Grevillea caleyi R. Br. (Proteaceae) Recovery Plan
Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), 2004
ISBN: 0731369076
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Executive Summary
The conservation of threatened species, populations and ecological communities is crucial for the maintenance of this States unique biodiversity. In NSW the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act) provides the framework to conserve and recover species, populations and communities through the preparation and implementation of recovery plans.
The preparation and implementation of recovery plans is identified by both the National Strategy for the Conservation of Australia’s Biological Diversity and the NSW Biodiveristy Strategy as a key strategy for the conservation of threatened flora, fauna and invertebrates. The object of a recovery plan is to document the management actions required to promote the recovery of a threatened species, population or ecological community and to ensure their ongoing viability in nature.
Grevillea caleyi is listed as endangered on the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) and as endangered on Schedule 1 of the TSC Act. G. caleyi is a medium to tall shrub (family Proteaceae) that is found around the northern Sydney suburbs of Belrose, Duffys Forest/Terrey Hills and Ingleside within Pittwater and Warringah local government areas.
G. caleyi occurs on laterite soils in open forests or low open forests. Within this area, approximately 800 hectares of suitable habitat once existed in three major patches and G. caleyi was probably widespread in these areas. Today over 85% of this habitat has been cleared for urban growth and G. caleyi now only occupies approximately 7 hectares of habitat made up of 26 sites. These sites are small, fragmented, highly disturbed patches of which only five occur on the boundaries of Ku-ring-gai Chase and Garigal National Parks. The remaining 21 sites occur on a combination of freehold and crown land, managed by Warringah and Pittwater Councils, Department of Education and Training, the Roads and Traffic Authority, Department of Lands, Energy Australia and other private landholders.
The major threats to the survival of G. caleyi arise from human interference in the environment. These threats range from loss of habitat through changes in landuse, urbanisation and associated infrastructure, an inappropriate fire regime, to localised disturbance at sites including invasion of weed species and the dumping of rubbish. At all sites it is the interaction of a range of threats that currently impacts on G. caleyi.
To provide for the future recovery of G. caleyi, this recovery plan advocates a program that:
- establishes the extent of the current distribution of the species;
- favours in-situ protection and management of threats at G. caleyi sites;
- raises awareness of the species and provides the community with information that assists with its conservation; and
- provides a greater understanding of aspects of the biology and ecology of the species that will assist future management.
It is intended that this recovery plan will be implemented over a five year period. The total of cost to implement the plan is $230,650 over five years, although this does not include the cost of preparing and implementing Plans of Management for community land, as these costs are yet to be determined.
The G. caleyi Recovery Plan was prepared with the assistance of a recovery team comprising relevant land management and research interests, and was placed on public exhibition during September 2001. We thank these people for their efforts to date and look forward to their continued involvement in the implementation of recovery actions identified in this plan.
This document constitutes the formal Commonwealth and New South Wales State Recovery Plan for G. caleyi, and as such considers the conservation requirements of the species across its known range. It identifies the future actions to be taken to ensure the long-term viability of G. caleyi in nature and the parties who will carry out these actions.
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© Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), 2004
This work is copyright, however material presented in this plan may be copied for personal use or published for educational purposes, providing that any extracts are fully acknowledged. Apart from this and any other use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced without prior written permission from the DEC.
The NPWS is part of the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)
43 Bridge Street
(PO Box 1967)
Hurstville NSW 2220
Tel: 02 9585 6444
www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
Requests for information or comments regarding this recovery plan should be directed to:-
Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW)
C/- Grevillea caleyi Recovery Program Co-ordinator
Threatened Species Unit
Conservation Programs and Planning, Metropolitan Region
P.O. Box 1967
Hurstville NSW 2220
Tel 02 9585 6678
Cover illustration: photograph of Grevillea caleyi by Andrew Marshall
This plan should be cited as following:
Department of Environment and Conservation (2004) Grevillea caleyi R. Br. (Proteaceae) Recovery Plan. Department of Environment and Conservation (NSW), Hurstville.
