findings by bioregion - Victorian Environmental Assessment Council

BRIDGEWATERKEY FINDINGSTOTAL BIOREGION 18,110 ha• Largely-intact landscape NilThis small bioregion retains a large proportion of theoriginal extent of native vegetation. More than half ofnative vegetation occurs on public land, mostly withinthe Discovery Bay Coastal Park and other small reserves(51.6%). Despite these remnants forming a highlyconnected landscape, overall site condition tends to bepoor, interspersed with scattered patches of good qualityvegetation. The poor site condition of native vegetation isassociated with the highly mobile sand dunes in the eastof Discovery Bay Coastal Park. Outside the conservationreserves, with the exception of the coastal fringes, thelandscape is heavily cleared. The proportion by area ofpatch size categories is greater on private land comparedto public land with the exception of the 1,000+ hacategory which is substantially greater on public land.• Fragmented landscape 18,110 ha – 100%31.5%51.6%13.5%3.5%FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPE• Native vegetation extent 12,414 ha – 68.5%• On public land [total] 9,971 ha – 55.1%In conservation reserves 9,337 ha – 51.6%In other public land categories 634 ha – 3.5%• On private land 2,443 ha – 13.5%• Not native vegetation 5,696 ha – 31.5%100