Conservation Management Zones of Australia North Australian Tropical Savanna Prepared by the Department of the Environment
Conservation Management Zones of AustraliaNorth Australian Tropical Savanna
Prepared by the Department of the Environment
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This project and associated products are the result of a collaboration between the Biodiversity Conservation Division and the Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN). Invaluable input, advice and support was provided by staff and leading researchers from across the Department of the Environment (DotE), Department of Agriculture (DoA), the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and the academic community. We would particularly like to thank staff within the Wildlife, Heritage and Marine Division, Parks Australia and the Environment Assessment and Compliance Division of DotE, Nyree Stenekes and Robert Kancans (ABARES), Sue McIntyre (CSIRO), Richard Hobbs (University of Western Australia), Michael Hutchinson (ANU); David Lindenmayer and Emma Burns (ANU); and Gilly Llewellyn, Martin Taylor and other staff from the World Wildlife Fund for their generosity and advice.
Special thanks to CSIRO staff Kristen Williams and Simon Ferrier whose modelling of biodiversity patterns enabled identification of the Conservation Management Zones of Australia.
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ContentsAcknowledgement of Traditional Owners and Country.................................................................4
Introduction....................................................................................................................................4
Zone at a glance............................................................................................................................5
Population characteristics............................................................................................................10
Employment, volunteering and incomes......................................................................................15
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice...................17
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas..............................................21
Zone vegetation characteristics...................................................................................................29
Ramsar and Nationally Important Wetlands................................................................................30
World and National Heritage.......................................................................................................33
Major National Reserve System properties.................................................................................33
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communities.................................................................35
EPBC Act (1999) threatened species..........................................................................................35
EPBC Act (1999) migratory species............................................................................................41
Threatened endemic species......................................................................................................43
Invasive species..........................................................................................................................49
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations............................................................52
Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners and CountryThe Australian Government acknowledges Australia’s Traditional Owners and pays respect to Elders past and present of our nation’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We honour the deep spiritual, cultural and customary connections of Traditional Owners to the Australian landscape, including Australia’s waterways, land and sea country.
Introduction The 23 Conservation Management Zones of Australia are geographic areas, classified according to their ecological and threat characteristics. The zones are also aligned with the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia.
The Conservation Management Zones provide a way of understanding Australia’s natural environment that will assist in long-term conservation planning and help the Australian Government to better design, deliver and report on Natural Resource Management (NRM) investments, including ensuring alignment of national NRM priorities with local action.
The Conservation Management Zones also provide a filter through which to make national environmental and socio-economic data more accessible and comprehensible, and a framework for gathering on-ground knowledge and expertise about the environment. This will improve information flow to the Australian Government about regional NRM requirements, best practice management, emerging NRM issues and knowledge gaps.
The Conservation Management Zones do not represent any change to existing administrative boundaries or governance structures, but aim to support the NRM and wider community to cooperatively manage environmental assets across boundaries, where they share common threats, ecological characteristics and stakeholders.
Each Conservation Management Zone profile contains a standard suite of nationally available ecological and socio-economic information. We hope that this information will enable Australians of all ages and backgrounds to engage with, understand and appreciate Australian landscapes, and support all Australians to manage our natural resources more effectively.
The profile information provides an indicative, high-level stock-take of the environmental and socio-economic landscape and it is not intended to be comprehensive. It should also be noted that, at present, the profiles contain only limited information on aquatic ecosystems, coastal assets and Indigenous land management practices. In future, consultation and comprehensive literature reviews will enable us to provide more complete information.
Zone at a glance
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
MAJOR CITIES AND TOWNS POPULATION
Broome 14,436
Charters Towers 8,213
Darwin 136,245
Katherine 6,094
Mareeba 7,296
REGIONAL CENTRES POPULATION
Aurukun 1,289
Bamaga 1,045
Derby 3,265
Doomadgee 1,255
Fitzroy Crossing 1,147
Galiwinku 2,122
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) 1,174
Gununa 1,128
Kowanyama 1,030
Kununurra 4,578
Maningrida 2,292
Milingimbi 1,083
Ngukurr 1,055
Nhulunbuy 3,935
Thursday Island 2,610
Wadeye 2,111
REGIONAL CENTRES POPULATION
Weipa 3,341
Wurrumiyanga (Nguiu) 1,528
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (NRM) REGIONSCape York NRM QLD
Terrain NRM QLD
Northern Gulf Resource Management Group QLD
Southern Gulf Catchments QLD
Territory Natural Resource Management NT
Rangelands NRM Coordinating Group Inc WA
TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES VALUE (MILLIONS)
Beef $969
Fruit $140
Vegetables for consumption $79
Poultry $28
Other broadacre crops $23
Total value of agricultural commodities (including other commodities not listed here) $1,295
CLIMATE CHARACTERISTICS*Mean annual temperature 25.8 Celsius
Mean Maximum of the Hottest Month 36.2 Celsius
Mean Minimum of the Coldest Month 19.1 Celsius
Mean Annual Rainfall 823.6 mm
Dominant rainfall season Summer
* The figures are interpolated 75-year means (1921 to 1995) representing the period prior to the onset of rapid climatic warming. Cited in: Williams KJ, Belbin L, Austin MP, Stein J, Ferrier S (2012) Which environmental variables should I use in my biodiversity model? International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences 26(11), 2009–2047. (Data derived from Australian Climate surfaces version 2.1 for the ANUCLIM-BIOCLIM package).
For future climate projections please refer to: http://www.climatechangeinaustralia.gov.au/
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Source: Based on data from the National Native Title Register; Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database (CAPAD); National Vegetation Information System (NVIS); Species’ Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT).
Population characteristics
Population
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOMEEnglish 65.82%
Other languages 22.64%
Not stated 10.43%
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Education
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Employment, volunteering and incomes
Employment
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Volunteering
Income
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Agriculture, Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM adviceAustralian farmers manage over 60% of the Australian continent and shoulder much of the burden of responsibility for maintaining and protecting Australia’s natural resource wealth. The information contained in this profile aims to assist the wider community, non-governmental organisations and government agencies to support Australia’s key environmental custodians.
Agricultural commodity values
Source: Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data
Natural Resource Management practices and sources of NRM advice
* Data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012 Land Management Practices Survey (LaMPS) 2012. LaMPS collected land practices information from approximately 50,000 farm businesses across Australia. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units and Australian Agricultural Environment units. The % figures presented here are indicative only. For more information on LaMPS please refer to: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/mf/4630.0
** The sample for the Drivers of Practice Change 2012 survey consisted of a random subsample of 1228 broadacre farm managers from the Australian Agricultural and Grazing Industries Survey (AAGIS) frame. The data has been aligned to Conservation Management Zones from ABS Statistical Area 2 units. For this reason, the figures presented here are indicative only.
^ This chart indicates the sources of advice utilised for native vegetation management from respondents who identified they sought advice.
For more information please refer to http://www.daff.gov.au/SiteCollectionDocuments/forestry/domestic-forestry/prep-for-future/drivers-
Land tenure, land use, Native Title and Local Government Areas
Land tenure data based on Environmental Resources Information Network (ERIN) categorisation of Public Sector Mapping Authority (PSMA) State Tenure 2012; Land use mapping based on Australian Collaborative Land Use and Management Program (ACLUMP) 2012. For more information on Australian land use and management information and classification please refer to: http://www.daff.gov.au/ABARES/aclump/
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
Kimberley Land Council: http://klc.org.au
INDIGENOUS LAND COUNCILS
Northern Land Council: http://www.nlc.org.au
Anindilyakwa Land Council: http://www.anindilyakwa.com.au
Tiwi Land Council: http://www.tiwilandcouncil.com
Cape York Land Council: www.cylc.org.au
North Queensland Aboriginal Land Council: http://www.nqlc.com.au
Torres Strait Regional Authority: http://www.tsra.gov.au
INDIGENOUS NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance: http://www.nailsma.org.au
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSTraditional Owners Registered Native Title Body Corporate Hectares % of zone
Members of the Wanjina-WunggurrCommunity
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 6,310,999 4.80
Tagalaka People Tagalaka Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 2,970,594 2.26
Members of the Balanggarra community
Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation 2,216,644 1.68
Kowanyama People Abm Elgoring Ambung Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 1,643,003 1.25
Wanjina Wunggurr Community Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 1,598,927 1.22
The Gooniyandi people Gooniyandi Aboriginal Corporation 1,117,389 0.85
Kalkadoon People Kalkadoon Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 1,025,383 0.78
Members of the Wanjina Wunggurr Community
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 919,659 0.70
Karajarri People Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
894,960 0.68
Waanyi People Waanyi Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 824,646 0.63
The Karranjini group; the Bamarrnganja group; the Warranangku group; the Pinda (OT Downs) group; the Lija/Muwartpi group
703,944 0.54
Wik and Wik Way Peoples Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 698,575 0.53
Miriuwung (including Yirralalem, Ngamoowalem, Wiram, Yardanggarlm, Nganalam and Mandangala), Gajerrong, Doolboong, Wardenybeng and Gija and, in respect to Boorroongoong (Lacrosse Island), also Balangarra.
