Wambo Coal AEMR 2011-2012 - Peabody Energy

Overstorey
Understorey
Ground Cover
Table 5-3: South Wambo Creek Riparian Condition Scores
Transect
Section
1B 2B 3B 4B 5B 1S 2S 3S 4S
Average Height 1 3 2 2 2 3 3 2 3
Total PFC 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 2
Total PFC of Weeds Only 1 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0
Number of Overstorey Species 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2
Reproductive Stage 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Native Vegetation Recruitment 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3
Average Height 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1
Total PFC Incl. Weeds 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
Total PFC of Weeds Only 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 0 0 -1
Native Vegetation Recruitment 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 2 1
Average Height 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Leaf Litter Depth 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1
Leaf Letter Cover 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bare Soil Cover 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total PFC Incl. Weeds 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total PFC of Weed Species 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1 0
Number of Groundcover Species 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 2
Introduced Species Number of Weed Species -2 -3 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3
Rabbits -1 -1 -2 -1 0 -2 -3 -2 -1
Feral Animal Activity
Pigs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dogs/Foxes 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top Soil 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Mass Movement 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0
Sheet or Rill Erosion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Surface Stability Gully Erosion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stream Bank -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Soil Compaction 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sedimentation Evidence -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
Water Presence 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0
Riparian
Rocks
Microhabitat
0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 2
Timber 0 1 0 2 2 3 2 3 2
Rubbish 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Disturbance Unauthorised Access 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Score 16 22 16 26 18 26 29 27 26
Condition M M M M M M G M M
2011 Annual Ecological Monitoring Report, Final Report, May 2012 Page 99