Mallee with hummock grass vegetation profile 50.3% Remaining Commonly species within this community Eucalyptus uncinata; Eucalyptus eremophila; Eucalyptus lehmannii; Eucalyptus decipiens; Eucalyptus redunca; Eucalyptus goniantha; Banksia media; Phymatocarpus maxwellii. Management recommendations Retain and replant Exclude from Undertake active Reduce the Manage native Actively manage Manage exotic indigenous native remnants to restoration if there occurrence of grazing animals. weeds when herbivore species vegetation to enable are few mature large fires, and undertaking including foxes, Minimise the protect against recruitment and overstorey promote strategic restoration goats, sheep and amount of grain dryland salinity. regeneration of species, or no mosaic burns. activities to rabbits especially spilt during over and evidence of ensure weeds do near habitat for Close or fence Ensure mosaic transport through species. regeneration. not compete for wildlife such artificial sources burns are targeted Malleefowl soil moisture with as Malleefowl. of water in Create Ensure seed and at different age habitat, as vulnerable native conservation windbreaks with tubestock is classes of foraging close to Undertake replantings. reserves as these mallee species to locally sourced vegetation, to roadsides leaves simultaneous fox may attract reduce the and attempt to ensure age them susceptible Do not leave and rabbit feral animals. impacts of soil replicate the diversity between to collisions areas of bare management to erosion. structure and and within with vehicles. ground to avoid prevent Protect and, diversity of local, remnant patches. wind and water switching to where Erect signs where high quality erosion of soils. predation on appropriate, fence Avoid clearing needed to warn remnants on Retain some native species, or important wildlife roadsides for drivers that similar soils and weed cover and increases in rabbit habitat firebreaks. Malleefowl aspect. stagger removal populations. including for may be on Discourage and replacement Malleefowl. Manage wildlife the road. burning with native corridors between Encourage uptake for agricultural grasses. remnant patches of conservation purposes in areas and create buffer agreements and that harbour zones around covenants on Malleefowl. remnants with private land. Discourage local species. broad-scale burning for agricultural purposes in Malleefowl habitat.
Mallee with hummock grass vegetation profile 50.3% Remaining Commonly species within this community Eucalyptus uncinata; Eucalyptus eremophila; Eucalyptus lehmannii; Eucalyptus decipiens; Eucalyptus redunca; Eucalyptus goniantha; Banksia media; Phymatocarpus maxwellii. Management recommendations Retain and replant indigenous native vegetation to protect against dryland salinity. Close or fence artificial sources of water in conservation reserves as these may attract feral animals. Protect and, where appropriate, fence important wildlife habitat including for Malleefowl. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land. Exclude from remnants to enable recruitment and regeneration of over and species. Create windbreaks with mallee species to reduce the impacts of soil erosion. Undertake active restoration if there are few mature overstorey species, or no evidence of regeneration. Ensure seed and tubestock is locally sourced and attempt to replicate the structure and diversity of local, high quality remnants on similar soils and aspect. Manage wildlife corridors between remnant patches and create buffer zones around remnants with local species. Reduce the occurrence of large fires, and promote strategic mosaic burns. Ensure mosaic burns are targeted at different age classes of vegetation, to ensure age diversity between and within remnant patches. Avoid clearing roadsides for firebreaks. Discourage burning for agricultural purposes in areas that harbour Malleefowl. Discourage broad-scale burning for agricultural purposes in Malleefowl habitat. Manage native grazing animals. Minimise the amount of grain spilt during transport through Malleefowl habitat, as foraging close to roadsides leaves them susceptible to collisions with vehicles. Erect signs where needed to warn drivers that Malleefowl may be on the road. Actively manage weeds when undertaking restoration activities to ensure weeds do not compete for soil moisture with vulnerable native replantings. Do not leave areas of bare ground to avoid wind and water erosion of soils. Retain some weed cover and stagger removal and replacement with native grasses. Manage exotic herbivore species including foxes, goats, sheep and rabbits especially near habitat for wildlife such as Malleefowl. Undertake simultaneous fox and rabbit management to prevent switching to predation on native species, or increases in rabbit populations.