Miriuwung and Gajerrong #1 (Native Title Prescribed Body Corporate) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
688,717 0.52
The Miriuwung, Gajerrong, Doolboong, Wardenybeng and Gija groups and other Aboriginal people who are acknowledged by these groups as having rights in the determination area.
Miriuwung and Gajerrong #4 (Native Title Prescribed Body Corporate) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
679,057 0.52
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSThe Newcastle Waters – Murranji native title holders
649,969 0.49
Wandarang, Alawa, Marra and Ngalakan Peoples
646,375 0.49
Gugu Badhun People Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 616,925 0.47
Wik and Wik-Way Peoples Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 606,965 0.46
Wik and Wik Way Peoples Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 548,126 0.42
Bunuba People Bunuba Dawangarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 531,589 0.40
Wik and Wik Way Peoples Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 512,262 0.39
Yawuru Community Kunin (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 496,011 0.38
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group; the Narrwan group; the Walanypirri group; the Yingawunarri group; the Narlwan group
445,075 0.34
Karajarri People Karajarri Traditional Lands Association (Aboriginal Corporation) RNTBC
437,265 0.33
The Gajerrong-Ngalinjargroup; the Ngarinyman-Wulayi group; the Ngarinyman-Nyiwanawam group
424,205 0.32
The Balanggarra community Balanggarra Aboriginal Corporation 413,179 0.31
The Badpa group; the Murrunggun Kunakingka group; the Guyal Bardi Bardi group
390,018 0.30
Gangalidda People Gangalidda and Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
380,095 0.29
The Miriuwung-Nyawam Nyawam group; the Miriuwung-Bindjen group; the Gajerrong-Gurrbijim group; the Gajerrong-Djarradjarrany group; the Gajerrong-Djandumi group; the Gajerrong-Wadanybang group
374,666 0.28
The Warranangku group; the Karranjini group; the Lija/Murwartpi group
337,470 0.26
The Karranjini group; the Bamarrnganja group
319,460 0.24
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group; the Yingawunarri group; the Liwi group; the Luwaja group; the Nirrina group; the Beregumayin-Ngarrajananggu group
296,599 0.23
The Kinbininggu group; the Bamarrngganja group
277,406 0.21
The Miriuwung – Larru group; the Miriuwung – Mambitji group; the Miriuwung – Gudim group; the Malngin – Yunur-Jurrtakal group
276,900 0.21
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group; the Narrwan group; the Walanypirri group; the Yingawunarri group; the Purrurruka group; the
276,813 0.21
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSYilyilyimarri group; the Japuwuny-Wijina group; the Bilnara group; the Wampana group
The Ngapurrpinkakujarra group; the Yingawunarri group; the Narlwan group; the Luwaja group; the Tururrutpa group; the Beregumayin-Ngarrajananggu group
262,089 0.20
Kowanyama People Abm Elgoring Ambung Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 251,069 0.19
The Miriuwung-Damberal group; the Miriuwung-Nyawam Nyawam group; the Miriuwung-Gudim group; the Ngarinyman-Nyiwanawam group
246,406 0.19
The Nyangumarta People Nyangumarta Warrarn Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 214,645 0.16
The Longreach Birdum group; the Burdal Yarrkala group; the Guyal Wurrungguy group; the Murrunggun Kunakingka group
203,637 0.15
Gangalidda People Gangalidda and Garawa Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC
197,763 0.15
The Gajerrong-Wadanybang group; the Gajerrong-Gurrbijim group; the Gajerrong-Djarradjarrany group
184,924 0.14
The Yungngora people Yungngora Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 180,085 0.14
The Nyangumarta People and the Karajarri People
Nyangumarta Karajarri Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 175,338 0.13
The Gajerrong-Pulthuru group; the Gajerrong-Ngalinjar group; the Gajerrong-Gurrbijim group; the Gajerrong-Djarradjarrany group
165,154 0.13
The Ngapurr group; the Yingawunarri group; the Purrurruka group
159,906 0.12
The Murrunggun Kunakingka group; the Guyal Bardi Bardi group
152,415 0.12
The Nirrina group; the Yingawunarri group; the Purrurruka group; the Yilyilimarri group; the Billinara group
152,042 0.12
Djungan People Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 148,771 0.11
Warranangku group 128,977 0.10
Members of the Ngarla language group
Wanparta Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 125,049 0.10
Lardil, Yangkaal, Gangalidda and Kaiadilt Peoples
Gulf Region Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 120,440 0.09
Strathgordon Mob Thaa-Nguigarr Strathgordon Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 118,481 0.09
The Kinbininggu group; the Warranangku group; the Marlinja group
115,414 0.09
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERSWik and Wik Way Peoples Ngan Aak-Kunch Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 112,554 0.09
Bardi and Jawi People Bardi and Jawi Niimidiman Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 105,107 0.08
Yirritja Moiety clans and Dhuwa Moiety clans
97,515 0.07
Longreach Birdum group 59,288 0.05
Damberal, Bindjen andNyawamnyawam estate groups
59,180 0.04
The Jangga People Bulganunna Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 32,719 0.02
Ngurrara People Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 32,092 0.02
Bar-Barrum People Bar-Barrum Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 30,909 0.02
Djungan People Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 27,192 0.02
Western Yalanji Peoples Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 24,033 0.02
The Najig group and the Guyanggan Nganawirdbird group
22,086 0.02
Western Yalanji People Western Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 19,366 0.01
Mualgal People Mualgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 16,929 0.01
Kaurareg People Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC) 16,602 0.01
Saibai People Saibai Mura Buway (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 11,104 0.01
Badulgal People Mura Badulgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 10,146 0.01
Jirrbal People Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 9,502 0.01
The Lardil peoples, the Yangkaal peoples, the Kaiadilt peoples and the Gangalidda peoples
Gulf Region Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 8,521 0.01
Boigu People Malu Ki’ai (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 7,270 0.01
Muluridji People Muluridji Tribal Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 6,586 0.01
Muluridji People Muluridji Tribal Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 5,397 0.00
Djungan People Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 5,175 0.004
Kaurareg People Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC) 4,271 0.003
Tagalaka People Tagalaka Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 4,007 0.003
Djungan People Nguddaboolgan Native Title Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 2,656 0.002
Kaurareg People Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC) 2,298 0.002
Ngaliwurru and Nungali persons who are members of the Makalamayi, Wunjaiyi, Yanturi, Wantawul and Maiyalaniwung estate groups
Gunarmu Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 2,059 0.002
Members of Meriam, Erubam, Ugarem Le, Masigalgal, Porumalgal, Warraberalgal, Iamalgal, Mualgal, Badulgal, Gumulgal, Saibailgal, Boigulgal and Dauanalgal island communities
1,978 0.002
Eastern Kuku Yalanji People Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 1,964 0.001
Kuuku Ya’u People Kuuku Ya’u Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 1,694 0.001
NATIVE TITLE AND TRADITIONAL OWNERS
Saibai, Dauan, Mabuiag, Badu & Boigu Peoples
Maluilgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 1,199 0.001
Yam Islanders/Tudulaig People Magani Lagaugal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 1,109 0.001
Warraber, Poruma and Iama Peoples
Wakeyama (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 1,011 0.001
Gumulgal Mabuiag People Goemulgaw (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 694 0.001
Erubam Le People Erubam Le Traditional Land and Sea Owners (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
564 0.0004
Kaurareg People Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC) 529 0.0004
Wanjina-WunggurrCommunity
Wanjina-Wunggurr (Native Title) Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 445 0.0003
Badualgal and Mualgal Peoples Badu Ar Mua Migi Lagal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
399 0.0003
The Gebaralgal Gebaralgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 382 0.0003
Meriam People Mer Gedkem Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 377 0.0003
Dauan People Dauanalgaw (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 331 0.0003
Kaurareg People Kaurareg Native Title Aboriginal Corporation (RNTBC) 325 0.0002
The Masigalgal (the Masig People)
Masigalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 320 0.0002
Kowanyama People Abm Elgoring Ambung Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 225 0.0002
Badpa estate group 183 0.0001
Tjurabalan People Tjurabalan Native Title Land Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 170 0.0001
Warraber People Warraberalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 100 0.0001
The Ngalakan People 72 0.0001
Yuwurruma members of the Mandilarri-Ildugij, Mangalara, Murran, Gadura-Minaga, and Ngaynjaharr clans
Injarnyala Aboriginal Corporation 58 0.0000
Meriam People Mer Gedkem Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 56 0.0000
The Kulkalgal People Kulkalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 49 0.0000
Tableland Yidinji People 49 0.0000
Ugar People Ugar Ged Kem Le Zeuber Er Kep Le (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC
46 0.00004
Porumalgal Poruma People Porumalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 34 0.00003
Mualgal People Mualgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 32 0.00002
Poruma People Porumalgal (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 28 0.00002
Poruma & Masig Peoples Garboi (Torres Strait Islanders) Corporation RNTBC 7 0.00001
Jirrbal People Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 6 0.000005
Jirrbal People Wabubadda Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC 0.3 0.0000002
Source: The Native Title Tribunal Register, October 2013.For more information please refer to: http://www.nntt.gov.au/Pages/Searchportal.aspx
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASBarkly Shire NT
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASBelyuen Shire NT
Central Desert Shire NT
Coomalie Shire NT
Darwin Municipality NT
Darwin Rates Act Area NT
Darwin Waterfront Precinct Municipality NT
East Arnhem Shire NT
Katherine Municipality NT
Litchfield Municipality NT
Palmerston Municipality NT
Roper Gulf Shire NT
Tiwi Islands Shire NT
Un-Incorporated (Alyangula) Area NT
Un-Incorporated (Elrundie) Area NT
Un-Incorporated (Nhulunbuy) Area NT
Un-Incorporated Area NT
Victoria – Daly Shire NT
Wagait Shire NT
West Arnhem Shire NT
Aurukun Shire QLD
Burdekin Shire QLD
Burke Shire QLD
Cairns Regional QLD
Carpentaria Shire QLD
Charters Towers Regional QLD
Cloncurry Shire QLD
Cook Shire QLD
Croydon Shire QLD
Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire QLD
Douglas Shire QLD
Etheridge Shire QLD
Flinders Shire QLD
Hinchinbrook Shire QLD
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire QLD
Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire QLD
Mapoon Aboriginal Shire QLD
Mareeba Shire QLD
Mckinlay Shire QLD
Mornington Shire QLD
LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREASMount Isa City QLD
Napranum Aboriginal Shire QLD
Northern Peninsula Area Regional QLD
Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire QLD
Richmond Shire QLD
Tablelands Regional QLD
Torres Shire QLD
Torres Strait Island Regional QLD
Weipa Town QLD
Whitsunday Regional QLD
Shire Of Broome WA
Shire Of Derby-West Kimberley WA
Shire Of East Pilbara WA
Shire Of Halls Creek WA
Shire Of Wyndham-East Kimberley WA
Town Of Port Hedland WA
Zone vegetation characteristics
The National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) framework is a nationally consistent vegetation classification system based on vegetation data collected by states and territories. It provides information on the extent and distribution of vegetation types across the Australian landscape.
