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6Biodiversity is the natural variety of life (native wildlife, plants, fungi
and
microbes and humans!). It includes species, the genes individuals contain and
the communities or ecosystems they are part of (at local and regional scales).
The Burnett Mary region has very high biodiversity values due to an overlap between
tropical and temperate climatic conditions. The region contains the southern limit
of the natural range of many tropical species, and the northern limit of many
temperate species, creating unique assemblages of plants and animals within many
ecological communities.
PLANNING FOR THREATENED SPECIES RECOVERY IN THE BURNETT MARY
Information regarding plant and animal species’ requirements and distribution
in the Burnett Mary region is held by many groups and organisations, and for some
species, is lacking altogether.
The Burnett Mary Regional Group has formed a team of regional experts in species
management to undertake a multi-species planning project. The project’s primary
purpose is to allow for the identification and targeting of future investment
for the on-ground recovery of the region’s “at risk” fauna and flora species.
The first step of the process is to gain a better understanding of the distribution
and habitat requirements of the species under investigation. More detailed information
on the project, the project team and the species under investigation can be found
in the project brochure “Planning for threatened species recovery in the Burnett Mary”
The project team is particularly interested in sourcing information from the
local community who may have knowledge of listed species in their local area.
BMRG encourages those who have recorded or sighted any of the species under investigation
to contribute their knowledge to this project.
Several ways to inform BMRG of sightings exist.
The records submitted will be used by the project team to enhance understanding
of the habitat areas in the region of the species under investigation.
Future stages of the project will include the identification of threats that
exist within the determined habitat areas so that remediation actions can be determined.
Workshopping with local community groups and community members within sub-catchment
areas will occur in early 2008 to gather information about threats and actions.
For further information regarding this project in your local area, please contact
the relevant Multi-species Planning project Team Member:
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