Significant Residual Impact criteria
Assessment
The project is situated on the interface between a large area of remnant vegetation and a large area of non-remnant cleared land associated with the Mount Morgan Mine. As such, the project is not expected to isolate or fragment any patches of habitat. As such, the project is considered unlikely to fragment an existing population. Creation of the Project will result in the clearance of 43.12 ha of potential habitat for the short-beaked echidna. Habitat for the species is widespread and abundant within the region, owing to the species broad tolerance to a range of terrestrial habitat types and ability to disperse, even in consideration of barriers isolating habitat. The project is situated on the interface between a large area of remnant vegetation and a large area of non-remnant cleared land associated with the Mount Morgan Mine. As such, the project is not expected to isolate or fragment any patches of habitat. As such, the project is considered unlikely to result in genetically distinct populations forming as a result of habitat isolation. No ecologically significant locations are identified for this species. Creation of the Project will result in the clearance of 43.12 ha of potential habitat for the short-beaked echidna. Habitat for the species is widespread and abundant within the region, owing to the species broad tolerance to a range of terrestrial habitat types. Given the above, the Project is considered unlikely to cause disruption to ecologically significant locations (breeding, feeding, nesting, migration or resting sites) of a species.
Result
in
Unlikely
genetically distinct populations
forming as a result of habitat isolation;
Cause disruption to Ecologically significant locations (breeding,
Unlikely
feeding, nesting, migration or resting sites) of a species
4.10. Bertya pedicellata Bertya pedicellata is listed as Near Threatened in the NC Act. The species has been recorded 1.5 km north of the Project area in 2017, which are the only 2 records within a 50 km radius from the central point of the Project area. Bertya pedicellata is an extensively branched monoecious shrub, growing up to 6 m tall. Bertya pedicellata has been recorded as growing on rocky hillsides in eucalypt forest or woodland, Acacia woodland or shrubland and open heathland or vine thicket communities. Soils are recorded mostly as skeletal to shallow sandy, sandy clay or clay loams overlaying rhyolite, trachyte or sandstone substrates. Associated species include Corymbia trachyphloia , Dodonaea filifolia , Acacia catenulata , A. curvinervia , A. shirleyi , A. rhodoxylon , A. sparsiflora , E. crebra , Acacia harpophylla and E. decorticans (Queensland Herbarium, 2012). Bertya pedicellata is confined to central and south-east Queensland, from near Aramac eastwards to Rockhampton and south to near Biggenden with an isolated record from the Warwick district. The species has been recorded in Peak Range National Park and Allies Creek State Forest (Halford and Henderson, 2002; Queensland Herbarium, 2012). There have been no confirmed records of the species within the Project area, though the habitat within the Project area may be suitable for the species. The ground-truthed REs within the Project area include 11.10.1, 11.10.2, 11.10.3 and 11.10.4, which have some of the associated Corymbia and Acacia species. This results in around 19.94 ha of potential habitat for the species within the Project area.
Wulguru Technical Services Pty Ltd – Heritage Minerals Upper Mundic Gully TSF – Fauna Survey Assessment Report 62
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