Two products are used to provide the Zone Vegetation Characteristics graph. A modelled pre-European vegetation distribution (pre-1750), and extant (current extent) vegetation, which is based on contemporary vegetation mapping. The information presented here relates to Major Vegetation Subgroups (MVSs). There are 85 MVS types across Australia, describing the structure and floristic composition of dominant and secondary vegetation stratums (e.g. canopy and mid-storey species). Major Vegetation Subgroups only reflect the dominant vegetation type occurring in an area from a mix of vegetation types. Less-dominant vegetation groups which may also be present are therefore not represented.
It is important to note that the vegetation information is indicative only, as state and territory mapping in Australia is of variable resolution and scale. However, this data is the best available nationally consistent information on vegetation, and the dataset continues to evolve and increase in accuracy.
Analysing this information at Conservation Management Zone, rather than national level provides greater discrimination for decision makers, as clearance levels of vegetation types are not uniform across Australia. For example, eucalypt woodlands with a tussock grass understory is a vegetation type found across Australia. In the Brigalow Woodlands Conservation Management Zone, eucalypt open woodlands with a tussock grass understory originally covered approximately 36% of the zone, but today it only covers only 14.5 % of the zone (58.7% of this vegetation community has been cleared in the Brigalow). In the Northern Australia Tropical Savannah zone, this vegetation type originally occupied 19.6% of the zone. Today, it occupies approximately 19.4% of the zone (only 2.3% of this vegetation type has been cleared). It should be noted that this data only provides an indication of change in extent, and not vegetation condition.
For more information on the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/science-and-research/databases-and-maps/national-vegetation-information-system
Ramsar and Nationally Important WetlandsRAMSAR WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARESCobourg Peninsula NT 204,810
Eighty-mile Beach WA 14,723
Kakadu National Park NT (Cwth) 1,893,730
Lakes Argyle and Kununurra WA 117,586
Ord River Floodplain WA 119,223
Roebuck Bay WA 7,614
For more information on Ramsar please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/water/water-our-environment/wetlands/ramsar-convention-wetlands
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA
Adelaide River Floodplain System NT 43,040.78 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Arafura Swamp NT 96,708.45 2, 3, 4, 6
Archer Bay Aggregation QLD 24,842.89 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Archer River Aggregation QLD 149,816.24 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Big Springs WA 0.12 1
Birrindudu Waterhole and Floodplain NT 23,516.31 1, 2, 3
Blencoe Falls – Blencoe Creek QLD 87.21 1, 3
Bluebush Swamp QLD 879.14 1, 2, 3
Blyth-Cadell Floodplain & Boucaut Bay System NT 16,030.32 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Borroloola Bluebush NT 70.16 1, 3
Bradshaw Field Training Area NT 0.12 2, 5
Buffalo Lake Aggregation QLD 1,911.02 1, 2, 3
Bull Lake QLD 26.80 1, 2, 3, 6
Bunda-Bunda Mound Springs WA 15.38 1, 6
Burdekin-Bowen Junction and Blue Valley Weir Aggregation
QLD 456.73 1, 2, 3, 5
Camballin Floodplain (Le Livre Swamp System) WA 825.02 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Cape Grenville Area QLD 5,780.27 1
Cobourg Peninsula System NT 32,041.99 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Daly-Reynolds Floodplain-Estuary System NT 104,302.98 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Daly River Middle Reaches NT 1,467.89 1, 2, 3, 4
Dorunda Lakes Area QLD 6,805.02 1, 2, 3
Drysdale River WA 5,673.64 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Eighty Mile Beach System WA 17,139.78 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Finniss Floodplain and Fog Bay Systems NT 78,695.63 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Forsyth Island Wetlands QLD 63.47 1, 3, 5, 6
Geikie Gorge WA 271.52 1, 2, 6
Gladstone Lake WA 0.12 1, 3, 6
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park QLD 3,979.75 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA
Great Basalt Wall QLD 99,550.26 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Gregory River QLD 11,796.78 1, 2, 3
Harmer Creek – Shelburne Bay Aggregation QLD 31,278.35 1, 3, 5
Herbert River Gorge QLD 3,272.84 1, 2
Innot Hot Springs QLD 77.54 1
Jardine River Wetlands Aggregation QLD 79,359.46 1, 2, 6
Kakadu National Park NT 273,327.54 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Katherine River Gorge NT 354.35 1, 2, 6
Lake Argyle WA 92,416.02 2, 3, 4, 6
Lake Dalrymple QLD 3,253.94 1, 2, 3
Lake Kununurra WA 2,634.50 2, 3, 4, 6
Lake Lucy Wetlands QLD 1,078.68 1, 3
Laura Sandstone QLD 0.52 1
Lawn Hill Gorge QLD 1,132.76 1, 2, 3, 6
Legune Wetlands NT 9,620.67 1, 2, 3
Lignum Swamp QLD 282.83 1, 2, 3
Limmen Bight (Port Roper) Tidal Wetlands System NT 200,465.30 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Lloyd Bay QLD 12,237.72 1, 3, 5, 6
Macaroni Swamp QLD 258.44 1, 2, 3
Marina Plains – Lakefield Aggregation QLD 391,434.74 1, 2, 3, 5
Marless Lagoon Aggregation QLD 166,947.80 1, 2, 3
Mary Floodplain System NT 125,742.93 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Mataranka Thermal Pools NT 0.12 1, 6
Minnamoolka Area QLD 589.33 1, 2, 3
Mitchell River Fan Aggregation QLD 715,167.72 1, 2, 3, 6
Mitchell River System WA 1,121.86 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Mount Bundey Training Area – Mary River Floodplain NT 0.12 2, 5
Moyle Floodplain and Hyland Bay System NT 74,727.01 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Murgenella-Cooper Floodplain System NT 80,677.16 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Musselbrook Creek Aggregation QLD 45,114.29 1, 2, 3
Newcastle Bay – Escape River Estuarine Complex QLD 32,723.58 1, 2, 3, 6
Nicholson Delta Aggregation QLD 63,645.74 1, 2, 3
Nongra Lake NT 6,823.57 1, 2, 3, 6
Northeast Karumba Plain Aggregation QLD 179,167.41 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Northern Holroyd Plain Aggregation QLD 1,114,827.49 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Olive River QLD 16,965.88 1, 2, 3, 5
Ord Estuary System WA 65,278.38 1, 2, 3, 6
Orford Bay – Sharp Point Dunefield Aggregation QLD 17,015.99 1, 5
NATIONALLY IMPORTANT WETLANDS JURISDICTION HECTARES CRITERIA
Parry Floodplain WA 46,750.56 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Poison Lake QLD 784.99 1
Port Darwin NT 21,020.98 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Port McArthur Tidal Wetlands System NT 52,040.66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Port Musgrave Aggregation QLD 40,744.45 1, 3, 5
Prince Regent River System WA 16,739.71 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Princess Charlotte Bay Marine Area QLD 73,252.83 1, 2, 3, 5
Roebuck Bay WA 7,207.08 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Roebuck Plains System WA 1,180.89 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Shoal Bay – Micket Creek NT 0.12 3, 6
Silver Plains – Nesbitt River Aggregation QLD 39,777.40 1, 3, 5
Skardon River – Cotterell River Aggregation QLD 60,328.75 1, 2, 3, 5
Smithburne – Gilbert Fan Aggregation QLD 250,504.87 1, 2, 3
Somerset Dunefield Aggregation QLD 7,933.19 1, 5
Southeast Karumba Plain Aggregation QLD 321,147.29 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Southern Gulf Aggregation QLD 516,312.35 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Spring Tower Complex QLD 75.04 1, 3
Stranded Fish Lake QLD 68.04 1, 2
Temple Bay QLD 3,793.50 1, 2, 3, 5
The Jack Lakes Aggregation QLD 34,980.72 1
Thorntonia Aggregation QLD 2,431.19 1, 2, 3, 6
Tunnel Creek WA 19.51 1, 6,
Turkey Mound Spring and Iron Pot Spring Aggregation QLD 5.44 1, 3
Undara Lava Tubes QLD 1,253.58 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Valley of Lagoons QLD 3,644.66 1, 2, 3, 6
Violet Vale QLD 1,894.56 1
Wairuna Lake QLD 152.27 1, 3
Walters Plains Lake QLD 1,548.83 1
Wentworth Aggregation QLD 82,149.69 1, 2, 3
Willie Creek Wetlands WA 2,621.01 1, 3, 6
Windjana Gorge WA 34.28 1, 3, 6
Nationally important wetlands are defined according to the following criteria:
