Wambo Coal AEMR 2010-2011 - Peabody Energy

ContentsEXECUTIVE SUMMARYI1 INTRODUCTION 11.1 Site Location 11.2 Qualifications and Licensing 31.2.1 Qualifications 31.2.2 Licensing 31.2.3 Certification 32 FLORA 42.1 Methods 42.1.1 Limitations of Flora Survey 42.2 Results 62.2.1 Overall Floristic Species Diversity 62.2.2 Species Diversity within Quadrats 62.2.3 Introduced Species Percentage Composition 72.2.4 Introduced Species Abundance 82.2.5 Vegetation Heights 82.3 Discussion 92.3.1 Species Diversity within Quadrats 92.3.2 Introduced Species Percentage Composition 92.3.3 Introduced Species Abundance 102.3.4 Vegetation Heights 112.4 Recommendations 112.5 Conclusion 113 FAUNA 133.1 Methods 133.1.1 Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater Winter Surveys 133.1.2 Bird Surveys 133.1.3 Owl Call Playback 153.1.4 Spotlighting 153.1.5 Herpetofauna Surveys 153.1.6 Bat Surveys 163.2 Results 163.2.1 Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater Winter Surveys 163.2.2 Bird Surveys 163.2.3 Owl Call Playback 193.2.4 Spotlighting 193.2.5 Herpetological Surveys 193.3 Discussion 203.3.1 Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater Winter Surveys 203.3.2 Bird Surveys 203.3.3 Owl Call Playback 213.3.4 Spotlighting 223.3.5 Herpetological Surveys 222010 Annual Ecological Monitoring Report, Draft Report, January 2011 Page iii