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Conservation significant vegetation
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5.1.3
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Flora
5.2.1
Flora diversity
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Rostellularia adscendens var. latifolia within the Study area
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Goodenia nuda within the Study area
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5.2.4
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species deemed known or likely to occur within the Study area
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Appendices
Appendix A– Figures
Figure 1
Study area location
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Ecological context
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Vegetation types and conservation significant flora species
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Fauna habitat and significant fauna locations
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550,000
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Triodia wiseana hummock grassland (TwHG)
Triodia melvillei hummock grassland (TmHG)
Eucalyptus victrix open woodland (EvW)
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552,000
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550,000
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548,000
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550,000
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548,000
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548,000
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550,000
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548,000
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Conservation Codes
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coccinea
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aurea
3RDFHDH
Mnesithea
formosa
3RDFHDH
Paraneurachne
muelleri
3RDFHDH
Paspalidium
tabulatum
3RDFHDH
Schizachyrium
fragile
3RDFHDH
Themeda
VS0W%DUULFDGH0(7UXGJHQ
3RDFHDH
Themeda
triandra
3RDFHDH
Triodia
epactia
3RDFHDH
Triodia
melvillei
3RDFHDH
Triodia
wiseana
3RUWXODFHDH
Portulaca
oleracea
3URWHDFHDH
Grevillea
pyramidalis
3URWHDFHDH
Grevillea
wickhamii
3URWHDFHDH
Hakea
chordophylla
3URWHDFHDH
Hakea
lorea
3WHULGDFHDH
Cheilanthes
lasiophylla
5KDPQDFHDH
Ventilago
viminalis
5XELDFHDH
Oldenlandia
crouchiana
5XELDFHDH
Synaptantha
tillaeacea YDU. tillaeacea
6DQWDODFHDH
Santalum
lanceolatum
6DSLQGDFHDH
Dodonaea
coriacea
6DSLQGDFHDH
Dodonaea
lanceolata YDU. lanceolata
6FURSKXODULDFHDH
Eremophila
longifolia
6RODQDFHDH
Nicotiana
occidentalis VXEVS. occidentalis
6RODQDFHDH
Solanum
diversiflorum
6RODQDFHDH
Solanum
lasiophyllum
6RODQDFHDH
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phlomoides
9LRODFHDH
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aurantiacus
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Acanthiza
Acanthiza
Acanthiza
Gerygone
Smicrornis
Accipiter
Accipiter
Aquila
Circus
Elanus
Haliaeetus
Hamirostra
Milvus
Aegotheles
Mirafra
Anus
Anus
Chenonetta
Dendrocygna
Apus
Egretta
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$FDQWKL]LGDH
$FDQWKL]LGDH
$FDQWKL]LGDH
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$FDQWKL]LGDH
$FFLSLWULGDH
$FFLSLWULGDH
$FFLSLWULGDH
$FFLSLWULGDH
$FFLSLWULGDH
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chrysorrhoa
robustirostris
uropygialis
fusca
brevirostris
cirrocephalus cirrocephalus
fasciatus fasciatus
audax
assimilis
axillaris
leucogaster
isura
migrans
cristatus
javanica
gracilis
superciliosa
jubata
eytoni
pacificus
novaehollandiae
6SHFLHV
,QODQG7KRUQELOO
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6ODW\EDFNHG7KRUQELOO
&KHVWQXWUXPSHG7KRUQELOO
:HVWHUQ*HU\JRQH
:HHELOO
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Ardea
Ardea
Artamus
Artamus
Artamus
Cracticus
Cracticus
Cracticus
Burhinus
Cacatua
Eolophus
Nymphicus
Coracina
Coracina
Lalage
Dromaius
Charadrius
Elseyornis
Vanellus
Climacterus
Geopelia
Geopelia
Geophaps
Ocyphaps
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ibis
modesta
pacifica
cinereus
minor
personatus
nigrogularis
tibicen
torquatus
grallarius
sanguinea westralensis
roseicapilla
hollandicus
maxima
novaehollandiae
sueurii
novaehollandiae
veredus
melanops
tricolor
melanura wellsi