1. It is a good example of a wetland type occurring within a biogeographic region in Australia.
2. It is a wetland which plays an important ecological or hydrological role in the natural functioning of a major wetland system/complex.
3. It is a wetland which is important as the habitat for animal taxa at a vulnerable stage in their life cycles, or provides a refuge when adverse conditions such as drought prevail.
4. The wetland supports 1% or more of the national populations of any native plant or animal taxa.
5. The wetland supports native plant or animal taxa or communities which are considered endangered or vulnerable at the national level.
6. The wetland is of outstanding historical or cultural significance.
Please note, the above are a subset of all the Nationally Important Wetlands found within the Zone. For more information on Nationally Important Wetlands please see: http://www.environment.gov.au/resource/directory-important-wetlands-australia-third-edition
World and National HeritageHERITAGE VALUES WORLD OR NATIONAL
HERITAGEHERITAGETYPE
JURISDICTION HECTARES % OF ZONE
Kakadu National Park World Heritage and National Heritage
Cultural and Natural
NT 1896550.11 1.44
Purnululu National Park World Heritage and National Heritage
Natural WA 243830.88 0.19
Great Barrier Reef World Heritage and National Heritage
Natural QLD 11492.76 0.01
Wet Tropicsof Queensland
World Heritage and National Heritage
Natural QLD 452.95 0.00
Ngarrabullgan National Heritage Indigenous QLD 17926.18 0.01
The West Kimberley National Heritage Natural WA 15513478.98 11.79
Wave Hill WalkOff Route
National Heritage Indigenous NT 247.50 0.00
Wurrwurrwuy National Heritage Indigenous NT 1.41 0.00
Please refer to the Australian Heritage Database for detailed information on listing criteria for these heritage values: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-heritage-database
For more information on Australia’s world and national heritage please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/about-australias-heritage
Major National Reserve System propertiesMAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Name Property type IUCN category
Jurisdiction Hectares % of zone
Wilinggin Indigenous Protected Area V, VI WA 2,417,402 1.84
Kakadu National Park (Commonwealth) II NT 1,893,727 1.44
Warddeken Indigenous Protected Area VI NT 1,370,366 1.04
Judbarra/Gregory National Park II NT 1,300,412 0.99
Balanggarra Indigenous Protected Area VI WA 1,090,401 0.83
Limmen National Park II NT 936,812 0.71
Karajarri Indigenous Protected Area II, VI WA 897,668 0.68
Djelk Indigenous Protected Area VI NT 671,952 0.51
Dambimangari Indigenous Protected Area VI WA 637,524 0.48
Prince Regent National Park II WA 571,060 0.43
Ord River Regeneration Reserve
Miscellaneous Reserve IV WA 568,055 0.43
Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park Aboriginal II QLD 542,029 0.41
Laynhapuy – Stage 1 Indigenous Protected Area VI NT 477,773 0.36
MAJOR NATIONAL RESERVE SYSTEM PROPERTIES
Staaten River National Park II QLD 468,787 0.36
Drysdale River National Park II WA 446,105 0.34
King Leopold Ranges Conservation Park II WA 389,995 0.30
Oyala Thumotang National Park Aboriginal II QLD 381,276 0.29
Uunguu – Stage 1 Indigenous Protected Area VI WA 339,119 0.26
Mornington Nature Reserve National Reserve System Program
II WA 312,958 0.24
Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park II NT 294,664 0.22
Holroyd River Nature Refuge VI QLD 282,058 0.21
Anindilyakwa Indigenous Protected Area VI NT 253,881 0.19
Marion Downs Station Biodiversity Hotspot IV WA 249,627 0.19
Strathburn Cattle Station Nature Refuge VI QLD 246,575 0.19
Purnululu National Park II WA 243,831 0.19
Jardine River National Park II QLD 234,313 0.18
Rutland Plains Nature Refuge VI QLD 233,499 0.18
Wardaman Indigenous Protected Area VI NT 224,704 0.17
Garig Gunak Barlu National Park II NT 204,363 0.16
Silver Plains National Reserve System Program
Var QLD 203,364 0.15
Pungalina Station Biodiversity Hotspot IV NT 194,845 0.15
THE IUCN CATEGORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Ia Strict Nature Reserve IUCN protected area management categories classify protected areas according to their management objectives. The categories are recognised by international bodies such as the United Nations and are utilised by many national governments, including the Australian Government, as the global standard for defining and recording protected areas.
Ib Wilderness Area
II National Park
III Natural Monument or Feature
IV Habitat/Species Management Area
V Protected Landscape/ Seascape
VI Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources
Please refer to the IUCN website for further explanation: http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/gpap_quality/gpap_pacategories/
For more information on Australia’s National Reserve System please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/land/national-reserve-system
Source: Collaborative Australian Protected Area Database 2012.
EPBC Act (1999) threatened ecological communitiesTHREATENED ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Name Listing status % of total distribution* % of zone**
Arnhem Plateau Sandstone Shrubland Complex Endangered 100 2.98
Monsoon vine thickets on the coastal sand dunes of Dampier Peninsula
Endangered 99.99 0.15
The community of native species dependent on natural discharge of groundwater from the Great Artesian Basin
Endangered 10.13 0.09
Littoral Rainforest and Coastal Vine Thickets of Eastern Australia
Critically Endangered 1.84 0.001
* % of the total national distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the Threatened Ecological Community that is found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area describes the proportion of the zone that the Threatened Ecological Community is likely or known to occur in.
It should be noted that the identification of any given Threatened Ecological Community above does not imply that the Threatened Ecological Community (TEC) is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. Rather, the % of the TEC’s total distribution (*) within the zone is an indication of its importance to that zone in terms of conservation efforts. The % of the zone (**) indicates how rare, or difficult the ecological community may be to find within the zone.
The threatened ecological communities above are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), which is the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation. For more information, please refer to http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities
EPBC Act (1999) threatened speciesTHREATENED MAMMALS
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Carpentarian Rock-rat, Aywalirroomoo Zyzomys palatalis Endangered 100 0.01
Brush-tailed Rabbit-rat, Brush-tailed Tree-rat, Pakooma
Conilurus penicillatus Vulnerable 100 0.00002
Northern Brush-tailed Phascogale Phascogale pirata Vulnerable 100 10.59
Golden Bandicoot (mainland) Isoodon auratus auratus Vulnerable 100 0.49
Arnhem Rock-rat, Arnhem Land Rock-rat, Kodjperr
Zyzomys maini Vulnerable 100 0.93
Bramble Cay Melomys Melomys rubicola Endangered 95.14 0.000003
Black-footed Rock-wallaby (West Kimberley race)
Petrogale lateralis West Kimberley race
Vulnerable 93.29 0.25
Bare-rumped Sheathtail Bat Saccolaimus saccolaimusnudicluniatus
Critically Endangered
90.57 22.65
Greater Large-eared Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus philippinensis(large form)
Endangered 84.45 2.23
Water Mouse, False Water Rat, Yirrkoo Xeromys myoides Vulnerable 72.39 1.64
Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus Endangered 58.86 27.25
Spectacled Flying-fox Pteropus conspicillatus Vulnerable 56.7 2.94
THREATENED MAMMALS
Carpentarian Antechinus Pseudantechinus mimulus Vulnerable 49.18 3.88
Yellow-bellied Glider (Wet Tropics), Fluffy Glider Petaurus australis unnamed subsp.
