey - Grange Resources

The PATN analysis showed that the quadrat data was not statistically similar to the information provided
on the PECs. PATN analysis is a useful tool in assessing similarity; however, as there is limited
information available on the PECs and given the observed diversity in the groundlayer, the analysis may
be biased.
Data presented in Ecologia (2007) and Ecologia (2008a) was compared to site data (Table 1) to assist in
the determination of PECs present in the alignment.
In most cases, the alignment is located within the buffer of the PECs, and these buffer zones contain
vegetation that is not consistent with the PEC. In addition, the PEC data supplied by Ecologia (2008a)
has not been validated by the DEC in the field (Sarah Barrett, DEC, pers. comm.). Some areas recorded
by Ecologia, which have been mapped as PECs, do not represent PEC vegetation, and may have been
mapped through extrapolation, or with very limited assessment.
Two areas are consistent with the broader PEC description, one within Mettler Road reserve (corner of
Mettler Road and Cape Riche Road) and the other along the South Coast Highway. At both of these
locations the pipeline alignment will be located within the existing road reserve or within access tracks.
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