Threatened species & ecological communities

National recovery plan for Twelve Threatened Spider-Orchid Caladenia R. Br. Taxa of Victoria and South Australia 2000 - 2004

James A. Todd
Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
Flora and Fauna Statewide Programs, March 2000

Acknowledgements

I would like to thank the following people who provided information, data and critical comment during the preparation of this recovery plan: Kath Alcock (Naracoorte, SA); Jenny Alexander (NRE, Bendigo); Helen Anderson (NRE, Hamilton); John Anthony (University of Melbourne, Burnley); Mary Argall (Kiata, Victoria); Gary Backhouse (NRE, Melbourne); Bob Bates (State Herbarium of South Australia, Adelaide); Dr. Andrew Batty (KPBG, Perth); Cam Beardsell (Cottles Bridge, Victoria); Doug Bickerton (EH, Adelaide); Colin Bower (Orange, NSW); Geoff Carr (Ecology Australia P/L, Melbourne); Dr. Stephen Clark (NSW NPWS); Dr. Fiona Coates (PV, Melbourne); Justin Cook (NRE, Hamilton); Prof. Roger Cousens (University of Melbourne, Parkville); Rob Cross (National Herbarium of Victoria, Melbourne); Dr. Kingsley Dixon (KPBG, Perth); Danny Drummond (PV, Wonthaggi); Felicity Faris (Threatened Species Network, Melbourne); David Fletcher (Murtoa, Victoria); Dr Gordon Friend (NRE, Melbourne); Geoff Glare (Cape Paterson, Victoria); Andy Govanstone (NRE, Portland); John Harris (PV, Horsham); Jeff Jeanes (National Herbarium of Victoria, Melbourne); Peter Lang (EH, Adelaide); Naomi Lawrence (Tasmanian Environment and Land Management, Hobart); Associate Professor Ann Lawrie (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne); Karen Lester (NRE, Melbourne); Ian and Thelma McCann (Stawell, Victoria); Dr. Cas McLean (University of Melbourne, Burnley); Di Marshall (NRE, Melbourne); Adrian Moorrees (NRE, Melbourne); Prof. David Morgan (University of Melbourne, Parkville); Sue Mudford (TFN, Warrnambool); Eddie Meulman (Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority, Hamilton); Tim Noyce (Department of Planning, South Australia, Adelaide); Rod Orr (Bendigo, Victoria); Doug Phillips (Portland, Victoria); Rob Price (NRE, Bendigo); Andrew Pritchard (Warrnambool); Geoff Robertson (NSW NPWS, Dubbo); Dr Adrian Stokes, (EH, Adelaide); David Venn (NRE, Horsham); Gidja Walker (Rye, Victoria) and Dave Warne (Dunkeld, Victoria).

Abbreviations used in the Plan

ANOS   Australasian Native Orchid Society
ANZECC   Australian and New Zealand Environment Conservation Council
BFNC   Bendigo Field Naturalists Club, Victoria
COM   Committee of Management
EH   Department of Environment and Heritage, South Australia
ESP   Endangered Species Program (Natural Heritage Trust)
FOBCCR   Friends of Betty Clift Conservation Reserve, Victoria
FOKFR   Friends of Kiata Flora Reserve, Victoria
FOMERP   Friends of Mount Eliza Regional Park, Victoria
FOWH   Friends of Wonthaggi Heathlands, Victoria
IUCN   World Conservation Union
KPBG   Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Western Australia
NOGN   Native Orchid Growers Network
NRE   Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria
NRE - Forests   NRE, Forests Service Division
NRE - NW   NRE, North West Region
NRE - PFF   NRE, Parks Flora and Fauna Division
NRE - PP   NRE, Port Phillip Region
NRE - SW  

NRE, South West Region

NSW NPWS   National Parks and Wildlife Service, New South Wales
PA   Portland Aluminium, Victoria
PFNC  

Portland Field Naturalists Club, Victoria

PIF  

Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Northern Territory

PV  

Parks Victoria

RBG  

Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria

RFA  

Regional Forest Agreement

RMIT  

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Victoria

ROTAP  

Rare or Threatened Australian Plants

SFNC  

Stawell Field Naturalists Club, Victoria

SHSA  

State Herbarium of South Australia

SPIFFA  

Southern Peninsula Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association, Victoria

TFN  

Trust for Nature, Victoria

UMILFR  

University of Melbourne, Institute of Land and Food Resources (Burnley Campus), Victoria