Vulnerable 44.02 0.23
Spotted-tailed Quoll or Yarri (North Queensland subspecies)
Dasyurus maculatus gracilis Endangered 29.76 0.34
Northern Bettong Bettongia tropica Endangered 27.32 0.12
Julia Creek Dunnart Sminthopsis douglasi Endangered 23.39 0.47
Greater Bilby Macrotis lagotis Vulnerable 18.74 25.92
Karkarratul, Northern Marsupial Mole Notoryctes caurinus Endangered 4.22 2.35
Koala (combined populations of Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory)
Phascolarctos cinereus (combined populations of QLD, NSW and the ACT)
Vulnerable 2.61 0.83
Itjaritjari, Southern Marsupial Mole, Yitjarritjarri Notoryctes typhlops Endangered 0.01 0.003
Semon’s Leaf-nosed Bat, Greater Wart-nosed Horseshoe-bat
Hipposideros semoni Endangered May be present
May be present
Golden-backed Tree-rat, Koorrawal Mesembriomys macrurus Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Northern Hopping-mouse, Woorrentinta Notomys aquilo Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Butler’s Dunnart Sminthopsis butleri Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Grey-headed Flying-fox Pteropus poliocephalus Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Pilbara Leaf-nosed Bat Rhinonicteris aurantia(Pilbara form)
Vulnerable May be present
May be present
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus Endangered n/a n/a
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Vulnerable n/a n/a
THREATENED BIRDS
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotus chrysopterygius Endangered 100 0.80
Yellow Chat (Alligator Rivers) Epthianura crocea tunneyi Endangered 100 0.22
Purple-crowned Fairy-wren (western) Malurus coronatus coronatus Vulnerable 100 0.10
Partridge Pigeon (western) Geophaps smithii blaauwi Vulnerable 100 2.84
Hooded Robin (Tiwi Islands) Melanodryas cucullata melvillensis
Endangered 100 0.47
Masked Owl (Tiwi Islands) Tyto novaehollandiae melvillensis
Endangered 99.89 0.48
Crested Shrike-tit (northern), Northern Shrike-tit
Falcunculus frontatus whitei Vulnerable 99.86 34.13
Partridge Pigeon (eastern) Geophaps smithii smithii Vulnerable 99.82 6.79
Crimson Finch (white-bellied) Neochmia phaeton evangelinae
Vulnerable 99.53 0.61
Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii Endangered 98.95 0.82
Gouldian Finch Erythrura gouldiae Endangered 98.89 31.93
THREATENED BIRDS
Masked Owl (northern) Tyto novaehollandiae kimberli Vulnerable 93.11 25.82
Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus Vulnerable 64.13 50.10
Black-throated Finch (southern) Poephila cincta cincta Endangered 37.19 1.83
Southern Cassowary (Australian), Southern Cassowary
Casuarius casuarius johnsonii Endangered 32.64 0.47
Australian Painted Snipe Rostratula australis Endangered 26.83 3.98
Star Finch (eastern), Star Finch (southern) Neochmia ruficauda ruficauda Endangered 15.08 4.66
Princess Parrot, Alexandra’s Parrot Polytelis alexandrae Vulnerable 15.0 0.003
Squatter Pigeon (southern) Geophaps scripta scripta Vulnerable 5.65 1.54
Australasian Bittern Botaurus poiciloptilus Endangered 4.46 1.26
Australian Fairy Tern Sternula nereis nereis Vulnerable 0.02 0.001
Herald Petrel Pterodroma heraldica Critically Endangered
n/a n/a
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus Endangered n/a n/a
White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Tasman Sea), White-bellied Storm-Petrel (Australasian)
Fregetta grallaria grallaria Vulnerable n/a n/a
Slender-billed Thornbill (western) Acanthiza iredalei iredalei Vulnerable n/a n/a
* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.
** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in.
The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.
THREATENED REPTILES
Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Arnhem Land Egernia Bellatorias obiri Endangered 100 0.44
Yellow-snouted Gecko Lucasium occultum Endangered 98.19 0.42
Mount Cooper Striped Lerista Lerista vittata Vulnerable 90.06 0.46
Gulf Snapping Turtle Elseya lavarackorum Endangered 79.04 0.77
Airlie Island Ctenotus Ctenotus angusticeps Vulnerable 34.98 0.04
Yakka Skink Egernia rugosa Vulnerable 32.38 1.99
Plains Death Adder Acanthophis hawkei Vulnerable 21.28 3.32
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea Endangered 0.17 0.27
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata Vulnerable 0.12 0.31
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus Vulnerable 0.12 0.35
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta Endangered 0.09 0.31
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea Endangered 0.09 0.31
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas Vulnerable 0.09 0.34
Short-nosed Seasnake Aipysurus apraefrontalis Critically Endangered
0.04 0.001
Ornamental Snake Denisonia maculata Vulnerable 0.03 0.002
THREATENED REPTILES
Great Desert Skink, Tjakura, Warrarna, Mulyamiji
Liopholis kintorei Vulnerable May be present
May be present
OTHER THREATENED FAUNA
Common name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
Fitzroy Land Snail Mesodontrachia fitzroyana Endangered 100 0.02
Gove Crow Butterfly Euploea alcathoe enastri Endangered 99.99 1.23
Largetooth Sawfish, Freshwater Sawfish, River Sawfish, Leichhardt’s Sawfish, Northern Sawfish
Pristis pristis Vulnerable 92.2 83.92
Kuranda Tree Frog Litoria myola Endangered 50.27 0.003
Magnificent Brood Frog Pseudophryne covacevichae Vulnerable 39.47 0.03
Common Mistfrog Litoria rheocola Endangered 35.41 0.66
Waterfall Frog, Torrent Tree Frog Litoria nannotis Endangered 32.75 0.001
Sharp-snouted Day Frog, Sharp-snouted Torrent Frog
Taudactylus acutirostris Extinct 20.27 0.15
Speartooth Shark Glyphis glyphis Critically Endangered
6.94 0.02
Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout Sawfish
Pristis zijsron Vulnerable 4.96 0.02
Northern River Shark, New Guinea River Shark Glyphis garricki Endangered 4.87 0.03
Mountain Mistfrog Litoria nyakalensis Critically Endangered
2.39 0.005
Lace-eyed Tree Frog, Australian Lacelid Nyctimystes dayi Endangered 2.09 0.03
Dwarf Sawfish, Queensland Sawfish Pristis clavata Vulnerable 1.93 0.29
Lake Eacham Rainbowfish Melanotaenia eachamensis Endangered 0.82 0.00
Armoured Mistfrog Litoria lorica Critically Endangered
May be present
May be present
Southern Bluefin Tuna Thunnus maccoyii Conservation Dependent
n/a n/a
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Vulnerable n/a n/a
THREATENED FLORA
Common Name Scientific name Status % of totaldistribution*
% of zone**
a shrub Acacia sp. Graveside Gorge (V.J.Levitzke 806) NT Herbarium
CriticallyEndangered
100 0.01
Antelope Orchid Ceratobium antennatum Endangered 100 0.42
None Dipodium pictum Endangered 100 0.07
Keeled Tassel-fern Phlegmariurus carinatus Endangered 100 0.03
None Helicteres macrothrix Endangered 100 0.03
a herb Typhonium taylori Endangered 100 0.01
a tree Toechima sp. East Alligator (J.Russell-Smith 8418)
Endangered 100 0.01
THREATENED FLORA
Darwin Palm Ptychosperma bleeseri Endangered 100 0.00
None Habenaria macraithii Endangered 100 0.00
Edgar Range Pandanus Pandanus spiralis var. flammeus
Endangered 100 0.00
pale umbrella orchid Bulbophyllum longiflorum Vulnerable 100 0.00
Cycas cairnsiana Cycad (Cycas cairnsiana) Vulnerable 100 0.13
a herb Typhonium mirabile Endangered 99.99 0.44
None Cyathea exilis Endangered 99.99 0.02
a palm Hydriastele costata Vulnerable 99.99 0.23
a herb Typhonium jonesii Endangered 99.98 0.57
a shrub Xylopia monosperma Endangered 99.98 0.57
Cycas silvestris Cycad (Cycas silvestris) Vulnerable 99.98 0.01
None Rhinerrhizopsis matutina Vulnerable 99.97 0.93
None Syzygium velarum Vulnerable 99.9 0.01
None Dischidia litoralis Vulnerable 99.76 0.00
a vine Hoya australis subsp. oramicola
Vulnerable 99.49 0.00
Fringed Keraudrenia Keraudrenia exastia CriticallyEndangered
99.36 0.00
None Burmannia sp. Bathurst Island (R.Fensham 1021)
Endangered 99.32 0.57
None Chamaesyce carissoides Vulnerable 99.2 0.96
None Calophyllum bicolor Vulnerable 98.66 0.63
Cycas platyphylla Cycad (Cycas platyphylla) Vulnerable 97.32 0.32
None Grevillea glossadenia Vulnerable 96.61 0.20
an orchid Cepobaculum carronii Vulnerable 95.73 2.55
None Acacia purpureopetala Vulnerable 95.14 0.03
None Cajanus mareebensis Endangered 93.02 21.69
Cooktown Orchid Dendrobium bigibbum Vulnerable 89.75 12.49
None Dendrobium johannis Vulnerable 89.73 6.45
None Corymbia rhodops Vulnerable 87.59 0.03
None Tephrosia leveillei Vulnerable 86.33 0.00
Australian Arenga Palm, Native Sugar Palm Arenga australasica Vulnerable 86.13 3.00
None Solanum carduiforme Vulnerable 85.83 0.15
BlueTassel-fern Phlegmariurus dalhousieanus Endangered 75.02 0.20
None Phaius pictus Vulnerable 72.16 0.32
Rock Tassel-fern, Water Tassel-fern Phlegmariurus squarrosus Endangered 58.19 0.02
Pale Chandelier Orchid Acriopsis emarginata Vulnerable 53.95 0.24
* % of total distribution describes the proportion of the total national distribution of the threatened species that is found within the zone.
