Lawrence Rocks (Australia) IBA | Details

Lawrence Rocks

Current view: Data table and detailed info

IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2009 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Australasian Gannet Morus serrator	LC	resident (1993–1996)	6,200 birds	A4ii

IBA Conservation

Ideally the conservation status of the IBA will have been checked regularly since the site was first identified in 2009. The most recent assessment (2008) is shown below.

IBA conservation assessment
Year of assessment	State	Pressure	Response
2008	not assessed	low	not assessed
Whole site assessed?	State assessed by	Accuracy of information
yes	unset	good

Pressure (threats to the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Threat	Timing	Scope	Severity	Result
Human intrusions and disturbance	happening now	whole of population/area (>90%)	no or slight decline (<1% over 3 generations)	low

Response (conservation actions taken for the trigger species and/or their habitats)
Designation	Planning	Action	Result
Not assessed	Not assessed	Not assessed	not assessed

IBA Protection

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
1983	Lawrence Rocks W.R.	Nature Conservation Reserve (Ia)	100

Habitats

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Introduced vegetation	minor (<10)
Shrubland	minor (<10)	Chenopod shrubs, samphire shrubs and forblands
Marine Coastal/Supratidal	-

Land use

Land use	% of IBA
nature conservation and research	100

Land ownership

Victorian State Government with management the responsibility of Parks Victoria.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lawrence Rocks (Australia). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lawrence-rocks-iba-australia on 19/12/2024.