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is considered a Wetlands of National Importance and a highly rated shore bird
feeding habitat. There is currently a management plan in place that includes
actions designed to protect shorebird feeding areas within the reserve. Some of
these shore birds found at Mutton Cove in the summer periods fly thousands of
kilometres from the other side of the world to feed in the Port Adelaide estuarial
and coastal zone areas such as Mutton Cove (refer to table 46). A large number
of these species are protected under the EPBC Act and NPW Act or are listed
under the various international migratory shore-bird agreements such as the
China-Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (CAMBA), Republic of Korea-
Australia Migratory Bird Agreement (ROKAMBA) and Japan-Australia Migratory
Bird Agreement (JAMBA).
Table 46: Flora species found in Mutton Cove Habitat types
Mangroves
Mid and low
saltmarsh
Aus SA SL NL
Intertidal, supratidal and extratidal vegetation
Avicennia marina
x
x
Shrubs
Frankenia pauciflora
x
Sarcocornia blackiana
x
Sarcocornia quinqueflora
x
Suaeda australis
x
Tecticornia arbuscula
x
Tecticornia flabelliformis
(v. rarely occurs in low saltmarsh at
sabka ecotone)
x
V
V
V V
Tecticornia indica
x
Grasses
Puccinellia strictum
(Austral saltmarsh grass)
x
Hemichroa diandra
x
V
Hemichroa pentandra
x
R
Samolus repens
x
U
Wilsonia humilis
x
U
(Source: P. Coleman & F. Cook, 2009)
Department of Sustainability, Water, Population and Communities 2011
Key to Conservation Ratings
AUS
- National Conservation Significants
U
- Uncommon
SA
- State Conservation Significants
K
- Uncertain, either threatened or rare but
insufficient data for a more precise assessment.
SL
- Southern Lofty Ranges
R
- Rare: Having a low overall frequency,
confined to a restricted range or scattered
sparsely over a wider area.
