Soil investigation for the Hibbertia sp. Bankstown translocation project
Identifying favourable new sites for a critically endangered species
Office of Environment and Heritage carried out a detailed soil investigation of the source location and promising compatible areas to determine suitable sites for translocation of the critically endangered Hibbertia sp. Bankstown.
Publisher: Office of Environment and Heritage
Cost: Free
Language: English
ISBN: 978-1-92575-351-6 / ID: OEH20180186
File: PDF 16.05 MB / Pages 0
Name: soil-investigation-hibbertia-sp-bankstown-translocation-project-180620.pdf
One of the most endangered plant species in NSW is Hibbertia sp. Bankstown, found only on a small area of already disturbed land near Bankstown Airport.
A key action to prevent extinction of this species is to find compatible areas nearby into which it can be translocated, but the locally unique characteristics of the soil on which the species grows make successful translocation a challenge.
With a detailed soil investigation, we assess the suitability of available areas and recommend the most promising locations for translocation.