** % of zone describes the proportion of the zone that the threatened species is likely or known to occur in. The % of zone indicates how rare, or difficult the species may be to find within the zone.
The above species are listed under The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s principal environmental legislation.
Please note that the list of threatened flora species is not comprehensive. The flora listed here have a significant proportion of their total national distribution within the zone. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/species or the Species Profiles and Threats Database http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/sprat.pl
EPBC Act (1999) migratory speciesMIGRATORY BIRDS
Common name Scientific name
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-faced Monarch Monarcha melanopsis
Black-naped Tern Sterna sumatrana
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Black-winged Monarch Monarcha frater
Bridled Tern Sterna anaethetus
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Common Greenshank,Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Noddy Anous stolidus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Double-banded Plover Charadrius bicinctus
Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
Great Egret,White Egret
Ardea alba
Great Frigatebird, Greater Frigatebird Fregata minor
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Greater Sand Plover, Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Grey-tailed Tattler Heteroscelus brevipes
Latham’s Snipe,Japanese Snipe
Gallinago hardwickii
Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis
Lesser Frigatebird, Least Frigatebird Fregata ariel
Lesser Sand Plover, Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus
Little Curlew, Little Whimbrel Numenius minutus
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Marsh Sandpiper, Little Greenshank Tringa stagnatilis
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
Oriental Plover, Oriental Dotterel Charadrius veredus
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
MIGRATORY BIRDS
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis(sensu lato)
Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus
Red Knot, Knot Calidris canutus
Red-footed Booby Sula sula
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Rufous Fantail Rhipidura rufifrons
Sanderling Calidris alba
Sarus Crane Grus antigone
Satin Flycatcher Myiagra cyanoleuca
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata
Southern Giant-Petrel Macronectes giganteus
Spectacled Monarch Monarcha trivirgatus
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas
Streaked Shearwater Puffinus leucomelas
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Wedge-tailedShearwater
Puffinus pacificus
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
White-belliedSea-Eagle
Haliaeetus leucogaster
White-throatedNeedletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Common name Scientific name
Blue Whale Balaenoptera musculus
Bryde’s Whale Balaenoptera edeni
Dugong Dugong dugon
Flatback Turtle Natator depressus
Green Turtle Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae
Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis
Irrawaddy Dolphin Orcaella brevirostris
Killer Whale, Orca Orcinus orca
Leatherback Turtle, Leathery Turtle, Luth Dermochelys coriacea
OTHER MIGRATORY SPECIES
Loggerhead Turtle Caretta caretta
Longfin Mako Isurus paucus
Olive Ridley Turtle, Pacific Ridley Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea
Salt-water Crocodile, Estuarine Crocodile Crocodylus porosus
Spotted Bottlenose Dolphin (Arafura/Timor Sea populations)
Tursiops aduncus (Arafura/Timor Sea populations)
Whale Shark Rhincodon typus
For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/migratory-species
Threatened endemic speciesTHREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Taxonomic group
Scientific name Reservation status EPBC Act status IUCN status
Birds Aquila gurneyi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Birds Geophaps smithii Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Near Threatened
Birds Amytornis woodwardi Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Birds Psephotus chrysopterygius Recorded in reserves Endangered Endangered
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Austrothelphusa tigrina Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Crabs, Yabbies, Isopods and Allies
Austrothelphusa valentula Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Dragonflies Antipodogomphus dentosus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Dragonflies Hemigomphus magela Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Dragonflies Eurysticta coomalie Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Dragonflies Lithosticta macra Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Dragonflies Huonia melvillensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Craterocephalus helenae Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Craterocephalus lentiginosus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Kimberleyeleotris hutchinsi Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Kimberleyeleotris notata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Melanotaenia gracilis Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Melanotaenia pygmaea Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Hephaestus epirrhinos Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Syncomistes rastellus Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Fish Glyphis garricki Recorded in reserves Endangered Critically Endangered
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Fish Glyphis glyphis Recorded in reserves Critically Endangered Endangered
Fish Himantura granulata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Fish Anoxypristis cuspidata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Critically Endangered
Fish Pristis clavata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Fish Pristis pristis Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Fish Pristis zijsron Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Critically Endangered
Frogs Cophixalus crepitans Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Mammals Phascogale pirata Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Vulnerable
Mammals Pseudantechinus bilarni Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Mammals Sminthopsis butleri Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Vulnerable
Mammals Macropus bernardus Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Mammals Petrogale burbidgei Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Mammals Petrogale coenensis Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Mammals Conilurus penicillatus Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Near Threatened
Mammals Notomys aquilo Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Endangered
Mammals Pseudomys calabyi Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Mammals Zyzomys maini Recorded in reserves Vulnerable Near Threatened
Mammals Zyzomys palatalis Not recordedin reserves
Endangered Critically Endangered
Molluscs Suavocallia splendens Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Amphidromus cognatus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Amplirhagada astuta Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Amplirhagada montalivetensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Amplirhagada questroana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Carinotrachia carsoniana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Cristilabrum bubulum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Cristilabrum buryillum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Cristilabrum grossum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Cristilabrum isolatum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Cristilabrum monodon Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Molluscs Cristilabrum primum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Cristilabrum rectum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Cristilabrum simplex Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Cristilabrum solitudum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Cristilabrum spectaculum Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Damochlora millepunctata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Damochlora spina Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Hadra wilsoni Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Kimboraga exanimus Recorded in reserves n/a Endangered
Molluscs Kimboraga micromphala Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Kimboraga yammerana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Mesodontrachia desmonda Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Mesodontrachia fitzroyana Not recordedin reserves
Endangered Near Threatened
Molluscs Mouldingia occidentalis Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Mouldingia orientalis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Endangered
Molluscs Ningbingia australis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ningbingia bulla Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ningbingia dentiens Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ningbingia laurina Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ningbingia octava Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ningbingia res Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ordtrachia australis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Ordtrachia elegans Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Ordtrachia septentrionalis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Molluscs Prototrachia sedula Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Rhagada gibbensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Rhagada harti Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Setobaudinia victoriana Not recorded n/a Near Threatened
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
in reserves
Molluscs Tolgachloritis campbelli Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Torresitrachia thedana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus aslini Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus costus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus depressus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus foramenus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus opiranus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus pagodula Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Turgenitubulus tanmurrana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia alterna Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia inopinata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia lievreana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia porcata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia recta Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia subtila Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Westraltrachia turbinata Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Pilsbrycharopa tumida Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Molluscs Trochomorpha melvillensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Plants Cycas arenicola Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Plants Cycas armstrongii Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Plants Cycas badensis Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Plants Cycas brunnea Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Plants Cycas conferta Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Plants Cycas couttsiana Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Plants Cycas desolata Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Plants Cycas semota Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Plants Cycas silvestris Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable Vulnerable
THREATENED ENDEMIC SPECIES
Plants Cycas tuckeri Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Plants Ectrosia blakei Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Macadamia claudiensis Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Aglaia euryanthera Recorded in reserves n/a Near Threatened
Plants Boronia quadrilata Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Boronia viridiflora Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Philotheca acrolopha Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Zieria obovata Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Zieria rimulosa Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Alectryon repandodentatus Not recordedin reserves
n/a Vulnerable
Plants Toechima sp. east alligator Recorded in reserves Endangered n/a
Plants Myriophyllum coronatum Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Plants Solanum carduiforme Recorded in reserves Vulnerable n/a
Plants Solanum dunalianum Not recordedin reserves
Vulnerable n/a
Reptiles Carettochelys insculpta Recorded in reserves n/a Vulnerable
Reptiles Lepidochelys olivacea Recorded in reserves Endangered Vulnerable
Reptiles Lucasium occultum Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Reptiles Leioselasma pacifica Not recordedin reserves
n/a Near Threatened
Reptiles Bellatorias obiri Not recordedin reserves
Endangered n/a
Concentrations of unreserved endemic species
The colour grids and numbers are an indication of the location and number of endemic species that have all their known range outside of the National Reserve System. Concentrations of unreserved endemic species may be useful focal areas for private land conservation efforts.
