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Endangered Ecological Communities

An ecological community is a group of trees, shrubs and understorey plants that occur together in a particular area. An Endangered Ecological Community (EEC) is an ecological community at risk of extinction unless threats affecting these areas are managed and reduced. As a consequence both the NSW and Commonwealth governments have legislation relating to the protection of EECs.
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In NSW they are listed under the Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (TSC Act) and if also threatened at a national level under the Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).

The following are priority EEC's within the Murray Catchment:
1) Inland Grey Box Woodland (588kb)
2) Alpine Bogs and Peatlands and Swamps (5MB)
3) Myall Woodlands (525kb)
4) Box-Gum Woodlands (972kb)
5) Buloke Woodlands (720kb)
6) Acacia melvilli Shrubland (726kb)
7) Sandhill Pine Woodland (619kb)
8) Snow Gum Grassy Woodland

For more information on threatened species & the two Acts:
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspecies/
http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw/site/factsh/fs06_1.php
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