Title Page

  • Site conducted

  • Audit Title

  • Site Name

  • Tenure

  • Date

  • Assessor

DEVELOPMENT TYPE AND LOCATION

  • Development type

  • Centre of Ecological Stratification Unit (ESU) or 100 x 100 m area GDA 94, MGA zone 55 or 55 Easting Northing
  • Other description

Photos from centre of ESU

  • North

  • Notes

  • East

  • Notes

  • South

  • Notes

  • West

  • Notes

Photos of landscape and features

  • Take photo

  • Notes

  • Take photo

  • Notes

  • Take photo

  • Notes

  • Take photo

  • Notes

LANDFORM AND PHYSIOGRAPHY

  • LANDFORM estimated within 500m (broad assessment- view if the area; choose the most characteristic feature - ONE ONLY)

  • Choose type

  • Choose Plains Type

  • Choose type

  • Choose type

  • Choose type

  • SLOPE

  • ASPECT

  • SOIL COLOUR

  • SOIL (list is in order of increasing clay content)

  • EROSION

  • EROSION TYPE

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DISTURBANCE

  • Disturbance estimated within ESU or 100 x 100 m area (broad assessment - random meander)

  • LANDUSE

  • Briefly describe 'other'

  • EVIDENCE OF DISTURBANCE

  • Is there dieback?

  • Dieback

  • SITE CONDITION

  • FIRE SCARS

  • Time since

  • Average height (m)

  • Disturbance notes

VEGETATION STRUCTURE AND CONTEXT

  • Estimated within ESU or 100x100 m (broad assessment - random meander)

  • MICROHABITAT(S) present

  • ECOLOGICAL DOMINANT LAYER (EDL)

  • Average height (m) of EDL

  • Average DBH (cm) of EDL

  • Canopy cover (%) of EDL

  • Functional shrub layer density (<2m)

THREATENED FLORA, TYPE A FLORA AND WEEDS

  • Declared and locally significant
    Locations across ESU

  • Species information

  • Species info
  • Species name

  • Density

  • Waypoint/polygon

  • Easting

  • Northing

  • Photos

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VEGETATION FLORISTICS

  • Record all species within 50 x 50 transect

  • Transact start compass bearing

  • Start easting

  • Start Northing

  • End Easting

  • End Northing

  • STRATUM

  • Choose the stratum to input information

  • E

  • Height range (m) from

  • Height range (m) to

  • Canopy cover (%)

  • T1

  • Height range (m) from

  • Height range (m) to

  • Canopy cover (%)

  • T2

  • Height range (m) from

  • Height range (m) to

  • Canopy cover (%)

  • T3

  • Height range (m) from

  • Height range (m) to

  • Canopy cover (%)

  • S1

  • Height range (m) from

  • Height range (m) to

  • Canopy cover (%)

  • S2

  • Height range (m) from

  • Height range (m) to

  • Canopy cover (%)

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SPECIES

  • Record ground cover species within 50 x 10m transect

  • Species list and details

  • Species
  • Common name/collection name

  • Species name

  • Sample (field no.)

  • Stem count
    50 x 10m plot or 50 x 2 m plot for dense cover in S1 and S2
    Denote plot type employed

  • E

  • T1

  • T2

  • T3

  • S1

  • S2

  • Totals

  • E

  • T1

  • T2

  • T3

  • S1

  • S2

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Ground cover

  • Record in five 1m x 1m quadrants along 50m transect (total in each quadrant =100)

  • Quadrant 1

  • Photo

  • Native perennial grass

  • Native other grass (if relevant)

  • Native forbs and other species (non-grass)

  • Native shrubs (<1m)

  • Non-native grass

  • Non-native forbs and shrubs

  • Litter

  • Rock

  • Bare ground

  • Cryptogram

  • Quadrant 2

  • Photo

  • Native perennial grass

  • Native other grass (if relevant)

  • Native forbs and other species (non-grass)

  • Native shrubs (<1m)

