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cycle in wind patterns is superimposed on the seasonal changes.

Flora
The park contains a diverse range of well-preserved coastal plant communities including remnant rainforest, heath communities, woodland and coastal littoral communities; some 625 naturally occurring terrestrial plant species have been recorded. Jervis Bay also has some of the largest and most pristine seagrass meadows on the NSW coast. Seagrass meadows affect physical and chemical processes and play major roles in the biology of coastal ecosystems.

Fauna
Booderee is home to more than 30 native terrestrial and marine mammal species. There is also a diverse bird fauna with some 200 species recorded. In addition to some 35 terrestrial reptile species, four marine turtle species and one sea-snake species have been recorded. There are also 17 amphibian species. At least 308 fish and marine macroinvertebrate taxa were recorded during shallow water surveys in Jervis Bay. The bay's macrobenthic fauna encompasses more than 500 species, including more than 150 polychaete species, 190 molluscs and 180 crustaceans.

Living collection
The living collection of the Booderee Botanic Gardens contains open ground plantings of some 1,200 taxa, which are cultivated and displayed to facilitate the study, conservation, promotion and enjoyment of Australia's plant heritage, concentrating on species of the coastal regions of south-eastern Australia. Since the 1980s, the Botanic Gardens has been increasingly involved in ex-situ conservation of threatened species. More recent is the promotion of the Botanic Gardens as a centre for interpreting the cultural use of plants.

Heritage listings
In 2004 a number of sites in or including the park were listed as places in the Commonwealth Heritage List established under the EPBC Act:

    * Cape St George Lighthouse Ruins and Curtilage for historical importance to maritime navigation history.

    * Booderee Botanic Gardens for its importance to the traditional owners who have strong cultural and traditional ties to the area and as an important example of mid-twentieth century botanic gardens established to display native plants.

    * The wider area of Jervis Bay Territory in recognition of its outstanding landscape features, its diversity of flora, fauna and archaeological sites and its value to past and present communities for recreational activities.

Appendix A lists the Commonwealth Heritage values of these places.

Two other sites in the Jervis Bay Territory adjacent to but outside the park are also included on the Commonwealth Heritage List—Christians Minde Settlement and the Royal Australian Naval College.

All the above sites, together with Bowen Island, the former Jervis Bay Nature Reserve and land owned by the Wreck Bay Aboriginal Community Council are listed on the Register of the National Estate. The register was frozen in February 2007 which means that no new places can be added or removed; it will continue