Endemism analyses were provided by the Australian Government Department of Environment Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool (ANHAT). The ANHAT database has been compiled from specimens and site records held in state agency wildlife atlases, museum collections, and the work of individual researchers. For more information please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/heritage/publications-and-resources/australian-natural-heritage-assessment-tool
Invasive species INVASIVE MAMMALS
Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**
Cat, House Cat, Domestic Cat Felis catus 0.39 1.58
Pig Sus scrofa 0.84 0.20
Black Rat, Ship Rat Rattus rattus 1.86 2.25
Domestic Dog Canis lupus familiaris 0.76 1.45
Rabbit, European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 0.22 0.20
House Mouse Mus musculus 0.28 0.75
Domestic Cattle Bos taurus 0.58 2.26
Red Fox, Fox Vulpes vulpes 0.11 0.76
Brown Rat, Norway Rat Rattus norvegicus 1.4 0.92
Feral deer species in Australia Feral deer 0.69 0.13
Horse Equus caballus 0.11 0.52
Goat Capra hircus 0.03 0.04
Brown Hare Lepus capensis 0.01 0.01
OTHER INVASIVE FAUNA
Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**
Cane Toad Rhinella marina 1.54 2.26
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 0.9 2.02
Rock Pigeon, Rock Dove, Domestic Pigeon Columba livia 0.92 1.78
Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata 8.36 1.69
Spotted Turtle-Dove Streptopelia chinensis 2.61 1.65
Common Myna, Indian Myna Acridotheres tristis 3.33 1.31
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 0.68 1.12
Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus 5.77 0.99
Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris 31.55 0.45
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 0.74 0.40
Flowerpot Blind Snake, Brahminy Blind Snake, Cacing Besi
Ramphotyphlops braminus 1.93 0.08
Red Junglefowl, Domestic Fowl Gallus gallus 11.91 0.00
Indian Peafowl, Peacock Pavo cristatus 0.7 0.00
* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.
INVASIVE FLORA
Common name Scientific name % of total distribution* % of zone**
Lantana, Common Lantana, Kamara Lantana, Large-leaf Lantana, Pink Flowered Lantana, Red
Lantana camara 5.89 2.18
INVASIVE FLORA
Flowered Lantana, Red-Flowered Sage, White Sage, Wild Sage
Hymenachne, Olive Hymenachne, Water Stargrass, West Indian Grass, West Indian Marsh Grass
Hymenachne amplexicaulis 9.58 1.64
Buffel-grass, Black Buffel-grass Cenchrus ciliaris 0.56 1.47
Salvinia, Giant Salvinia, Aquarium Watermoss, Kariba Weed
Salvinia molesta 6.04 1.42
Pond Apple, Pond-apple Tree, Alligator Apple, Bullock’s Heart, Cherimoya, Monkey Apple, Bobwood, Corkwood
Annona glabra 51.2 1.37
Parthenium Weed, Bitter Weed, Carrot Grass, False Ragweed
Parthenium hysterophorus 2.77 1.29
Rubber Vine, Rubbervine, India Rubber Vine, India Rubbervine, Palay Rubbervine, Purple Allamanda
Cryptostegia grandiflora 2 1.03
Cabomba, Fanwort, Carolina Watershield, Fish Grass, Washington Grass, Watershield, Carolina Fanwort, Common Cabomba
Cabomba caroliniana 8.53 0.66
Gamba Grass Andropogon gayanus 6.85 0.48
Cotton-leaved Physic-Nut, Bellyache Bush, Cotton-leaf Physic Nut, Cotton-leaf Jatropha, Black Physic Nut
Jatropha gossypifolia 1.41 0.43
Cat’s Claw Vine, Yellow Trumpet Vine, Cat’s Claw Creeper, Funnel Creeper
Dolichandra unguis-cati 5.81 0.25
Madeira Vine, Jalap, Lamb’s-tail,Mignonette Vine, Anredera, Gulf Madeiravine, Heartleaf Madeiravine, Potato Vine
Anredera cordifolia 2.76 0.20
Climbing Asparagus-fern Asparagus plumosus 6.41 0.16
Climbing Asparagus-fern, Ferny Asparagus Protasparagus plumosus 6.41 0.16
Delta Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Slender Arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla 2.31 0.15
Water Hyacinth, Water Orchid, Nile Lily Eichhornia crassipes 1.94 0.14
Fireweed, Madagascar Ragwort, Madagascar Groundsel
Senecio madagascariensis 1.05 0.12
Prickly Acacia Acacia nilotica subsp. indica 0.13 0.12
Prickly Pears Opuntia spp. 0.32 0.09
Asparagus Fern, Ground Asparagus, Basket Fern, Sprengi’s Fern, Bushy Asparagus, Emerald Asparagus
Asparagus aethiopicus 2.59 0.06
Prickly Acacia, Blackthorn, Prickly Mimosa, Black Piquant, Babul
Vachellia nilotica 0.02 0.01
Mesquite, Algaroba Prosopis spp. 0.02 0.01
Parkinsonia, Jerusalem Thorn, Jelly Bean Tree, Horse Bean
Parkinsonia aculeata 0.01 0.01
* % of the total national distribution of the invasive species found within the zone.
** % of the total zone area that the invasive species is likely or known to occur in.
It should be noted that the identification of any given invasive species above does not imply that the species is found uniformly across the Conservation Management Zone. The % of the zone area (**) indicates how common or rare the species may be within the zone.
For more information on invasive species please refer to: http://www.environment.gov.au/topics/biodiversity/invasive-species
Vegetation profiles and management recommendations
Vegetation extent information and species lists contained in the vegetation profiles are based on analysis from the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS), including analysis of Major Vegetation Subgroups and NVIS Level V descriptions. Please see http://www.environment.gov.au/node/18930 for more information.
The management recommendations have been drawn from EPBC Act Recovery Plans, EPBC Act Ecological Communities Listing Advice and other sources. The recommendations are indicative only. Systematic reviews of management literature, consultation processes and improved Natural Resource Management program monitoring and evaluation will support development of a comprehensive set of management recommendations over time.
Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey vegetation profile
98.86% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus leptophleba; Eucalyptus platyphylla; Eucalyptus tetrodonta; Eucalyptus crebra; Eucalyptus microneura; Eucalyptus microtheca; Corymbia clarksoniana; Corymbia polycarpa; Eucalyptus tectifica; Acacia shirleyi; Eucalyptus miniata; Corymbia dallachiana; Corymbia tessellaris; Melaleuca nervosa; Corymbia confertiflora; Grevillea glauca; Schizachyrium fragile; Gardenia vilhelmii; Carissa lanceolata; Petalostigma banksii; shrub; Heteropogon contortus; Planchonia careya; Sorghum plumosum; Chrysopogon fallax; Themeda triandra; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Manage post-fire grazing pressure from domestic livestock. Manage total grazing pressure to maintain ground cover.
Implement customary Aboriginal fire management approaches.Burn progressively from early dry season to reduce risk of extensive
Manage invasive grass species, especially Gamba Grass and Buffel Grass.Manage Rubber Vine.
Maintain Dingo populations to suppress populations of vertebrate pests.
PROTECTION SUSTAINABLEAGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
late season wildfires.Undertake mosaic burns, ideally at hectare scale (at most tens of hectares) and with fire-free intervals of at least 4-5 years. Protect vulnerable habitats such as riparian corridors, rocky landscapes and monsoon rainforest patches
from burning.
Tropical Eucalyptus forests and woodlands with a tall annual tussock grass understorey vegetation profile
97.71% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus tetrodonta; Eucalyptus tectifica; Eucalyptus dichromophloia; Eucalyptus miniata; Corymbia bleeseri; Livistona humilis; Planchonia careya; Chrysopogon fallax; Brachychiton paradoxus; Sorghum intrans; Heteropogon triticeus; Flueggea virosa subsp. melanthesoides; Sorghum plumosum; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Manage post-fire grazing pressure from domestic livestock. Manage total grazing pressure to maintain ground cover.
Implement customary Aboriginal fire management approaches.Burn progressively from early dry season to reduce risk of extensive lateseason wildfires.Undertake mosaic burns, ideally at hectare scale (at most tens of hectares) and with fire-free intervals of atleast 4-5 years. Protect vulnerable habitats such as riparian corridors, rocky landscapes and monsoon rainforest patches
Manage invasive grass species, especially Gamba Grass and Buffel Grass.Manage Rubber Vine.