cuneata
striata
plumifera
lophotes
6SHFLHV
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Cacomantis
Centropus
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Taeniopygia
Eurostopodus
Falco
Falco
Falco
Dacelo
Todiramphus
Todiramphus
Hirundo
Hirundo
Hirundo
Amytornis
Amytornis
Malurus
Malurus
Malurus
Stipiturus
Cinclorumphus
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0DOXULGDH
0DOXULGDH
0DOXULGDH
0DOXULGDH
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chalcoptera
bennetti
orru cecilae
basilis
pallidus
phasianinus
pictum
guttata
argus
cenchroides
berigora
peregrinus
leachii
pyrrhopygius
sanctus
ariel
neoxena
nigricans
striatus striatus
striatus whitei
lamberti assimilis
lamberti rogersi
leucopterus
ruficeps
cruralis
6SHFLHV
*HQXV
Cinclorumphus
Eremiornis
Acanthagenys
Certhionyx
Epthianura
Lichenostomus
Lichenostomus
Lichenostomus
Lichmera
Manorina
Melithreptus
Merops
Grallina
Dicaeum
Daphoenositta
Ardeotis
Colluricincla
Oreoica
Pachycephala
Pardalotus
Pardalotus
Petroica
Petroica
Coturnix
Coturnix
)DPLO\
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0HJDOXULGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HOLSKDJLGDH
0HURSLGDH
0RQDUFKLGDH
1HFWDULQLLGDH
1HRVLWWLGDH
2WLGLGDH
3DFK\FHSKDOLGDH
3DFK\FHSKDOLGDH
3DFK\FHSKDOLGDH
3DUGDORWLGDH
3DUGDORWLGDH
3HWURLFLGDH
3HWURLFLGDH
3KDVLDQLGDH
3KDVLDQLGDH
mathewsii
carteri
rufogularis
variegatus
tricolor
keartlandi
penicillatus
virescens
indistincta
flavigula
gularis
ornatus
cyanoleuca
hirundinaceum
chrysoptera
australis
harmonica rufiventris
gutturalis
rufiventris
rubricatus
striatus uropygialis
cucullata
goodenovii
pectoralis
ypsilophora
6SHFLHV
5XIRXV6RQJODUN
6SLQLIH[ELUG
6SLQ\FKHHNHG+RQH\HDWHU
3LHG+RQH\HDWHU
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longirostris
caudocinctus caudocinctus
isolepis citrinus
Amphibolurus
Ctenophorus
Ctenophorus
Ctenophorus
Diporiphora
Pogona
Pogona
Tympanocryptis
Antaresia
Antaresia
Aspidites
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minor minor
minor mitchelli
cephalus
perthensis
stimsoni stimsoni
melanocephalus
isolepis isolepis
valens
strigoides
temporalis
zonarius zonarius
undulatus
bourkii
maculatus guttatus
fluminea
leucophrys leucophrys
australis
novaeseelandiae
velox
Podargus
Pomatostomus
Barnardius
Melopsittacus
Neophema
Ptilonorhynchus
Porzana
Rhipidura
Rostratula
Ninox
Turnix
3RGDUJLGDH
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3VLWWDFLGDH
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5KLSLGXULGDH
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5HSWLOHV
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Nephrurus
Underwoodisaurus
Diplodactylus
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Lucasium
Lucasium
Oedura
Rhynchoedura
Strophurus
Strophurus
Strophurus
Acanthophis
Brachyurophus
Demansia
Demansia
Furina
Parasuta
Pseudechis
Pseudonaja
Pseudonaja
Suta
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psammophis cupreiceps
rufescens
ornatus
monachus
australis
mengdeni
modesta
fasciata
wellsi
approximans
stenodactylum
wombeyi
marmorata
ornata
elderi
strophurus
wellingtonae
olivaceus barroni
wheeleri cinctus
milli
conspicillatus
savagei
6SHFLHV
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Rosen’s Snake
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Gehyra
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Delma
Delma
Delma
Delma
Lialis
Pygopus
Carlia
Carlia
Cryptoblephorus
Cryptoblephorus
Cryptoblephorus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
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snelli
ocellatus
pilbara
variagata
punctata
binoe
spelea
butleri
elegans
nasuta
pax
tincta
burtonis
nigriceps
munda
tricantha
buchananii
plagiocephalus
ustulatus
duricola
grandis titan
helenae
leonhardii
pantherinus acripes
6SHFLHV
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Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Ctenotus
Cyclodomorphus
Egernia
Egernia
Eremiascincus
Eremiascincus
Lerista
Lerista
Lerista
Lerista
Lerista
Menetia
Menetia
Morethia
Notoscincus
Tiliqua
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01 Sep 2014
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Flinders Mines
Blacksmith Prospect
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544,000
543,500
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