Maroota Sands Swamp Forest - profile

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Scientific name: Maroota Sands Swamp Forest

Conservation status in NSW: Endangered Ecological Community

Commonwealth status: Not listed

Gazetted date: 17 Oct 1997

Profile last updated: 14 Oct 2022

Description

A Forest to open-Forest with a canopy dominated by Swamp Mahogany Eucalyptus robusta. The community is found on the Maroota Sandmass along a drainage line.

Distribution

The community occupies an area of about two hectares within Crown Water Reserve 35733 and the adjoining Portion 198 in the Parish of Cornelia at Maroota.

Habitat and ecology

The community is distinctive in that Eucalyptus robusta is normally a dominant in river flat and coastal forests on Quaternary alluvium. The Maroota Sands Swamp Forest occurs on sand at approximately 160 metres above sea level.
Maroota Sands Swamp Forest occupies undulating country including low rises and slopes, occurring on all aspects. It may also occur on alluvial and colluvial soils in valleys.
Melaleuca linearifolia dominated sub-canopy, also with tall shrubs such as Glochidion fernandi, Callistemon citrinus, Leptospermum juniperinum and Acacia rubida.
Thick ferny understorey, including Gleichenia dicarpa, Calochlaena dubia, Hypolepsis muelleri, sedges such as Gahnia clarkei, G. sieberiana, Hypolaena fastigata and Schoenus melanostachys, and ferns such as Todea barbara and Cyathea australis.

Regional distribution and habitat

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Sydney Basin

Threats

Lack of distribution and condition knowledge.
Weeds - primarily Crofton weed (Ageratina adenophora)
Inappropriate fire regime – too high and too intense fires are inappropriate. There was a high intensity wildlife around 2002. The community is generally too wet to burn and fire should be excluded from the site
Hydrological changes caused by groundwater and surface water alterations, and subsequent erosion, sedimentation, and nutrient enrichment.
Lack of land tenure security. Tenure is not secure with the majority of the TEC occurring on crown water reserve currently in a land dispute.
Damage and disturbance from recreational users.

Recovery strategies

A Saving Our Species conservation project is currently being developed for this species and will be available soon. For information on how you can contribute to this species' recovery, see the Activities to assist this species section below.

Activities to assist this species

Manage weed threats

Information sources

Freimanis, E., Reinfelds, I., Mucci, A. and Mucci, P. (2000) Ecology of the Maroota Sandmass and Environs. Ecohort Consultants for the Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust.
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (1997) Urban Bushland Biodiversity Survey. Native Flora of Western Sydney. NSW NPWS, Hurstville.