Part 2 - Eskom
Part 2 - Eskom
Part 2 - Eskom
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCOPING REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED 40MW OPEN CYCLE GAS TURBINE POWER<br />
PLANT IN THE AMERSFOORT AREA, MPUMALANGA<br />
∗ Medicinal plants; and<br />
∗ Protected plants.<br />
• Faunal investigation<br />
Bohlweki-SSI Environmental<br />
The following methodology is recommended to assess the potential occurrence of<br />
red data faunal species as well as the biodiversity elements within the study area<br />
pertaining to the relevant faunal species, assemblages and communities present in<br />
the general region:<br />
־ Invertebrates<br />
∗ Pitfall trapping to assess various areas within the study area in terms of<br />
relative biodiversity elements such as species richness and species<br />
diversity. Specific groups such as beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) will be<br />
used as indicator groups to standardise and simplify the data analyses.<br />
∗ A hand-held butterfly net will be used to collect butterfly species<br />
(Insecta: Lepidoptera) found in the study area. Butterflies are the best<br />
known Invertebrate group (both ecologically and taxonomically) and is<br />
useful as ecological and biodiversity indicators.<br />
∗ Scorpions will be sampled by excavation of burrows during daytime and<br />
night-time surveys using black-lights (UV-lights).<br />
־ Amphibians<br />
∗ Identification of species-specific calls of males (early evening) at<br />
different surface water areas.<br />
∗ A digital audio field recorder will be used to record animal sounds during<br />
the night-time at specific areas (usually near ecological “bottle-necks”<br />
such as pans or rivers). The calls of frogs will be identified as part of<br />
this remote audio survey.<br />
־ Reptiles<br />
∗ Preferred reptile habitat such as outcrops, rocky areas, open water and<br />
disused termite mounds will be actively searched for the presence of<br />
reptile species.<br />
∗ Reptiles caught in the pitfall traps (as “by-catch”) will also be identified.<br />
־ Mammals<br />
∗ Small mammal live traps will be used to assess the rodent assemblages<br />
of the study area. These traps will be baited with various bait types to<br />
include as many rodents and insectivores’ food requirements as<br />
possible.<br />
∗ Ecological tracks and signs will be used to assess the presence of large<br />
and medium-sized mammals.<br />
∗ Digital remote sensing cameras will be used to assess the presence of<br />
mammals. These cameras will be baited with bovine rumen to attract<br />
various undulates and carnivores.<br />
∗ A digital audio field recorder will be used to record animal sounds during<br />
the night-time at specific areas (usually near ecological “bottle-necks”<br />
E02.JNB.000308<br />
ESKOM HOLDINGS LIMITED<br />
01<br />
114<br />
08/10/2009