Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2022L00195:reg:8:p4
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Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 4/16)
Character Range: 137417–141250

to reintroduce trees suitable for the Mahogany Glider (Table 10).
Corridors should ideally be in the form of habitat, however, in some cases it may be more appropriate (especially in the short-term) to install glider poles or rope bridges.
Where new development and infrastructure may occur, the best management strategy is one of avoidance, particularly avoiding removal of habitat and potential launch trees (also see section 8.3.2).
When re-establishing wildlife corridors for Mahogany Gliders, it is important that the species composition of the plants is most beneficial to the Mahogany Glider (Table 10). Optimal habitat for the Mahogany Glider (Jackson, 1998; 2000d; 2000e) appears to consist of:
    * At least 1 species of bloodwood (for example Corymbia clarksoniana or C. intermedia).
    * At least 2 species of eucalypts including Poplar Gum (Eucalyptus platyphylla), Forest Red Gum (E. tereticornis), Red Mahogany (E. pellita) and/or Cadargi (E. torelliana).
    * One of 2 species of melaleucas including Cloudy tea Tree (Melaleuca dealbata), Long-leafed Paperbark (Melaleuca leucadendra), Broad-leafed Tea-tree (M. viridiflora) or Broad-leafed Tea-tree (M. quinquenervia).
    * Two or more species of Acacia including Brown Salwood (A. crassicarpa), A. flavescens and Brown Wattle (A. mangium).
    * Albizia procera.
    * Johnson's Grass Tree (Xanthorrhoea johnsonii).
Table 10 List of plant species recommended for planting along corridors
Scientific name           Common name             Flowering time            Ref
Acacia crassicarpaa       Brown Salwood           October-December (arils)  b,c,d
Acacia flavescensa        Wattle                  October-November (arils)  b
Acacia mangiuma           Wattle                  October-January (arils)   b
Albizia proceraa          Albizia                 All year –sap             b
Corymbia clarksonianaa    Clarkson's Bloodwood    March-May                 b,c,d,e
Corymbia dallachiana      Bloodwood               November-April            c,e
Corymbia intermediaa      Pink Bloodwood          November-April            b,c,d,f,g
Corymbia tessellarisa     Moreton Bay Ash         November-January          b,c,d,e,g
Corymbia torellianaa      Cadargi                 July-November             b,e,g
Eucalyptus portuensis     Yellow Stringybark      October-February          b,c
Eucalyptus drepanophylla  Narrow-leaved Ironbark  November-July             b
Eucalyptus pellitaa       Red Mahogany            January-March             b,d
Eucalyptus platyphyllaa   Poplar Gum              September-October         b
Eucalyptus tereticornisa  Blue Gum                June-September            b,d
Melaleuca dealbataa       Cloudy Tea-tree         September-November        b,c,d
Melaleuca leucadendraa    Long-leafed Paperbark   June-July                 b,c
Melaleuca nervosa         Paperbark / Tea-tree    May-September             c,h,i
Melaleuca quinquenervia   Coastal Tea-tree        May-July                  c
Melaleuca viridifloraa    Broad-leafed Tea-tree   Jan.-Feb and May-Jul.     b

a. Known food tree species. b Pers. Obs. c James Cook University, Townsville plant records. d Van Dyck, 1993. e Hill & Johnson, 1995.f Williams, 1979. g Brooker & Kleinig, 1994. h Tweddel, 1982. i Williams, 1984.
Note: Taken from Jackson (1998).

8.3.2             Addressing road/rail and easement threats
The width of roads and easements, such as powerlines, present dispersal barriers to Mahogany Gliders, particularly where the width exceeds the average glide distance of 30 m (Parsons & Latch 2006). Mahogany Glider conservation must be central to planning, construction, maintenance and upgrading of transport and easement corridors, and where appropriate, all launch trees should be protected to maintain connectivity.
Priority launch trees are those with