Far West Eyre Peninsula Survey

The survey area was surveyed in two blocks. The western area was surveyed from 25th August to 5th September 2008 and the eastern area was surveyed from 12th to 25th October 2008. The western area extends from south of Yalata Road house covering the Russell 1:50 000 mapsheet (eastern half of Wahgunyah Conservation Park through to Koonibba and Charra Map sheets (approx 15km east of Ceduna). The survey extends from the coast line to approximately 20 km north of the Eyre Highway and partly adjoins the southern boundaries of Yellabinna and Yumbarra Conservation Parks. The eastern area is contiguous with the western area and extends south east through to the western limits of the Gawler Ranges (Ilkina and Toondulya mapsheets). The northern extent incudes Pureeba and part of Yumbarra Conservation Parks and the southern boundary is approximately 20km south of Smoky Bay and 30km north of Poochera. Coastal sites were largely avoided as the coastline has been previously surveyed. The main aim of this survey was to collect data on the vegetation communities of the Far Western Eyre Peninsula region to enable the classification & mapping on the floristic composition and structure of the vegetation groups of the area. Vegetation was documented with a complete list of plant species within a 50 x 50m quadrat using Braun-Blanquet cover abundance scores. Vertebrate presence was also noted. The Far West Eyre Peninsula Survey is part of the Biological Survey of South Australia Program which is a series of systematic surveys conducted across the state between 1971 and the present with the broad aim of providing a baseline inventory of South Australia's flora and fauna biodiversity.本调查区域分为两个区块开展野外调查。西区调查时段为2008年8月25日至9月5日，东区调查时段为2008年10月12日至25日。 西区范围覆盖亚拉塔道屋（Yalata Road house）以南区域，涵盖拉塞尔1:50000地形图幅，即从瓦古纳保护区（Wahgunyah Conservation Park）东半部分延伸至库尼巴（Koonibba）与查拉（Charra）图幅，该区域约位于塞杜纳（Ceduna）以东15公里处。本次调查范围从海岸线向北延伸至艾尔公路（Eyre Highway）以北约20公里处，部分区域毗邻耶拉比纳（Yellabinna）与扬巴拉保护区（Yumbarra Conservation Park）的南部边界。 东区与西区接壤，向东南延伸至高勒山脉（Gawler Ranges）西界，涵盖伊尔基纳（Ilkina）与图恩杜利亚（Toondulya）图幅。其北部范围包含普里巴（Pureeba）及扬巴拉保护区的部分区域，南部边界约位于斯莫基湾（Smoky Bay）以南20公里、普奇拉（Poochera）以北30公里处。 鉴于此前已完成海岸线区域的相关调查，本次调查基本避开了沿岸样地。本次调查的核心目标为收集西艾尔半岛远西区的植被群落数据，以实现该区域植被类群的植物区系组成与结构的分类及制图。调查过程中，通过布朗-布朗克盖度分级法（Braun-Blanquet cover abundance scores）对50m×50m样方（quadrat）内的全部植物物种进行完整记录，并同步记录脊椎动物的出现情况。 西艾尔半岛远西区调查是南澳大利亚州生物调查计划（Biological Survey of South Australia Program）的组成部分。该计划自1971年起在全州范围内开展系统性野外调查，至今仍在持续推进，其总体目标是建立南澳大利亚州动植物生物多样性的基础名录。