Terms of Reference - North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

5.4.2. Terrestrial floraDescription of environmental valuesFor each significant natural vegetation community likely to be impacted by the project,vegetation surveys should be undertaken at an appropriate number of sites, allowingfor seasonal factors, and satisfying the following:• the relevant regional vegetation management codes• site data should be recorded in a form compatible with the Queensland HerbariumCORVEG database• a complete list of species present at each site should be recorded• the surveys to include species structure, assemblage, diversity and abundance• the relative abundance of plant species present to be recorded• any plant species of conservation, cultural, commercial or recreational significanceto be identified• specimens of species listed as protected plants under the Nature Conservation(Wildlife) Regulation, other than common species, are to be submitted to theQueensland Herbarium for identification.Existing information on plant species may be used instead of new survey work,provided that the data is derived from previous surveys at the site consistent with theabove methodology. The methodology used for flora surveys should be specified in theappendices to the EIS.Provide vegetation mapping for all relevant project components. Adjacent areas shouldalso be mapped to illustrate interconnectivity. Mapping should also illustrate any largerscale interconnections between areas of remnant or regrowth vegetation where theproject site includes a corridor connecting those other areas.Discuss any variances between site mapping and mapping produced by theQueensland Herbarium.Describe the terrestrial vegetation communities within the affected project area at anappropriate scale (maximum 1:10 000), with reference to mapping produced from aerialphotographs and ground-truthing, showing the following:• location and extent of vegetation types using the RE type descriptions in accordancewith the REDD• location of vegetation types of conservation significance based on RE types andoccurrence of species listed as protected plants under the Nature Conservation(Wildlife) Regulation and subsequent amendments, as well as areas subject to theVM Act• the current extent (bioregional and catchment) of protected vegetation types ofconservation significance within the protected area estate (national parks,conservation parks, resource reserves, nature refuges and conservation reservesunder the NC Act• any plant communities or species of cultural, commercial or recreational significance• the location of any horticultural crops in the vicinity of the project area- 38 - Contents of the EISDudgeon Point Coal Terminals ProjectTerms of reference for an environmental impact statement