Terrestrial Vegetation of Western Port

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Terrestrial Vegetationof Western Port

• Jeff YugovicBiosis Research
• June 2009

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Wet Coastal EVCs

• 934 Brackish Grassland
• 538 Brackish Herbland
• 013 Brackish Sedgeland
• 656 Brackish Wetland
• 007 Coastal Saltmarsh
• 952 Estuarine Reedbed
• 953 Estuarine Scrub
• 010 Estuarine Wetland
• 140 Mangrove Shrubland

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Dry Coastal EVCs

• 311 Berm Grassy Shrubland
• 155 Bird Colony Succulent Herbland
• 002 Coast Banksia Woodland
• 879 Coastal Dune Grassland
• 160 Coastal Dune Scrub
• 161 Coastal Headland Scrub
• 163 Coastal Tussock Grassland
• 914 Estuarine Flats Grassland
• 876 Spray-zone Coastal Shrubland

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Hinterland EVCs (within 1 km of coast)

• 653 Aquatic Herbland
• 308 Aquatic Sedgeland
• 710 Damp Heathland
• 793 Damp Heathy Woodland
• 003 Damp Sands Herb-rich Woodland
• 175 Grassy Woodland
• 902 Gully Woodland
• 048 Heathy Woodland
• 016 Lowland Forest
• 132 Plains Grassland
• 125 Plains Grassy Wetland
• 006 Sand Heathland
• 136 Sedge Wetland
• 053 Swamp Scrub
• 083 Swampy Riparian Woodland
• 937 Swampy Woodland
• 821 Tall Marsh

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Crib Point 1750DSE Biodiversity Interactive Map
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Crib Point 2005DSE Biodiversity Interactive Map
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The Inlets 1750DSE Biodiversity Interactive Map
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The Inlets 2005DSE Biodiversity Interactive Map
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The Inlets 2008Biosis Research
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The Inlets 2008Biosis Research
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Geology Cranbourne Sheet
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Kooweerup Swamp
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Kooweerup meets Goonum
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Plains Grassland EVC 132, The Inlets
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Brackish Sedgeland EVC 013
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Moodys Inlet (Goonum)
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Threats

• Direct loss (clearance)
• Modification (weed invasion, disturbance)
• Species out of balance eg. possums
• Lack of management
• Inappropriate management
• Inappropriate fire regime
• Inappropriate drainage
• Erosion (unnatural)
• Pollution
• Climate change (prolonged drought)
• Sea level rise

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Effective Management

• Attitudes
• Knowledge
• Skills
• Resources

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Management Concepts

• Three Rs of vegetation management
• retain
• restore
• revegetate

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ecological value
cost
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Management Concepts (continued)

• every site is unique
• natural recruitment is preferred
• restoration ? revegetation
• revegetation site indigenous
• if not site indigenous horticulture
• follow up weed control is essential

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Current Management Sites Include

• Flinders
• Shoreham
• Point Leo
• Merricks
• Balnarring
• Somers
• Crib Point
• Cannons Creek
• Corinella
• Rhyll
• Silverleaves
• Red Rocks