VOLUME 2: Vegetation Community Profiles - Coffs Harbour City ...

CH_SW06Floristic summaryLayer Height (m)* Cover (%)* Dominant SpeciesGround 0-1 85-90 Juncus kraussii subsp. australiensis,Sporobolus virginicus var. minor.* Data collated from 2 of 2 full floristic sitesSpecies richnessNumber of plots 2Total species 3Average number of species 2.5 ±0.7Conservation statusThis community is reserved in Bongil Bongil National Park (18ha) and Moonee Beach Nature Reserve (0.5ha).TenureArea (ha)Crown Land 4Freehold 16National Park 18TOTAL 38Endangered Ecological Community:Corner bioregions EECCoastal saltmarsh in the NSW North Coast, Sydney Basin and South EastRelationship to other communitiesRelated to other saltmarsh and Saline Swamp Forest communities including CH_SW07 (Estuarine Samphire- Saltwater Couch Saltmarsh), CH_SW02 (Estuarine Twig Rush Saltmarsh) and CH_SW01 (Estuarine MangroveForest). Often adjoins and forms a mosaic with CH_SW07 and CH_SW01. This community is replaced by CH_SW07in Corindi River estuary.EquivalentsBiometric:Saltmarsh complex of the North Coast (NR225)Other:SG6102 - Mangrove/Saltmarsh Complex (Fisher et al. 1996); Community 15 – Sea RushSaltmarsh (Cameron et al. 2011)LocationsKnown examples include Newport’s Creek, Pine Creek in Bongil Bongil National Park, Moonee Creek – MooneeBeach Nature Reserve, Coffs Creek and Boambee Creek.Vegetation Mapping of the Coffs Harbour Local Government Area Page 401