Endangered High quality patches Swamp Scrub (EVC 53) are found throughout Dense shrubby vegetation revegetated sections dominated by Swamp Paperbark of Waterways with occasional emergent Wetlands, with poorer Blackwood. quality remnant and regrowth found in study area. Swampy Woodland (EVC 937) Endangered Small patches mapped in close association Open eucalypt woodland with Swamp Scrub. dominated by Eucalyptus with an understorey dominated by tussock grasses, herbs and occasional Swamp Paperbark. Tall Marsh (EVC 821) Endangered Widespread on wetland Wetland dominated by tall interspersed with emergent grass Common Reed Plains Sedgy Wetland. with very few other species present. Figure 10.3 Wetland community mapping at Waterways Wetlands Figure 10.4 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) Map 1 (North) – Figure 10.5 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) Map 2 – Figure 10.6 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) Map 3 (Middle) – Figure 10.7 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) Map 4 (South) – Figure 10.8 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) Map 5 – Threatened communities Two EPBC Act listed threatened ecological communities in the project area, both are listed as critically endangered: Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains Natural Damp Grassland of the Victorian Coastal Plains. There are two listed FFG Act threatened communities which partially correspond to the above EPBC Act communities: Herb-rich Plains Grassy Wetland (West Gippsland) Community Plains Grassland (South Gippsland) Community. The locations of these communities are shown on Figure 10.9.
Swamp Scrub (EVC 53) Dense shrubby vegetation dominated by Swamp Paperbark with occasional emergent Blackwood. Endangered High quality patches are found throughout revegetated sections of Waterways Wetlands, with poorer quality remnant and regrowth found in study area. Swampy Woodland (EVC 937) Open eucalypt woodland dominated by Eucalyptus with an understorey dominated by tussock grasses, herbs and occasional Swamp Paperbark. Endangered Small patches mapped in close association with Swamp Scrub. Tall Marsh (EVC 821) Wetland dominated by tall emergent grass Common Reed with very few other species present. Endangered Widespread on wetland interspersed with Plains Sedgy Wetland. Figure 10.3 Wetland community mapping at Waterways Wetlands Figure 10.4 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) – Map 1 (North) Figure 10.5 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) – Map 2 Figure 10.6 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) – Map 3 (Middle) Figure 10.7 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) – Map 4 (South) Figure 10.8 Native vegetation mapping (EVCs) – Map 5 Threatened communities Two EPBC Act listed threatened ecological communities in the project area, both are listed as critically endangered: Seasonal Herbaceous Wetlands (Freshwater) of the Temperate Lowland Plains Natural Damp Grassland of the Victorian Coastal Plains. There are two listed FFG Act threatened communities which partially correspond to the above EPBC Act communities: Herb-rich Plains Grassy Wetland (West Gippsland) Community Plains Grassland (South Gippsland) Community. The locations of these communities are shown on Figure 10.9.
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