Table 31: Summary of desktop sources that informed the likelihood of occurrence assessment of the anchorage areas at each of the five major ports Source and name Description of information source Desktop search extent Limitation of use DSEWPaC The PMST identifies MNES and other The latitude and longitude This is a predictive tool only it – matters protected by the EPBC Act that coordinates of the top right and does not necessarily indicate Protected Matters may occur within or relate to anchorage bottom left corners of a that a species or ecological Search Tool areas. The tool predicts the potential bordered area were used to community occurs in a defined (DSEWPaC presence of a species/ecological designate the anchorage areas area. Presence of a species or 2012b) community in an area based on to be searched. The area was ecological community is bioclimatic modelling, known distribution based on GPS coordinates predicted based on a and habitat preferences (the species identified in (table 12). As the combination of bioclimatic that are listed as either threatened or search area is considered to modelling, known distribution migratory under the EPBC Act are be conservative (refer section ) and habitat preferences. In provided in Appendix A). no buffer zone was added. predicting species or community presence, it allows for desktop research efforts to be targeted. Department of The DEHP Wildlife Online database The latitude and longitude This database catalogues Environment and maintains a catalogue of animal and coordinates of the top right and known records of species in a Heritage plant species records from specific bottom left corners of a defined area. DEHP Protection (DEHP) localities across Queensland. As well as bordered area were used to recommend that independent common species, records of animals designate the anchorage areas verification of records should Wildlife Online and plants listed as threatened under to be searched. The area was be undertaken to inform the database the EPBC Act are contained within the based on GPS coordinates accuracy and completeness of (DEHP 2012) database. identified in (table 12). As the information catalogued within search area is considered to this database (i.e. PMST and be conservative (refer section ) desktop research). no buffer zone was added.
Table 31: Summary of desktop sources that informed the likelihood of occurrence assessment of the anchorage areas at each of the five major ports Source and name Description of information source Desktop search extent Limitation of use DSEWPaC Protected Matters Search Tool (DSEWPaC 2012b) The PMST identifies MNES and other matters protected by the EPBC Act that may occur within or relate to anchorage areas. The tool predicts the potential presence of a species/ecological community in an area based on bioclimatic modelling, known distribution and habitat preferences (the species that are listed as either threatened or migratory under the EPBC Act are provided in Appendix A). The latitude and longitude coordinates of the top right and bottom left corners of a bordered area were used to designate the anchorage areas to be searched. The area was based on GPS coordinates identified in (table 12). As the search area is considered to be conservative (refer section ) no buffer zone was added. This is a predictive tool only – it does not necessarily indicate that a species or ecological community occurs in a defined area. Presence of a species or ecological community is predicted based on a combination of bioclimatic modelling, known distribution and habitat preferences. In predicting species or community presence, it allows for desktop research efforts to be targeted. Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) Wildlife Online database (DEHP 2012) The DEHP Wildlife Online database maintains a catalogue of animal and plant species records from specific localities across Queensland. As well as common species, records of animals and plants listed as threatened under the EPBC Act are contained within the database. The latitude and longitude coordinates of the top right and bottom left corners of a bordered area were used to designate the anchorage areas to be searched. The area was based on GPS coordinates identified in (table 12). As the search area is considered to be conservative (refer section ) no buffer zone was added. This database catalogues known records of species in a defined area. DEHP recommend that independent verification of records should be undertaken to inform the accuracy and completeness of information catalogued within this database (i.e. PMST and desktop research).
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