  • Non-native grass

  • Non-native forbs and shrubs

  • Litter

  • Rock

  • Bare ground

  • Cryptogram

  • Quadrant 3

  • Photo

  • Native perennial grass

  • Native other grass (if relevant)

  • Native forbs and other species (non-grass)

  • Native shrubs (<1m)

  • Non-native grass

  • Non-native forbs and shrubs

  • Litter

  • Rock

  • Bare ground

  • Cryptogram

  • Quadrant 4

  • Photo

  • Native perennial grass

  • Native other grass (if relevant)

  • Native forbs and other species (non-grass)

  • Native shrubs (<1m)

  • Non-native grass

  • Non-native forbs and shrubs

  • Litter

  • Rock

  • Bare ground

  • Cryptogram

  • Quadrant 5

  • Photo

  • Native perennial grass

  • Native other grass (if relevant)

  • Native forbs and other species (non-grass)

  • Native shrubs (<1m)

  • Non-native grass

  • Non-native forbs and shrubs

  • Litter

  • Rock

  • Bare ground

  • Cryptogram

  • Mean for each type

  • Native perennial grass

  • Native other grass (if relevant)

  • Native forbs and other species (non-grass)

  • Native shrubs (<1m)

  • Non-native grass

  • Non-native forbs and shrubs

  • Litter

  • Rock

  • Bare ground

  • Cryptogram

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REGIONAL ECOSYSTEM MAPPING

  • Mapped RE - RE CODE

  • Survey result

  • Mapped RE - EPBC Status

  • Survey result

  • Mapped RE - VM Act Status

  • Survey result

  • Mapped RE - Biodiversity Status

  • Survey result

  • Agree with mapped RE?

  • If no, please provide justification from field data

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FAUNA HABITAT

  • Within 50 x 10m transect

  • No. of trees with hollows (>10cm)

  • Per hectare (x20)

  • No. of hollow logs

  • Per hectare (x20)

  • Total length of logs (>10cm)

  • Per hectare (x20)

  • No. of logs (>10cm)

  • Per hectare (x20)

FAUNA HABITAT FEATURES

  • Estimated within ESU or 100 x 100 m (broad assessment - random meander)

  • Cliffs/outcrops

  • Wetland/Swamp/Waterbody

  • Waterway

  • Potential for nectar/pollen

  • Potential for fleshy fruiting plants

  • Potential for seeding grass cover

  • Dense shrub/grass shelter

  • Large Eucalypts (>30cm DBH)

  • Large non-Eucalypts (>20cm DBH)

  • Large rocks (>30cm)

  • Small rocks (10-30cm)

  • Leaf litter depth

  • Leaf litter coverage

  • Termite mounds (>50cm)

  • Rock piles

  • Trees with shedding bark

  • Soil cracks

  • Koala feed trees

  • Mistletoe/epiphytes

FAUNA SIGNS

  • Estimated within ESU or 100 x 100m area (broad assessment - random meanders)
    GPS ALL POTENTIAL BREEDING PLACES BUT NOT NECESSARILY ALL FAUNA SIGNS

    Fauna signs: animal tracks, feed scars, scratches, diggings, scars, casts, bones, feathers, other
    Breeding places: nests, burrows, shelters, drays, bowers, other

  • Enter information regarding fauna signs

  • Fauna Signs
  • Fauna sign/Breeding place

  • Likely species/group

  • Conservation status

  • Coordinates GDA 94 Easting

  • Coordinates GDA 94 Northing

  • Other information (eg. Age, collected, active/inactive)

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AC RECOMMENDATIONS - SITE PREPARATION

  • Fauna spotter catcher required?

  • If yes, why?

  • Ecologist required?

  • If yes, why?

  • Species management plan required?

  • If yes, why?

  • Minimal disturbance suitability assessment :

    Suitable - if all 4 questions are yes

  • Is the vegetation suitable for slashing only ?<br>

  • Is the slope <5% ?<br>

  • Is the clay content >20% ?<br>

  • Are gilgais absent?

  • Suitable for minimal disturbance?

  • Notes

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