Criteria |
Shrubland |
Naturalness |
Natural habitat with disturbance of hill fires |
Size |
Shrubland has the overall size of approximately 75.3 ha. Approximately 6 ha of shrubland were found within the Extension Site in which approximately 4.6 ha located within the CWBCP and outside of the existing SENT Landfill. |
Diversity |
Moderate for vegetation (totally 80 species for the whole area, mostly native shrubs and climbers), moderate for faunal diversity |
Rarity |
Species of conservation interest included Japanese Pipistrelle, Black Kite, Brown Hawk Owl, Common Buzzard, Greater Coucal, Hwamei, Common Rat Snake, Lesser Band Dart, Swallowtail, Common Nawab, Common Dart, Indian Fritillary, Toothed Sunbeam, White-edged Blue Baron and Indian Palm Bob |
Re-creatability |
Habitat characteristics and species composition are easy to recreate. It will take more than 10 years for the shrubland to be re-created. |
Fragmentation |
Shrubland mainly exists as a continuous patch |
Ecological Linkage |
Not functionally linked to any highly valued habitat in close proximity |
Potential Value |
Medium to high |
Nursery/ Breeding Ground |
No significant nursery/breeding ground recorded. |
Age |
Young to moderate |
Abundance/ Richness of Wildlife |
Moderate for avifauna and butterflies, low for dragonfly |
Overall Ecological Value |
Moderate |