Table 5.7c        Overall Impact Evaluation of Freshwater Habitats

 

Evaluation Criteria

Freshwater Habitats

Habitat quality

The habitat quality ranges from low-moderate.

Species

Two faunal species (Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax; and Yellow Bittern, Ixobrychus sinensis) of conservation importance recorded from artificial ponds. No significant records from streams.

Size/Abundance

No habitat loss.

Duration

Indirect construction phase disturbance would be temporary and reversible.

 

Minor increase in disturbance during operational phase will be permanent.

Reversibility

Minor increase in disturbance during operational phase will be permanent.

Magnitude

The scale of the impacts is considered low.

Overall impact conclusion

Artificial Ponds: Low-moderate.

Streams: Low