Maintain Dingo populations to suppress populations of vertebrate pests.
Eucalyptus woodlands with a hummock grass understorey vegetation profile
99.95% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus leucophloia; Eucalyptus brevifolia; Corymbia dichromophloia; Eucalyptus phoenicea; Eucalyptus pruinosa; Eucalyptus miniata; Calytrix exstipulata; Grevillea parallela; Acacia lysiphloia; Acacia alleniana; Atalaya hemiglauca; Erythrophleum chlorostachys; Triodia pungens; Triodia bitextura; Triodia microstachya; Eriachne ciliata; hummock grass; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Manage post-fire grazing pressure from domestic livestock. Manage total grazing pressure to maintain ground cover.
Implement customary Aboriginal fire management approaches.Burn progressively from early dry season to reduce risk of extensive lateseason wildfires.Undertake mosaic burns, ideally at hectare scale (at most tens of hectares) and with fire-free intervals of atleast 4-5 years. Protect vulnerable habitats such as riparian corridors, rocky landscapes and monsoon rainforest patches from burning.
Manage flammable invasive grass species, especially Gamba Grass and Buffel Grass.Manage Rubber Vine.
Maintain Dingo populations to suppress populations of vertebrate pests.
Hummock grasslands vegetation profile
99.67 Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityeEucalyptus brevifolia; Eucalyptus dichromophloia; Eucalyptus terminalis; Adansonia gregorii; Bauhinia cunninghamii; Eucalyptus setosa; Eucalyptus grandifolia; Eucalyptus pruinosa; Acacia ptychophylla; Hakea macrocarpa; Acacia adsurgens; Triodia pungens; Triodia wiseana; Triodia bitextura; hummock grass; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect natural springs and soaks from changes in water flows/water table levels through encouraging wise water usage and reducing surface and ground-water extraction. Encourage uptake of conservation agreements and covenants on private land and Indigenous land.
Avoid overgrazing.Manage total grazing pressure.
Manage the impacts of native browsers (kangaroos).If possible, re-introduce soil engineering species, such as Greater Bilby and Northern Bettong populations, where predatory pests are controlled.
Manage for weeds particularly in 2-3 years following higher than average rainfall.
Manage rabbits and foxes simultaneously to prevent foxes switching to predation on native species, or increased rabbit populations. Manage pests intensively, particularly in 2-3 years following higher than average rainfall. Maintain Dingo populations to suppress populations ofvertebrate pests.
Melaleuca open forests and woodlands vegetation profile
99.46% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityMelaleuca viridiflora; Melaleuca leucadendra; Melaleuca cajuputi; Melaleuca citrolens; Melaleuca stenostachya; Melaleuca saligna; Eucalyptus pruinosa; Eucalyptus polycarpa; Corymbia latifolia; Corymbia clarksoniana; Corymbia stockeri; Asteromyrtus symphyocarpa; Flueggea virosa; Terminalia canescens; Carissa lanceolata; Terminalia canescens; Chrysopogon fallax; Eremochloa bimaculata; Sorghum plumosum; Eulalia aurea; Aristida dominiifern; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Maintain a 40 metre minimum buffer zone around vegetation. Protect from changes to water flow and water quality, including the impacts of run-off, salinity or pollution. Seek agreements with private landholders to help integrate floodplain management across private and
Do not place artificial watering or feeding points within remnants. Wherever possible, exclude stock. Do not set stock.Protect from chemical spray drift.Avoid soil disturbance and fertiliser run-off.
Undertake fine-scale mosaic burning, leaving unburnt patches to ensure the presence of different age classes of vegetation within the mosaic.Total absence of fire is detrimental and leads to imbalanced densities of woody species.
Manage weeds including aggressive weeds such as Arum Lily.Avoid adverse impacts from chemicals or other mechanisms to manage weeds.
Control invasive animals (such as goats, pigs and feral horses).
Develop and implement suitable hygiene protocols to protect sites from potential outbreaks of Myrtle Rust (Uredo rangelii).
Eucalyptus open forests with a grassy understorey vegetation profile
98.5% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityEucalyptus tetrodonta; Corymbia dichromophloia; Eucalyptus miniata; Eucalyptus microtheca; Eucalyptus brevifolia; Eucalyptus ferruginea; Erythrophleum chlorostachys; Callitris intratropica; Carissa lanceolata; Bossiaea bossiaeoides; Boronia lanuginosa; Calytrix exstipulata; Livistona humilis; Gardenia megasperma; Heteropogon triticeus; Sorghum plumosum; Chrysopogon fallax; tussock grass.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Manage post-fire grazing pressure from domestic livestock. Manage total grazing pressure to maintain ground cover.
Implement customary Aboriginal fire management approaches.Burn progressively from early dry season to reduce risk of extensive late season wildfires.Undertake mosaic burns, ideally at hectare scale (at most tens of hectares) and with fire-free intervals of at least 4–5 years.Protect vulnerable habitats such as riparian corridors, rocky landscapes and monsoon rainforest patches
Manage flammable invasive grass species, especially Gamba Grass and Buffel Grass.Manage rubber Vine.
Maintain Dingo populations to suppress populations of vertebrate pests.
Dry rainforest or vine thickets vegetation profile
99.38% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityAcacia auriculiformis; Canarium australianum; Aglaia sapindina; Bombax ceiba; Nauclea orientalis; Welchiodendron longivalve; Acacia midgleyi; Gyrocarpus americanus; Peltophorum pterocarpum; Ficus spp; Diospyros spp; Buchanania arborescens; Aleurites moluccana; Tabernaemontana orientalis; Dimorphocalyx australiensis; Pongamia pinnata; Calophyllum sil; Lomandra sp; Dianella sp; Doryopteris concolor; tussock grass; sedge; fern.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect from infrastructure works and maintenance activities involving
substrate or vegetation disturbance.Create buffer zones of native vegetation to protect from adjacent areas of development.Where appropriate, fence significant remnants in or adjacent to urban or tourist areas and limit access for vehicles.Protect from changes to water flow through encouraging wise-water use, and monitor and
Avoid extraction of groundwater in surrounding agricultural lands.
Maintain and reconnect remnant patches.Plant local indigenous vine thicket species, including key indigenous canopy species.
Avoid mid-late dry season fires in adjacent lands, to minimise the risk of fire entering remnant patches.As far as ispossible, prevent managed and wild fires from entering buffer zonesaround remnants.Ensure low fuel loads in surrounding buffers, as well as in adjacent Pindan ecological communities.Discourage the use of fire as a means to control biomass
and weeds in, or near to, remnants.
Protect and maintain large native fruiting trees, and shrubs and vines, as well as dead trees, as they provide critical habitat for fauna.
Ensure chemicals or other mechanisms used to eradicate weeds do not have an adverse effect on remnant vegetation.Discourage the planting of exotic species in residential developments adjacent or near to remnants.
Actively control cats, cattle, donkeys and pigs.
Heathlands vegetation profile* Heathlands in this zone refers to sandstone heathlands of the Arnhem Plateau. The Heathlands Major Vegetation Subgroup is not mapped comprehensively by the National Vegetation Information System (NVIS) and therefore the extent data is not fully representative. The true extent is probably better reflected by the threatened ecological community listing for the Arnhem Plateau Sandstone Shrubland Complex (approximately 3% of the North Australia Tropical Savanna Woodlands zone).
83.5% Remaining
Commonly found species within this communityCalytrix exstipulata; Petraeomyrtus punicea; Acacia spp; Banksia spp; Callitris spp; Corymbia spp; Eucalyptus spp; Ficus spp; Pandanus spp; Boronia spp; Calytrix spp; Gardenia spp; Grevillea spp; Hibbertia spp; Hibiscus spp; Jacksonia spp; Lithomyrtus spp; Pityrodia spp; Tephrosia spp; Eriachne spp; Goodenia spp; Spermacoce spp; Stylidium spp; Utricularia spp; Triodia microstachya.
Management recommendationsPROTECTION SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURALPRACTICE
REHABILITATION FIREMANAGEMENT
WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT
WEEDMANAGEMENT
FERALANIMALMANAGEMENT
DISEASEMANAGEMENT
Protect from infrastructure works and maintenance activities involving substrate or vegetation disturbance.Protect from changes to water flow including changes to run-off, sedimentation, seed spread or pollution.
Undertakefine-scalemosaic burns.Kakadu National Park has developed a fire management plan which incorporates thresholds criteria specifically for the Arnhem Plateau.Ensure fire intervals are no more frequent than five or more years.
Control weeds including Gamba Grass, Mission Grass, Hairy Fountain Grass and Rattlepod. Ensure chemicals or other mechanisms used to eradicate weeds do not have an adverse effect on vegetation.
Monitor for and eradicate invasive ants including the African big-headed ant, tropical fire ant or ginger ant and yellow crazy ant.Control feral cats with trapping and shooting.