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Table 7.2: Biodiversity assets, values and threats
Asset
Key Locations
Current Status
Key Values
Key Threats
Parks, wetlands and
reserves, golf
courses
>25 parks in the
region including;
Biodiversity Park
Folland Park.
West Lakes
West Beach
Reserve
Dry Creek
Port Road
Rejuvenation
Project.
Biodiversity highly
modified as result of
vegetation
clearance for urban
development.
Biodiversity
management of
numerous sites by
community groups
as well as Council
projects.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Remnant
vegetation
Habitat
Corridors
Open Space
Visual amenity
Seed banks for
native species.
Terrestrial and
riparian
biodiversity
Air and water
quality
improvement
Weeds
Development
Pest animals
Limited water supply
Pollution
Industry
Flooding
Erosion
Fragmentation
Mutton Cove
Lefevre Peninsula
Historically modified
during development
of Port area. Now
protected as
designated nature
reserve and
managed by
DEWNR.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Habitat
Last samphire and
mangrove
woodland on the
Lefevre Peninsula.
Pollution
Weeds and algae (
Ulva
and microalga)
Water quality
Recreation
Mangrove spread
outcompeting intertidal
samphire.
Fragmentation
Pest Animals
Remnant Sand
Dunes
Dune reserves
including
Tennyson,
Semaphore,
South,
Semaphore, Largs
Bay, Taperoo,
North Haven
Historically modified
and many degraded
however now better
protected and
management plans
guide actions to
protect and restore.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Sand stabilisation
Storm protection
Habitat for > 50
native plant
species
Revegetation
projects
Recreation
Weeds & Pest animals
Sea level rise
Limited water
Fragmentation to
Development
Impacts of off-lead dog
exercise.
Wind
Threatened flora and
fauna
Wetlands, coastal
reserves, parks
and reserves,
estuaries
Biodiversity highly
modified as result of
vegetation
clearance for urban
development.
Biodiversity
management of
numerous sites by
community groups
as well as Council
projects.
Aboriginal cultural
and spiritual
values
Intrinsic value of
particular species
Ecological niche
value
Weeds
Development
Pest animals
Pollution
Flooding
Erosion
Fragmentation
Estuarine habitat
Barker Inlet and
Port River Estuary
See Coast and Estuary (section 7.3)
