Geraldton regional flora and vegetation survey

The GRFVS involved desktop analysis of existing information on vegetation and soils, field survey of 81 floristic quadrats, statistical analysis of quadrat data that identified floristic groups, and further interpretation of floristic groups that determined recognisable plant communities.

The GRFVS report provides information on vegetation types, mapped and described at the regional scale as Beard vegetation associations, and at the local scale as GRFVS plant communities.

Each of the 17 plant communities identified through the GRFVS is discussed in terms of its extent, rarity, representation, diversity, vegetation condition, and relationship to Beard vegetation associations, to assist in determining conservation significance.

Appendices and maps

The below files contain the following information:

• Appendix one - GIS mapping methodology
• Appendix two - Field methodology
• Appendix three - Statistical analysis and interpretation
• Appendix four - Dataset analysis results
• Appendix five – Maps
• Appendix six - Floristic quadrat details
• Appendix seven - Vascular plant species inventory and DEC conservation codes
• Appendix six - Floristic quadrat details
• Appendix seven - Vascular plant species inventory and DEC conservation codes
• Appendix eight - GRFVS plant communities:

1. Estuarine: Casuarina obesa / Tecticornia / Sarcocornia
2. Riparian: Eucalyptus camaldulensis / Casuarina obesa / Melaleuca rhaphiophylla
3. 3 Foredune: Atriplex isatidea / Spinifex longifolius
4. Swale: Ficinia nodosa
5. Swale: Frankenia pauciflora
6. Coastal: Thryptomene baeckeacea
7. Coastal: Melaleuca cardiophylla 
8. Coastal: Acacia rostellifera low shrubland
9. Coastal: Acacia rostellifera / Eucalyptus spp.
10. Near Coastal: Acacia rostellifera shrubland
11. Limestone Ridge: Melaleuca cardiophylla / Eucalyptus spp.
12. Limestone Ridge: Melaleuca cardiophylla
13. Sandplain: Banksia prionotes / Acacia rostellifera
14. Chapman River Reserve: Acacia rostellifera / Melaleuca spp.
15. Thicket: Melaleuca spp. / mixed spp.
16. Woodland: Acacia acuminata / A. tetragonophylla / Hakea preissii
17. Woodland: Eucalyptus loxophleba