Subterranean Fauna of the Gorgon Gas Development EIS/ERMP-Technical appendix C5

Subterranean fauna sampling program records to date confirm that the habitats under both the proposed gas processing facility and the adjacent parts of the island support stygofauna and troglofauna. However, these assemblages may not be as diverse as those recorded from caves and more developed karstic areas in other parts of Barrow Island. Baseline surveys for subterranean fauna will continue on Barrow Island until construction of the proposed Development commences. The results of subsequent sampling, concluded prior to construction, will be published separately. This will provide a species level analysis of subterranean fauna distribution, along with a more complete analysis of the physical nature of the subterranean environment.截至目前的地下动物群采样项目记录已证实，拟建天然气处理厂及该岛邻近区域下方的生境，均栖息有地下水生洞穴动物（Stygofauna）与陆栖洞穴动物（Troglofauna）。不过，上述物种种群的多样性或不及巴罗岛其他区域的洞穴及发育更成熟的喀斯特地带所记录的类群。 巴罗岛的地下动物群本底调查将持续至拟建开发项目开工为止。施工前完成的后续采样结果将另行公开发布。该成果将提供地下动物群分布的物种级分析，并对地下环境的物理特性开展更为全面的解析。