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in the area include Beecroft Peninsula to the north and Morton National Park to the west. It is important that these reservoirs are linked by a system of habitat corridors to ensure maintenance of species diversity and genetic viability. This is particularly significant for Booderee, which is linked to other areas by a narrow tract of land. The vegetation on the narrow 'neck' of the Bherwerre Peninsula is fragmented by the settlements of Hyams Beach and Erowal Bay/Wrights Beach. It is important for vegetation to be retained in the remaining parts of the 'neck' or isthmus as this area serves as a habitat corridor and is important for the park's long-term protection.

Regional planning for the protection of habitat corridors has involved liaison with the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, NSW planning authorities and the Shoalhaven City Council. The Director, Parks Australia, the Council and the Board have expressed concerns about the possible fragmentation of this corridor and the subsequent impact it may have on the park's biodiversity.

As noted in Section 2.4, Legislative Context, Part 13 of the EPBC Act prohibits and regulates actions in relation to listed threatened species and ecological communities, listed migratory species, cetaceans and listed marine species. Appendix E to this plan lists species of significance to the park, including species that are listed under the EPBC Act.

Actions taken in a Commonwealth reserve in accordance with a management plan in relation to members of species listed under Part 13 of the Act are exempt from prohibitions that would otherwise apply under Part 13.

Flora
Jervis Bay is at both the southern extremity of the temperate coastal (Sydney) flora and the northern extremity of the cool temperate coastal flora ranges. Booderee's floristic diversity is consequently high, with a total of 625 native plant species being recorded in a 1997 survey (Taws 1997).

The park's diverse vegetation communities include relict rainforest, littoral rainforest, forest, woodland, wet and dry heath, coastal scrub and grassland communities. Extensive seagrass beds are a feature of the park's marine component and mangroves are also present. At least four vegetation communities are listed as endangered ecological communities under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 (swamp oak forest, littoral rainforest, freshwater wetlands and bangalay sand forest).

One plant species—magenta cherry (Syzygium paniculatum)—listed as threatened under Part 13 of the EPBC Act occurs in the park. The pretty beard orchid (Calochilus puchellus), which is listed under the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act, has also been recorded. A number of other plant species which occur in Booderee have significant conservation status and warrant special protection because they are at the edge of their range (Taws 1997), have limited distribution or are considered rare